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Engine Rebuild

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Citroën BX – XPO – Mi16 Engine Assembly and Cambelt

Posted on 11 July 2021 by Admin_M
engine assembly complete

8 min read With the head and bottom end restored, I could finally complete the MI16 engine assembly. But it wasn’t going to go completely smoothly! Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End Continued

Posted on 30 May 2021 by Admin_M
bottom end built

9 min read After the disaster of fitting piston rings last time, will new rings go on any easier? Will this bottom end ever get rebuilt? Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End

Posted on 16 May 2021 by Admin_M
half bottom end build

6 min read A month since building the cylinder, I had to get on with building the bottom end. A few parts to clean and put together. How hard can it be? Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine

Posted on 9 May 2021 by Admin_M
CrankDissection

7 min read In March I found a crank journal measuring undersize, creating quite a quandary. I’ll try to share my learning, ups, and downs, with you. Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History

Posted on 30 April 2021 by Admin_M
G-Seg engine history

4 min read The XPO project came with a donor engine and a folder of history. Lets have a look through the engine history and see what we can learn. Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head

Posted on 18 April 2021 by Admin_M
rebuilt cylinder head

6 min read With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head. Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts

Posted on 9 April 2021 by Admin_M
Cylinder_Head_Prepared

9 min read Having previously overhauled the cylinder head, it was time to prepare the rest of the parts and start putting the engine back together. Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown

Posted on 28 March 2021 by Admin_M
Xu9j4_bottom_end

7 min read Having found a leaking piston ring, it was time to go all in on this XU9J4 engine and teardown the bottom end. What disasters await? Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul

Posted on 20 March 2021 by Admin_M
cylinder head stripped down

6 min read Can I find the reason for the leaking pressure we previously found? Can the leak be fixed with a cylinder head overhaul? Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Cylinder head leak testing

Posted on 12 March 2021 by Admin_M
Cylinder head leak testing

6 min read The running engine has arrived up with ~25 BHP missing. Can I find the missing ponies with some cylinder head leak testing alone? Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – MI16 Engine Strip

Posted on 7 March 2021 by Admin_M
10mm bonus socket

5 min read While cleaning the engine I started to strip the ancillaries and found a multitude of poor engineering practices, and 10mm sockets! Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – Cleaning the Engine and Gearbox

Posted on 26 February 2021 by Admin_M
cleaned MI16 engine

5 min read I don’t think I’ve ever ever seen such filth under the hood of a car. Its time for cleaning the engine, before tearing it down. Continue Reading →

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Citroën BX – The Mi16 Engine Removal

Posted on 19 February 2021 by Admin_M
Mi16 engine removal

4 min read Perhaps not a conventional start, my first task on this restoration is the removal of the engine so I can work on it in the warm garage. Continue Reading →

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