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drfonk
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black BX Gti auto for sale

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Hi all,

after two years of being stuck in my garage I am looking to shift my BX gti (8v) to get some space. I thought I would post some information on some bx forums beforehand and if she doesnt sell I will fire it on ebay... here is what I have written so far from my draft ebay add...

Black Citroen BX GTi (8v)- rare automatic version

Stunning Citroen BX GTi in black, rare automatic version - I was once asked by a Citroen dealership if I had installed the automatic box myself as they had never seen a gti auto before. This was my first car and I have owned it since 1998 at 86k miles, the car has since clocked up 208k miles on the original engine when I stopped using it two years ago . Since I have first owned the car I have meticulously taken care of her, servicing it roughly every 5000 miles and replacing or repairing anything that was needed regardless of cost. This included the timing belt, automatic transmission fluid, coolant, LHM, spheres, rear arm bearings, brake pads/disc, front bearings, handbrake cables, CV boots, suspension cylinders and pipes, fuel filter and pipes, tyres, exhaust etc.

I have an extensive history list with most receipts for jobs done and parts bought over the past 14 years which amounts to over £8000!. I have tried to record all the work that has been done to the car as accurately as possible, some mileage and dates are estimated. The car is a pleasure to drive, very comfortable seats (five), a large boot and is surprisingly quick for its age due to the very low kerb weight of only 1025 kg for a 5 door family hatchback. The only modifications to the car that I am aware of is a professionally fitted thatcham approved immobiliser (Apollo 2002), Sony FM/AM stereo cassette + up rated front speakers (not sure where the original front speaker covers are but I will include these if I find them, these were removed as they rattled a little). Also I fitted a voltmeter to the central console which can be seen in some images, this was purely to monitor battery voltage levels to keep an eye on the battery and alternator life. As far as I can see the suspension is working fine and there is no leaks.

Here is a list of the data I have compiled over the years.....
mileage date supplier cost parts

