there was one citroen that used a BL type setup, the visa (petrol models) and it's sister the Peugeot 104. Renault 14 was similar. All from the distant past of course!lexi wrote:Only possible mixing of oils I am familiar with are on fourbys. Migration from main gearbox to transfer box, resulting in one overfilled and other low on oil. The other mixtures were by design......the BL boxes where engine and gearbox oil were combined and it all ran on engine oil.
Xsara Picasso gearbox oil filling problem
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Re: Xsara Picasso gearbox oil filling problem
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likewise the early MK1 1.4 BX had the gearbox in the sump which ran in engine oilflying clutchman wrote:there was one citroen that used a BL type setup, the visa (petrol models) and it's sister the Peugeot 104. Renault 14 was similar. All from the distant past of course!lexi wrote:Only possible mixing of oils I am familiar with are on fourbys. Migration from main gearbox to transfer box, resulting in one overfilled and other low on oil. The other mixtures were by design......the BL boxes where engine and gearbox oil were combined and it all ran on engine oil.
Regards, malcolm.
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1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
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yes, that's right. Only ever came accross a couple of 1.4s
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Re: Xsara Picasso gearbox oil filling problem
Was that the same engine then? I had a Renault 14 that possibly had one of those (the 'suitcase' engine)citronut wrote:likewise the early MK1 1.4 BX had the gearbox in the sump which ran in engine oilflying clutchman wrote:there was one citroen that used a BL type setup, the visa (petrol models) and it's sister the Peugeot 104. Renault 14 was similar. All from the distant past of course!lexi wrote:Only possible mixing of oils I am familiar with are on fourbys. Migration from main gearbox to transfer box, resulting in one overfilled and other low on oil. The other mixtures were by design......the BL boxes where engine and gearbox oil were combined and it all ran on engine oil.
Certainly changed the engine oil a few times, never even looked for a gearbox
Re: Xsara Picasso gearbox oil filling problem
yes hunmyglaren wrote:
Was that the same engine then? I had a Renault 14 that possibly had one of those (the 'suitcase' engine)
Certainly changed the engine oil a few times, never even looked for a gearbox
the early MK1 BX 1.4 had the 1.4 suitcase' engine then later was changed to the 1.4 TU lump,
i never knew Rhinos used this engine?????
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years