{"id":1815,"date":"2021-05-09T11:55:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T10:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxproject.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2021-05-30T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T13:18:13","slug":"citroen-bx-xpo-dw10-crank-for-d6c-mi16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxproject.co.uk\/blog\/citroen-bx-xpo-dw10-crank-for-d6c-mi16\/","title":{"rendered":"Citro\u00ebn BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/span> 6<\/span> min. read<\/span><\/span>\n

Way back at the start of March I wrote about<\/a> how one of the crank rod journals was measuring undersize. Well, it created quite a quandary, with a plethora of options for repair or replacement. In fact, it’s a topic that was so far outside my knowledge, I’ve had to do an awful lot of learning. I’ll try to share that learning journey with you, though fair warning, this is a boring topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissection of a crankshaft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are quite a few uncommon terms used when discussing the bottom end of an engine so I think it wise to lay those terms out. I can’t say I understand all the terms, and I may get some wrong, but if I show my understanding, we can at least be on the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dissection of a crank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’ve tried to label some of the key parts, but what I seem to have done is make an overly complicated infographic. Sorry. Let’s try to break down some of this confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n