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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:03 pm
by Kitch
I got some Magnecor KV85's a while back, but they were alot more. about £60 but they're really good quality.
turbo
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:51 pm
by Toddman
tim leech wrote:Geoff it says you have bx turbo diesel automatic on your signature, but Citorne didnt make one, is it a home made conversion?
Speak to dochevron it is a special BX
Cheers
Luke
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:29 pm
by ollie
this one may be a special, but Citroen did make TD autos - read a whole article on them when citroen where still thinking we might buy another new one! rare tho! worse still i say an add for a NA Diesel auto the other day, what joy that must be..
TD auto.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:30 pm
by Geoffrey Gould
Hello Tim tis true. Started life as a N/A diesel. A rather long involved story, ask Docchevron, Chris will I am sure will give you the story with pleasure.From what a few people have said there must have been something rather wrong with mine.
Cheers.
Geoff.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:05 am
by docchevron1472
I'll make a long story as short as poss then!!
Dads BX was a n/a 19d. It was slow and the gearbox died.
We decided it would be cool to wham a TD lump in it.
So we built a 17td lump with 2.1 pump and injectors, got a second hand xantia autobox (the internals are stronger) and installed it. Had to modify a few hoses (the top hose is a modified bottom hose) etc.
It was a bas**rd to start from cold but once it was running it went like hell for 198 miles...... then the autobox blew up
So we threw the engine and box in the bin, bought another TD off a mate and ordered a new autobox from citroen. We had the torque converter and flexi-plate within a week but had to wait 3months
for the box! ZF had stopped making them so they went away and made one hence the delay! It was a fair wedge of bank of england gift vouchers but I didn't want to do the job again anytime soon!!
It's turned into a real nice car to drive. It doesn't have the grunt my tuned TD has but since it's coupled to an autobox I'm not keen to up the power and trash another box.
Cheers
Chris G
Autobox
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:50 pm
by Geoffrey Gould
Hi as a add on the reason the first (Xantia) box went was that it was a second hand job and the people had steam cleaned it and filled it with water, when it was stripped after it went it was full of corrosion and muck. This was just so that people wouldnt think that the box was weak and be put off doing the same.
It does make a better car, gearing is more suitable I think.
Cheers.
Geoff.