Bongo acting up - help

Technical questions and answers about the Mazda Bongo

Moderators: Doone, westonwarrior

teenmal
Supreme Being
Posts: 3656
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: north lanarkshire

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by teenmal » Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:26 pm

Looks like the owner was on the right track after all =D> =D>

And well done to Alacrity .

Take care.
Flanners
Bongolier
Posts: 422
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:11 pm

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by Flanners » Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:31 pm

Good news and fair play to the owner's perseverance.
2002 2.0 Aero with Outback Conversion and Roof Top Tent
User avatar
knpenny
Bongolier
Posts: 221
Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:39 pm
Location: Franche comte
Contact:

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by knpenny » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:16 pm

Fair play to the owner and alacrity =D> thats fantastic news, and the owner had an adventure he'll never forget :lol:
Good news all round and yet another bongo shall live on :wink:
p.s I take it the landrover is fine? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Bongology, the study of all things bong. The bongologist. :shock:
User avatar
mikeonb4c
Supreme Being
Posts: 22875
Joined: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:49 pm
Location: Living with Mango Bongo in the North West but with a tendency to roam
Contact:

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by mikeonb4c » Tue May 01, 2018 10:50 am

Hats off to Geoff (Alacrity) again for that one. Can't help but think it takes something to end up with that much water in a fuel tank. WTF?!?! :lol: :shock: :oops: :roll: :-& 8-[ :-k =; ](*,) 8)
rita
Supreme Being
Posts: 3284
Joined: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:11 pm

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by rita » Tue May 01, 2018 2:01 pm

I am surprised that the Sediment warning light did not come on. If the garage still has a sample of the water it would be interesting to know if it tasted Salty (very slight taste).
Bob
Supreme Being
Posts: 15265
Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:54 pm
Location: North Somerset

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by Bob » Tue May 01, 2018 2:32 pm

Sound job, well done, and useful write up.

Thanks.

=D>
User avatar
stunews
Bongonaut
Posts: 47
Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:27 pm
Location: Greenwich

Re: Bongo acting up - help

Post by stunews » Sat May 12, 2018 8:21 am

Yes, so water in the tank :oops:

To this day the only way I think it could have got there was an unscrupulous petrol station owner in Bratislava, as the problems started after filling up there. Unless in some way having a loose fuel cap sucks in water from the outside when it rains??! The other possibility is that I left it unlocked and some joker poured a load of water in the tank?! The last is that I filled up from the wrong pump and they charge an awful lot for water over in Slovakia :lol:

So bad fuel was my first thought but I guess something got lost in translation as I did raise the issue that it may have been bad fuel, but the mechanic never picked up on it. I was sooo close to retiring bongy...

That cost an absolute packet. I only hope the expense and pain leads to someone else not making the same mistake..
Post Reply

Return to “Techie Stuff”