86440 24/06/1998 Western macandrew 4.24 bulb
86460 25/06/1998 Hamilton engineering 120.25 oil filer, oil, spark plugs, LHM top up, timing belt
86480 26/06/1998 electro-tec 100 Apollo 2002 immobiliser
86837 09/07/1998 Hamilton engineering 100.04 replaced brake pads, near side handbrake cable, mot and front suspension return pipes
86900 20/07/1998 Auchinlea tyres 60 2 x tyres
87000 13/08/1998 44 replaced battery
87500 10/09/1998 Western macandrew 13.52 pressure switch
86532 17/09/1998 Western macandrew 45.24 erased ECU fault
88442 25/09/1998 Western macandrew 137.71 hose clip x2, claimed that fuel injection temp sender was replaced
89000 17/11/1998 Citroen servicing 64.71 replaced accumulator sphere,lhm replaced
90384 20/01/1999 Hamilton engineering 106.95 oil, oil filter, fuel filter, automatic transmission fluid replaced (very dark)
91000 20/02/1999 replaced coolant, 50/50 mix
92500 25/06/1999 Auchinlea tyres 58 2 x rear tyres
92977 09/07/1999 Hamilton engineering 92.59 change gearbox oil again to clean system, prepare for mot
93566 09/08/1999 replaced air filter
94500 11/11/1999 cleaned spark plugs, replaced oil, oil filter
97750 03/03/2000 Hamilton engineering 76.38 replace all brake discs and pads
98118 24/03/2000 spark plugs replaced
98300 05/04/2000 Arnold Clark 6.89 sump gasket
98320 06/04/2000 Arnold Clark 11.01 temp sensor, washer
99168 10/05/2000 replaced oil, oil filter, oil temperature sensor
99500 16/05/2000 Citroen servicing 57.52 accumulator sphere?, 3 l LHM
100000 07/06/2000 Citroen servicing 350.88 2xfront struts, return pipes and LHM fluid
100100 08/06/2000 110 replaced all spheres, cleaned LHM filters and replaced LHM
16/06/2000 shasonic 449.98 Sony head unit and mini disc changer
100500 29/08/2000 Citroen servicing 188 valve stem oil seals, hydraulic pump belt
101000 05/09/2000 kwik-fit 27.95 wheel balance, wheel alignment
103028 06/12/2000 Hamilton engineering 35.25 replace nearside CV joint gaiter
103028 06/12/2000 Arnold Clark 30.71 CSV gaiter
103235 19/12/2000 Hamilton engineering 93.01 boost battery, replaced alternator brush, alternator belt
103500 27/12/2000 MRD 199.95 Kenwood sub + cable
103800 20/01/2001 90 replaced both front tyres, replaced radiator cap
104100 09/02/2001 Halfords 44.91 oil filter, oil, breather cap, oil flush
104141 10/02/2001 replaced oil filter, oil, oil filter cap and hose, cleaned oil breather system
105000 26/06/2001 Tyre plus 229.1 full exhaust system
106000 10/07/2001 100 replaced alternator, flushed coolant system, replaced coolant
108000 31/08/2001 Livingston auto parts 9.88 hand brake cable
109405 04/11/2001 replaced, oil ,oil filter, air filter, spark plugs
112000 03/05/2002 Charlie Buchanan motors 41.54 replaced fuel lines
113250 21/07/2002 Livingston auto parts 13.08 Paint, thinners, sandpaper, masking tape, oil filter?
113500 28/07/2002 Livingston auto parts 16.49 Engine flush, primer, oil
114170 19/08/2002 Livingston auto parts 5.53 Thermostat, hose clips?
114170 19/08/2002 replaced thermostat, replaced coolant
114380 31/08/2002 40 near side drop link replaced
114390 01/09/2002 50 offside wheel bearing replaced
114406 03/09/2002 LHM filters cleaned
114500 07/09/2002 30 flushed oil system, replaced oil, oil filter, cleaned air filter, cleaned spark plugs
114550 10/09/2002 13 upped idle speed, replaced automatic transmission fluid
114600 15/09/2002 Livingston auto parts 28.14 fuel hose, ratchet ring, hex key set, bypassed petrol damping unit and replace fuel filter around this time
118570 18/01/2003 160 timing belt replaced, offside wheel bearing replaced, replaced front brake pads
118807 26/01/2003 30 flushed oil breather system, changed oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs replaced all oil/breather hoses except oil cap> throttle body+ cap> air filter, replaced breather cap + body
119700 13/02/2003 100 replaced exhaust manifold for 2nd hand unit, replaced damaged pipe gaskets
120000 01/03/2003 Livingston auto parts 9.75 radiator stop
120546 15/03/2003 120 both rear arm bearings replaced
120800 26/03/2003 Livingston auto parts 8.99 oil
121800 17/04/2003 Livingston auto parts 11.08 4 exhaust outlet gasket
122000 29/04/2003 replaced exhaust manifold gaskets, old one leaking
122600 15/05/2003 Livingston auto parts 13.76 brake cable
122600 15/05/2003 Pleiades 71.67 band wrench sphere remover, accumulator sphere
122866 23/05/2003 50 replaced accumulator sphere and both handbrake cables
123735 17/06/2003 Livingston auto parts 32.23 Oil , oil filter, 5 litres LHM
123735 17/06/2003 replaced oil, oil filter, LHM, cleaned LHM filters
126000 25/08/2003 tyre sales 104.15 2 tyres
126000 25/08/2003 30 tracking done, replaced drivers side light cluster earth wire
128000 19/09/2003 Livingston auto parts 42.24 oil, oil filter, air filter, instant gasket, sparkplugs
128290 27/09/2003 replaced spark plugs and air filter
129270 08/11/2003 replaced oil, oil filter, cleaned oil pressure switch connector
129800 29/11/2003 portaparts 22 mountings?
131000 14/02/2004 81.35 replaced brake return suspension pipe (front>rear), bled rear brakes, replaced offside rear calliper
132000 28/02/2004 49 replaced rear brake return pipe
05/03/2004 Citroen 14.46 top return pipe+seals
132600 05/03/2004 120 replaced front to rear height corrector return pipe and drivers side brake pipe
133320 03/04/2004 replaced front brake pads
134170 16/04/2004 Halfords 3.79 replaced radiator cap
134374 24/04/2004 GSF 68.8 thermostat, 2 litres LHM, oil,2 x spheres
134374 24/04/2004 hro autospares 68 2 x spheres
134374 24/04/2004 replaced front and rear spheres
26/04/2004 Halfords 15.49 brake pads
134725 01/05/2004 20 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter
136085 07/06/2004 8 replaced coolant and thermostat
135090 08/06/2004 Costco 35.23 bosch battery
136100 09/06/2004 replaced battery
137000 05/07/2004 national tyre and autocare 54 rear exhaust box
140000 09/09/2004 replaced solenoid wiring block
140890 15/09/2004 20 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter
140919 16/09/2004 18 replaced spark plugs
142732 27/10/2004 kwik-fit 20 wheel balance
