Chris's BX
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:02 am
Took Will's hint, and starting a new thread/blog for the new BX...
. . .
Collected from near Marseilles earlier this month, and now back here at home.
All looking very sound, and rust-free (not what I was particularly expecting from that part of France).
Obviously cared for during its 170k km (106k mi) 28-year life.
Done a few checks/jobs on it over the last week or so, some of which do seem a tad familiar :
New oils, filters, coolant - coolant bled with an XM header bottle
New cam + aux belts
Spheres (all genuine Citroen, and the correct ones!) now Valprexed and regassed; system bled
LHM was clean
New 096 battery
H4 Philips X-tremes, to replace French yellows
Relays added for main + dip beams, and one to be added for starter solenoid
Twin fans checked and working ok
Broken dipstick top rebuilt
Still to be done:
New handbrake cables (existing ones very stiff)
New TDC/tacho sensor (instrument ok, sensor dead)
Tyres: Michelin Energy at rear, Uniroyal Rain-somethings at the front, just about passable, but will replace with Energy+.
You were right, Will, about some of the bits -
Rear light clusters are the earlier ones, for some odd reason. Don't look too bad on a light coloured car.
A good few 'special edition' Millesime BXs were fitted with chrome bumper inserts, while others got black.
Wheel trim valve covers are missing.
Black strip inserts on the top edge of the front bumper missing.
Paint code is not completely legible, but could be ECZcR Sable - which we'd called Champagne.
Process of transfer to Spanish plates is now starting; temporary plates will allow insurance and road use, hopefully soon.
The '03 RAV4 will go, so we can become a fully-LHM household again.
. . .
Collected from near Marseilles earlier this month, and now back here at home.
All looking very sound, and rust-free (not what I was particularly expecting from that part of France).
Obviously cared for during its 170k km (106k mi) 28-year life.
Done a few checks/jobs on it over the last week or so, some of which do seem a tad familiar :
New oils, filters, coolant - coolant bled with an XM header bottle
New cam + aux belts
Spheres (all genuine Citroen, and the correct ones!) now Valprexed and regassed; system bled
LHM was clean
New 096 battery
H4 Philips X-tremes, to replace French yellows
Relays added for main + dip beams, and one to be added for starter solenoid
Twin fans checked and working ok
Broken dipstick top rebuilt
Still to be done:
New handbrake cables (existing ones very stiff)
New TDC/tacho sensor (instrument ok, sensor dead)
Tyres: Michelin Energy at rear, Uniroyal Rain-somethings at the front, just about passable, but will replace with Energy+.
You were right, Will, about some of the bits -
Rear light clusters are the earlier ones, for some odd reason. Don't look too bad on a light coloured car.
A good few 'special edition' Millesime BXs were fitted with chrome bumper inserts, while others got black.
Wheel trim valve covers are missing.
Black strip inserts on the top edge of the front bumper missing.
Paint code is not completely legible, but could be ECZcR Sable - which we'd called Champagne.
Process of transfer to Spanish plates is now starting; temporary plates will allow insurance and road use, hopefully soon.
The '03 RAV4 will go, so we can become a fully-LHM household again.