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service due
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 2:36 pm
by thomascollins
My freda v6 needs a service before our summer trip in July, I live in Oxford, does anyone know a reputable mechanic / garage in Oxford or Oxfordshire
Re: service due
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 11:15 pm
by dblake
Try giving Simon at Contract Mechanics a call. Not quite Oxfordshire but not far. Had him service mine and change the brake pads a couple of months ago.
http://igmaynard.co.uk/blog/2016/04/11/ ... nd-repair/
Re: service due
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:21 am
by mikeWalsall
Except for maybe a cam belt change any normal garage can service a V6 Bongo .. even my 13 year old grandson can change the 6 spark plugs .. !!
The oil / filter change .. brake pads and such are completely routine stuff .. even Halfrauds / Kwik Fit .. ATS etc: can do them ..
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:44 am
by Bongoloid
mikeWalsall wrote:Except for maybe a cam belt change any normal garage can service a V6 Bongo .. even my 13 year old grandson can change the 6 spark plugs .. !!
The oil / filter change .. brake pads and such are completely routine stuff .. even Halfrauds / Kwik Fit .. ATS etc: can do them ..
Hi Mike
Is this true as I thought Bongo's needed to be serviced by a garage with Bongo knowledge?
I am in Kent near Dover and mine needs servicing but cannot find any local specialist's but if I can take it to any garage I will
Sorry to hijack orignal post
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:48 am
by g8dhe
The only really specialist aspect is when a garage needs to play with the coolant system, but of course you can't always be sure what they will "play" with when its not in your sight!
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:06 pm
by Bob
Spot on Geoff.
I've heard of problems where they've messed with stuff and not mentioned it.
A Bongo garage will also know where to source parts, I've heard of peeps being Bongoless for months as the parts 'Have to come from Japan'.
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:19 pm
by Bongoloid
So is anyone from Kent that can recommend someone?
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 5:40 pm
by mikeWalsall
For a routine service any garage will do it ..
Except for changing the oil and filters most is just a visual check any way .. there are no special parts to get from Japan ..
I maintained my V6 Bongo myself ..
Check what you get from the likes of Halfords for your ££ss..
http://www.halfordsautocentres.com/advi ... s-included
Re: service due
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:29 pm
by Bob
I know there are no parts required from Japan for a simple service, just saying I have known probs on here where a garage has found a problem during a service and had to source parts.