144500 02/12/2004 discount motor spares 24.94 unknown probably oil, oil filter, air filter
145000 16/12/2004 misfiring so replace replaced spark plugs, ignition leads, air filter
145414 05/01/2005 Hamilton engineering 57.25 test fuel injection pressure, reset ecu, replace hydraulic pump belt
146000 21/01/2005 replaced oil, oil filter
147500 12/03/2005 GSF 12.63 hydraulic belt, LHM fluid
149600 26/04/2005 Citroen & Citroens 165 hydraulic pump, starter motor, check and tighten pipes to flow valve
149800 30/04/2005 budget 90 exhaust
150000 05/05/2005 tyre sales 26.99 exhaust box replace
151100 23/07/2005 GSF 12.93 Front brake pad set
151550 31/07/2005 replaced oil filter, air filter, oil
151600 03/08/2005 Citroen 16.76 Brake pad spring set?, valve plug?
153470 08/09/2005 national tyre and autocare 67 replaced mid exhaust box
153900 07/10/2005 Citroen & Citroens 193 offside CV gaiter, near side ball joint, weld exhaust, both front arms replaced
156070 08/12/2005 90 replaced oil, air filter, spark plugs, oil filter, fixed exhaust and lights
156100 09/12/2005 Citroen 12.13 4 x exhaust manifold gaskets
159600 22/03/2006 Halfords 7.98 radiator cap, coolant sealant
159700 25/03/2006 French car services 105 replaced pressure value (2nd hand), bleed coolant and top up
159700 25/03/2006 discount motor spares 28.61 unknown
159800 28/03/2006 GSF 72.09 head gasket set, air filter, spark plugs, oil, 2 litres LHM, oil filter
160000 01/04/2006 Citroen & Citroens 275 second hand manifold, change cam belt and tensioner, changed head gasket and all other engine seals in kit (eg valve stem seals, crank shaft etc), top up antifreeze, flow divider replaced
162250 01/06/2006 changed oil, oil filter replaced sump gasket to fix oil leak
162300 03/06/2006 discount motor spares 16.42 unknown, probably oil, oil filter etc
163900 29/07/2006 Halfords 4.49 adhesive
163900 29/07/2006 Halfords 6.4 breather cap, hose clip
164000 01/08/2006 national tyre and autocare 67.98 2 tyres
165000 05/09/2006 tyre sales 0 exhaust box replace under warranty
168068 08/12/2006 GSF 26.44 accumulator sphere, LHM fluid
168068 08/12/2006 GSF 14.38 front wheel bearing
168068 08/12/2006 180 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter, accumulator sphere, drivers brake calliper, drivers side handbrake cable, drivers side wheel bearing
168100 09/12/2006 GSF 35.25 2 x drop links
170000 27/01/2007 Citroen 21.29 thermostat, metal thermostat outlet?, coolant drained and replaced
171000 21/02/2007 motor spares 10.99 unknown
171900 04/04/2007 SQS 33.5 2 x front brake discs
172000 08/04/2007 Halfords 12.98 brake pads
172000 08/04/2007 discount motor spares 3.69 unknown
172000 08/04/2007 Halfords 6.49 replace both front brake discs and pads
174480 31/05/2007 eBay 16.5 2nd hand front ABS sensor
174500 02/06/2007 Citroen 15.84 rear cylinder boot
174000 02/06/2007 150 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, ignition leads, replaced ABS ECU, drivers side ABS sensor, rear height corrector return pipe
174500 01/08/2007 eBay 18.01 starter motor (done 8000 miles) not fitted yet
04/08/2007 gsf 4.7 dip stick replaced
175121 14/09/2007 national tyre and autocare 70 2 xfront tyres
175150 16/09/2007 discount motor spares 13.91 unknown
176000 11/10/2007 motor spares 11.98 unknown
176200 13/11/2007 GSF 17.63 ignition lead set
178200 13/01/2008 discount motor spares 6.57 unknown
180000 05/02/2008 JSG exhausts 58 rear exhaust box
01/04/2005 Halfords 35.96 oil, oil filter, spark plugs, air filter
180896 06/04/2008 replaced oil filter, air filter, oil, replaced breather pipe
181300 17/04/2008 Halfords 11.98 2 litres automatic transmission fluid
181300 17/04/2008 replaced automatic transmission fluid, replaced fuel pipe hose (pump>engine), replaced fuel filter around this time
182000 10/06/2008 eBay 29.99 front fog light, original one had cracked
183000 01/07/2008 Citroen 19.4 Suspension pipes?
183050 03/07/2008 Citroen & Citroens 390 fit metal brake pipes, brake flexi hoses, both front wheel bearings, rear suspension gaiter, weld exhaust pipe, mot, n/s strut, replaced drivers side fog lamp,LHM drained so fluid replaced
183100 04/07/2008 Halfords 9.99 LHM fluid
184500 29/10/2008 Costco 44.63 Bosch silver battery
184950 14/11/2008 home tune motoring services 78.4 battery leads, 2 x battery terminal
184990 15/11/2008 GSF 15.8 Engine management sensor
185000 16/11/2008 43 replaced crank angle sensor and spark plugs
185300 22/11/2008 GSF 78.14 Accumulator Sphere, 2 x front spheres, coolant seal
185300 22/11/2008 80 replaced both front spheres and accumulator sphere
186500 17/12/2008 Halfords 32.77 oil, oil filter, air filter
186614 19/12/2008 25 replaced oil filter, oil, air filter
187900 03/03/2009 GSF 15.18 Rear brake pads
188000 11/03/2009 GSF 4.89 CV boot kit
188000 11/03/2009 40 replaced nearside CV gaiter (brake guard bent by stone and damaged gaiter)
23/07/2009 replaced rear and front brake pads, replaced automatic transmission oil cooler pipe, repaired drivers side ABS sensor
192100 01/06/2009 45 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter, new radiator, replaced radiator hose clips, replaced coolant
13/06/2009 discount motor spares 8.54 unknown, probably oil filter and air filter
192306 13/06/2009 French car services 220 replaced both rear arm bearings, front offside wheel bearing, nearside ball joint, nearside strut
11/08/2009 gsf 5.18 replaced aerial base
07/09/2009 gsf 18.17 replaced ignition leads
10/09/2009 gothering cross garage 122.48 centre and rear exhaust box replaced
197678 28/10/2009 replaced oil, oil filter, air filter and spark plug, also starter motor replaced around this time with second hand unit which had done 8k miles
09/12/2009 gsf 28.3 lhm + accumulator sphere
18/12/2009 gothering cross garage 125.17 brake/suspension pipe replaced
07/03/2010 discount motor spares 12.33 oil filter, air filter, spark plugs
14/03/2010 discount motor spares 8.99 unknown
10/04/2010 court auto 70 2 x tyres
23/04/2010 Halfords 3.99 radiator cap
208000 26/06/2010 discount motor spares 27.35 radiator fan switch, antifreeze
208000 26/06/2010 replaced radiator,radiator,cap, antifreeze around this time

