How to remove a carburetor (carburettor) from vehicle

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​OVERALL DIFFICULTY INDEX: 3/10
  • IF YOU HAVE NO TOOLS, YOU PAY $25 TO GET THEM FOR THIS JOB
  • IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE YOU SPEND 1 HOUR TO CARRY OUT THIS JOB
  • NO SMOKING DURING THIS INTERVENTION​

BEFORE YOU START
  • Do not work on a hot engine and do not forget that you should not smoke during this potentially hazardous intervention.
  • Dropping screws could turn into a real headache. A particular care should be considered when handling items that have been dismounted from the carburetor body.
DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Note: The below pictorial concerns a Solex 34-34 Z1 (34/34 Z1) carburetor found on Citroën BX, Citroën XM 2.0, Peugeot 305, Peugeot 309, Peugeot 505 2.0, Peugeot 605 2.0, etc. Works on other carburetors remain much similar.

Carburetor (carburettor) removal pictorial

1- Disconnect the battery.
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2- Remove the carburetor cover and the air filter.
3- Make sure nothing blocks the carburetor all around.
4- Pull out the vacuum line and the connector of the fuel heater if you have one.
5- Disconnect all control solenoids.

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6- Unscrew the fuel hose fixing collar.​

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7- Gently pull out the fuel hose.
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8- Unscrew the coolant hoses fixing collars.
9- The hoses could be sticky and impossible to move.
10- Do not hesitate to cut their tips.

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11- Remove the spring that holds and adjusts the throttle cable.
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12- Rotate the throttle drum by hand and take the throttle control cable out of its groove.
13- Take the cable end pin out of its seat using long nose pliers.
14- Use a ratchet to unscrew the base fixing bolts.
15- You would need a swivel connector to reach one or more bolts.
16- Tilt the carburetor and take it out.
17- Put it in a metal tray.
18- Do not forget to collect all gaskets and spacers between the carb's base and the inlet collector.

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