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One of the last drives in the GS for this season. I changed the oil and oil filter, gearbox oil and adjusted the left front window seal and greased some pivoting points. After i fitted the electronic ignition in 2022 the fuel economy has improved slightly from 1 liter per 12,3 …

About 18 years ago I got the chance to drive a GS estate with the semi automatic gearbox (c-matic). It was for sale at a Citroen specialist. The smooth and quiet ride impressed me greatly back then. I also remember when I looked under the hood, how engine oil covered the entire …

As the engine was ready to go into the car, I prepared the way by cleaning the engine bay a bit. Then i noticed that the first left exhaust pipe looked very rusty. I had a new one in stock, so i replaced the rusty one with a new one. Then i changed the greasy old brake pads …

After the cilinder heads had been revised I started to replace the other parts of the engine. The cilinder bores were pretty scored and the compression was not meeting the prescribed values.  What to to? I had an NOS set of pistons and cilinders in my stock from the time i …

With the cilinder heads out, I decided on an inspection and soon found out that the valves were a bit worn in. Especially the inlet valves. Also the oil rings in the camshafts had become very hard. I made the choice to replace as much as needed now that the heads were off. I …

With the GS engine on the work bench, i first cleaned it a bit to prevent stuff getting into the main block. I removed the oil cooler and was not surprised that it was a very clogged and dirty because of dried out non sealing o-rings. The cooler is the second main reason that …