The car has front and rear electric windows electric sunroof. front fog lights, coin holder, Electric mirrors, open door/boot indicator warning lights, rear audio and power sockets, adjustable suspension height, Power steering, ABS, Sony FM/AM stereo cassette disc brakes (front and back), map lights, integrated rear sunscreens, windows have a slight green tinted glass.

Included with the car - (some items are not shown in the pictures)
• new set of champion spark plugs
• new fuel filter
• new rear suspension cylinder rubber boot
• new brake bleed nipples
• new handbrake cable
• new wiper blade
• new set of exhaust gaskets
• spare exhaust studs (intended to replace a broken stud)
• fault code reader + manual to read ECU fault codes
• professional heavy duty Pleiades Citroen sphere removing tool
• two sets of keys with two immobiliser keys
• older and newer BX Haynes workshop manuals
• original Citroen car manual
• service book and extensive pile of receipts
• A few litres of LHM
• Sony FM/AM stereo cassette manual and wiring diagram
• spare thermostat
• spare hydraulic belt in case of emergency
• Spare ignition control module +anything else that I can find that is BX related!

The bad bits: The car has been SORN'd and garaged for the last two years as it started to develop excess coolant loss from the radiator cap which I suspect is caused by a failing head gasket. I had the head gasket done in 2006 and unfortunately the garage that done the job broke one of the head bolts in the process of the repair and stupidly put the engine back together with only 9 head bolts instead of attempting to remove the broken bolt!!!. This is probably the cause of the gasket failing again so soon. At the time I was working 130 miles from home and going on holiday so I opted to garage the car and buy another car until I had more time to fix it but I have never got round to fixing her up and I am desperately needing the space back in my garage.

The car is still drivable for short distances but has no MOT or TAX and is sold as spares or repair, a trailer/ low loader would be recommended to pick her up. The car still starts ok but requires a new battery as I removed the better battery from the BX and used this in our new Citroen c2, I put the old C2 battery in the BX which is enough to start it but is not suitable in the long term. I have removed all wiring, CD changer, Mini disc changer and subwoofer from the car, These are available at extra cost if wanted. I also have a spare (new) front bonnet which has been primed but not painted and available for £70.

