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- Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:11 pm
- Forum: BX16v.com Chat
- Topic: christmas eve hit and run
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13423
Good luck on getting costs, if you have a reason you can apply to DVLA for address details. Once thats confirmed, easiest way if no joy through insurance is to send some badly briefed large builders around, they don't have to be threatening, but confused and tough often does wonders. Whatever happen...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: BX16v.com Chat
- Topic: What to do?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 38449
Why an onion? what you don't spend on rust you can spend on fuel in the real car!! In fairmness I've had two onions and drive a mates fairly regularly and I do quite like there direct simplicity, just a shame that most are ratty around the edges as theyre comfy and indeed rather good on juice. Ironi...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:24 pm
- Forum: BX16v.com Chat
- Topic: How's your valver looking? <Picture thread>
- Replies: 60
- Views: 52040
Mines still looking dreadfull, think it got polished last yaer and I've prob washed it ywice this year?, maybe? But still in use! seem to be getting 35 mpg with a mix of 65-70 cruise as well as enjoying myself around town so 'm happy with that!, had a run out this afternoon and I seem to have collec...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:27 pm
- Forum: BX16v.com Chat
- Topic: Citro-geoff and Nstarmore's 16v!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12419
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: BX16v.com Chat
- Topic: How's your valver looking? <Picture thread>
- Replies: 60
- Views: 52040
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:27 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Cambelt fitting guide
- Replies: 15
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http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m132/ocj10/IMG_0309.jpg The tools on the left are genearic sump tools, if you cut down the standard double ender you get a usefull stubby which fit down the side of a 16v and enables you to adjust it acurately witha wrench The pins and bar are all in the cheap Fra...
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:18 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Cambelt fitting guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18018
Heres the text from the Allasn S one, bit long winded but the key points are Tthe ANTI CLOCKWISE BITS!!!!!! don't be suprised if one tensioner goes to max that is very normall, the other one allways sets it right. Basically this is it: His marking the belt with a white out pen and then counting the ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:57 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Cambelt fitting guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18018
juyst a quick update if you get an allen bolt rounded off on thes eand youre doing the belt anyway, cut or prise the belt off the the tensioners are free, just use the square toola nd turn the whole tensioner in the undo direction and hey presto the bolt thats through it turns as well!! and can now ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:46 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: LHM return line joiners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7552
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Rear arm bearings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8100
The important one is the abs sensor, if youre using youre old arms then unthread the wiring and leave the sensor in the arm, if youre getting new arms then you will almost definately wreck the sensor and they cost £70 plus last time I got one - do you're old arms!! best trick if youve got access to ...
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:19 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Gear box speed sensor
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6373
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:17 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Cambelt fitting guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18018
I have a copy of the Alan S guide somewhere on a disc, and it reckons the haynes one is actually wrong! pins are readily available in a franklin tools timing kit for less than a tenner, and I've never used a guage ever on anything! best system I reckomend is simply starting them up and watching how ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:56 pm
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: 16v Phase II front fogs - Wanted ASAP!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9652
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:53 pm
- Forum: Technical,Tuning and Modification
- Topic: Rocker Gasket
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6739
The main gasket used to be available from GSF and was labelled as xantia 1.8 2.0, the rest usually reseal ok with some silicone, just be very carefull with the bolts, they are a machined item not rolled so are actually quite weak and therefore break off......... and then theyre hard to replace as we...
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:56 pm
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Rear subframe.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6044