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by gilly99
Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:30 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Electrics - Tap
Replies: 1
Views: 42

Re: Electrics - Tap

Are you trying on 240v mains hook-up, or leisure battery... or both? Be SUPER careful around the distribution board if on hook-up. Treat it like the consumer unit in your house. The comments below are general....

There is a main fuse ~40A or a cut-off RCD + smaller rated MCB's in the distribution ...
by gilly99
Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:06 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: MOT
Replies: 4
Views: 116

Re: MOT

My MoT was similar - just a split CV boot to replace, so a bit of jacking and swinging on a breaker bar/getting hands dirty. Crawling around underneath is tiresome, but self-service everything apart from the timing belts , coolant system and gearbox etc, ie where a ramp and specialist garage + money ...
by gilly99
Fri Jul 25, 2025 9:14 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Cabin fabric
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Re: Cabin fabric

No idea about that specific problem on a bongo, but its just a car headliner material. Contact adhesive is the usual way to install those items - you can get some spray-on stuff. Obviously, you'll have to remove some trim/edging around doors and sun-visors etc to get access behind it.
by gilly99
Sun Jul 20, 2025 9:00 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie - Help is this a 4x4 Bongo
Replies: 10
Views: 383

Re: Newbie - Help is this a 4x4 Bongo

You really want to travel and see a bongo where the owner does not know if 2 or 4-wheel drive and looks like that underneath??
by gilly99
Thu Jul 17, 2025 12:21 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: No glow plug light
Replies: 7
Views: 469

Re: No glow plug light

Think it would be super-unusual for the dash bulb to blow. Have you checked fuses and relays for the glow plug system?

In this summer weather, the beast will start without glowplugs for sure.

If you suspect the dash bulb, you could try running the diagnostics by pinning the ECU (carefully of ...
by gilly99
Mon Jul 07, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Exhale noise coming from dashboard
Replies: 2
Views: 469

Re: Exhale noise coming from dashboard

Think you might have to be more specific.

If you were sat in traffic, could possibly be the scavenger fan kicking in as normal under the centre console/dash - that might potentially blow smells from leaking oil or coolant in the engine bay into the fresh air intake or, if seats are not down and ...
by gilly99
Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:46 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Flashing Glow Plug Light - unable to diagnose
Replies: 12
Views: 997

Re: Flashing Glow Plug Light - unable to diagnose

First step is to diagnose the problem. The members area gives details of how to connect into the ECU to trigger the diagnostic code sequence of the flashing glowplug dash warning light. It's easy, but be careful as the ECU is very expensive. The problem is unlikely to be the glow plugs themselves ...
by gilly99
Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:50 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: USA Bongo V6
Replies: 2
Views: 287

Re: USA Bongo V6

Think you maybe out of luck.... Mazda 929, Mazda Sentia and Kia Enterprise with J5-DE engine had limited production runs in Japan and Korea only. Trawling the micro fiches at a Mazda dealer might be possible, but can't see that cam belt being common to anything else. The tariff war has settled, so ...
by gilly99
Fri May 30, 2025 5:25 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: ABS dash light will not go out
Replies: 4
Views: 336

Re: ABS dash light will not go out

Hi, used to have a Ford Ranger, which also had an annoying ABS warning / code 43. After much messing around, replacing sensors with main dealer I sorted it myself.... It was actually error codes (4) and then code (3), which from a ford forum post found those meant ABS sensor/connector error and then ...
by gilly99
Tue May 27, 2025 6:49 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Bongo Cooling System
Replies: 5
Views: 602

Re: Bongo Cooling System

You can bleed it alone, by thinking it through + and making a hook to hold the funnel high and low. Bit of dashing about between header and bottom hose - always be aware of scolding hot water.

Obviously easier with three pairs of hands or a helper.

Never tried Rusty's bleed kit, but would not ...
by gilly99
Wed May 14, 2025 12:43 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Coolant alarm not working
Replies: 8
Views: 651

Re: Coolant alarm not working

Like I say, would suspect a broken wire. Can't you disconnect the ground to the tank at the unit, and then test the unit by grounding the pin direct to earth? That would simulate a good connection through the coolant, so it should go through it's little test when turning the ignition.
by gilly99
Tue May 13, 2025 10:27 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Coolant alarm not working
Replies: 8
Views: 651

Re: Coolant alarm not working

Eh? It's a low coolant alarm; it only lights up & sounds for a few seconds (test) when key is first turned in the ignition and then again (of course) when the coolant drops below that screw in the header tank. They are bulletproof - likely just a bad earth or broken wire.
by gilly99
Thu May 08, 2025 11:18 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Tailgate gas strut upgrade
Replies: 1
Views: 558

Re: Tailgate gas strut upgrade

You might have to get creative. Remove a strut, and measure (carefully if you like your front teeth) the max weight in Kg it can take before it starts to compress. Then add on half the weight of your rack + bike and convert the total to Newtons.

Can probably do similar by rigging up a scale under ...
by gilly99
Wed May 07, 2025 10:06 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Dash-mouted parker sensor - Error 'E2' on the display
Replies: 8
Views: 979

Re: Dash-mouted parker sensor - Error 'E2' on the display

I used to have one of those, at least it looked similar.... pretty sure code E2 means that two sensors on the rear bumper are not working. Think you should be able to de-pin/disconnect one by one to identify the suspects by a process of elimination.
by gilly99
Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:43 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Overheating issues and coolant bleeding
Replies: 8
Views: 755

Re: Overheating issues and coolant bleeding

If you are in Bristol, then ADS down in Ashton Gate are really great - anything to do with cooling, belts, or engine/gearbox or turbo it's well worth the extra for a bongo specialist. If you take it ADS with those symptoms, they will almost certainly check compression on each cylinder. Also, get ...

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