Other minor issues: Various scratches and marks on the paint work but not bad for age, most of the roof and bonnet ones will come out with some Tcut. There is a few very small dents too (10p sized) -but still looks good for a 20 year old car, you can’t expect the car to be perfect at this age. The worst of the paint is some bubbling round the petrol filler cap area (see images) + petrol cap lock ring has rusted and needs replaced - wont lock. Some rusting around the inside rear door areas, suspected rust on the nearside front bumper clip area internally as the bumper is hanging slightly by 1 cm at this side, rear bumper has some heat damage from the exhaust pipe and a crack when I was rear ended!, front bumper is a little tatty and could do with a repaint. The interior is generally in excellent condition apart from some damaged carpet on the rear drivers side floor which is mostly covered by the mats which are like new as I rarely carried passengers.

The gear box has a minor annoyance that I have lived with since I bought the car - when selecting reverse there is sometimes a delay before it will engage (only after the engine is very hot). I have been told that this is probably caused by a sticky valve in the box. To remedy this I have found that you can either raise the idle speed by 100 rpm or so with a simple screw adjustment (which I did at one point) or what I do.... put the box in neutral, blip the accelerator slightly when you want to reverse, as the revs drop to 900 rpm again when your foot is off the accelerator pedal select reverse and it will go in reverse 100% on time. I suspect that this is just due to some dirt in the gear box as the oil was very dark when I first bought the car, I attempted to clean the oil by changing it twice soon after the car was purchased. I have not tried any type of gear box flush etc as my workaround worked fine, also I have not replaced the gear box oil filter which can be done. All other gears work fine and the gear box runs very well apart from the slight reverse issue.

There is a small stone chip in the front windscreen which has been professionally repaired some years ago has been through an MOT ok since then. I have checked a number of things on the car to give you an idea of the condition and how well I looked after her, I have spent many days fixing things that have gone wrong over the years.

• Electric sunroof, working ok
• Electric mirrors. working ok
• Central locking, . working ok (via key) please note that I do not have a key fob and never got one with the for car but it is possible to make one/buy one, I should have the chip somewhere to make one which I intended to do some time ago but never got round to. The IR transceiver is present and working.
• All electric windows, working ok
• clock and clock light low oil light, working ok
• oil pressure/level gauge, working ok
• fuel gauge, seems to be working ok - low fuel not able to test further
• rev counter, working ok
• Speedo, was working ok
• when last used coolant temperature gauge, working ok
• oil temperature gauge, working ok
• low fuel light, working ok
• low coolant light, working ok
• stop light, working ok
• low battery light, working ok
• dash illumination lights, all working ok
• central console illumination lights, all working ok
• gear selector illumination lights, working ok
• boot light, working ok
• internal lights, working ok
• map lights, working ok
• working ok
• door open warning lights, working ok
• Boot open lights, working ok
• some attention needed to heater/blower selector. I recall some cables /clips need re-attaching
heater blower, working ok
• blower selector, seems to be working ok
• blower heat selector, not working correctly - I think the cable got disconnected and I manually set it to hot all the time, needs new cable
• full beam, side lights, headlights ok
• Front fog lights, one light is not illuminated. probably just the bulb, no cracks etc to glass
• rear brake lights, indicators, rear fog light, high level brake lights, rear side lights not tested
• Tyres in good condition- rear tyres both 5mm, front tyres both 7mm!. spare tyre not checked
• Exhaust was ok when last used but does sound a bit raspy, I suspect this is due to the exhaust studs that need to be replaced.

You are welcome to come and take a look at the car but I have returned it to the garage so it’s a little of a tight squeeze. The winning bidder must pay a £50 deposit within 1 day of winning the auction and collect the car and deliver the remaining monies in cash when collecting the car, the car must be collected within 7 days of the auction close. Please no tyre kickers, Nigerian scam artists - your bid is to win the car and not to have a look. I have tried to be as accurate as possible in my description but mistakes can happen, remember you are buying a 20 year old retro classic!.

If you need any more information on the car, please let me know.... I have uploaded some pictures on this site....
http://jpegbay.com/gallery/001806640-11.html

I am open to sensible offers or offers on any other bits which I have such as bonet, sub woofer, cd changer, mini disc changer, sphere removal tool etc. The car is located in Shustoke in north warwickshire.

thanks

John
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