Changing the cooling pipe in the 16v

[soupapes]

My car needed a new inferior cooling pipe that connects the engine to the radiator.

The bad news is that Citroën does not have anymore any of the cooling pipes for sale, so i needed to find an alternative.

The good news is that i have found a very simillar pipe that feets the 16v engine and only needs some simple mods.

The pipe is the one from the BX 1.9D and the part number is: 95640596





It is necessary to cut about 1cm in the point number 1.

In the point number 2 should be removed all the excessive pipe under the circle.

Than, to connect the rest of pipe from the point number 2 to the pipe that comes from the top i have used some inox pipe.

And thats it. I hope the info will be usefull to all the BX 16v drivers

Some pictures of the final result in my car:

[Timmo]

thats a handy thing to know!! what cost is the pipe matey??

i replaced mine in the middle with a metal section from a pug mi (and all 8v's!) as mine had rubbed nearly through on the end of the arb!!

[soupapes]

thats a handy thing to know!! what cost is the pipe matey??

i replaced mine in the middle with a metal section from a pug mi (and all 8v's!) as mine had rubbed nearly through on the end of the arb!!

The pipe cost me 30 euros (about 21 pounds).

[Timmo]

ool! thats not half bad!!

[ollie]

And just for good measure note the Gates logo! - its the one GSF sell for the TD / D. and if anyone wants the pipe with the section allready removed I have a brand new one I needed to get the small bend up for another model year TD

[soupapes]

And just for good measure note the Gates logo! - its the one GSF sell for the TD / D. and if anyone wants the pipe with the section allready removed I have a brand new one I needed to get the small bend up for another model year TD

The Turbo Diesel model is not the same. It does not have that "T" with that exit.

[ollie]

A good point- which is why I have one which isn't fitted to a TD!!