zx td can it take it

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louis1
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zx td can it take it

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hi i have a 1992 zx td and it runs nice (160,000 miles), doesnt use oil or water, i change oil every 5000 miles, so i do look after it. But i do thrash it a lot i do about 70 miles a day some motorway some not, but i do drive it flat out every where, do you think it can take it? if not what sort of things will go wrong?
NiSk
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Post by NiSk »

1) Let the turbo run down after you've thrashed it - let it run on tick over for a few minutes before turning off, otherwise you may carbonize the cooling/lubricating oil
2) Keep a close eye on the water temp. XUD engines are pretty bullet-proof but they definitely dislike getting too hot. Check the condition of all your coolant hoses for the same reason, Citroën have bought some really duff rubber in their time! (and quite a lot of it seems to have found its way onto XUD engines!
//NiSk
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