BX mk2 engine swap

sketch · Unread post by **sketch** » 06 Jul 2005, 20:15

Hey everyone,
excited about changing a clutch I stumbled upon a _very_ nice BX TZD. Is is about the same car as I have but with 100k less (180k on clock) and all the fancy stuff. My question: how much harder is an engine swap compared to a clutch change (which I have to do anyway).
If I'm going to swap the engine, what problems should I expect (I'm mostly interested in the things that cost money, I don't have a lot of that). I've got a full week to do the swap but I reckon it can be done in two days?
Any advice is welcome,
Tom

ActivaV6uk · Unread post by **ActivaV6uk** » 06 Jul 2005, 20:49

personaly if your asking this question o wouldnt do it with out help.
it should take 2-3 days to swap the engiens which isnt bad but thats assuming you know what your doing when you put it all back together. i now take lots of pictures while doing thigs and lable connectors up (when your gealing with an activa its a fair bit harder than a BX but with everything labled up well you cant go wrong.
Andy

jeremy · Unread post by **jeremy** » 06 Jul 2005, 21:21

Jon (Forum Administrator) has done a great deal of work on BX TD in the last 8 months or so and if you search you will find details of the work he has done, his tips and some photos. (Jon, all forums last year - BX engine seemed to through up loads)
jeremy

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 07 Jul 2005, 00:00

its not to bad a job as you can drop the hole lump out from underneath,once you have it on the floor you can split engine and box fit your new clutch stick it all back to gether bobs your doodar whatsits you aunt regards malcolm

BX-Basis · Unread post by **BX-Basis** » 07 Jul 2005, 00:02

If you have good equipment, especially a crane to lift the engine out, the engine swap can easily be done within one day. If you're really experienced it will only take 1.5 hours to take everything out of the engine compartment. On a BX Diesel there are only two electrical connections under the battery tray, a few coolant hoses and the fuel hoses. Very easy compared to modern cars...

Kowalski · Unread post by **Kowalski** » 07 Jul 2005, 01:21

When I was doing the clutch on the '94 Xantia, my Dad suggested it would be easy to drop the engine out, it looked like rather a lot of pipes and wires would have to be undone but that aside its not a bad job, not much worse than dropping the gearbox.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 07 Jul 2005, 03:14

yes but you dont have diconect any of the engine fittings when doing a clutch,regards malcolm