If I got any money for scrapping I’d see that as a bonus! Really just weighing up cost of fixing what I know about know vs. what might crop up in an MOT or is looming over the horizon. The other option would be to sell it as a project for someone else, but the value of the conversion bits far outwei...

Garage has already looked at it, and told me the work above is minimum needed to get it through the next MOT…

Thank you both, you are of course completely correct. My plan longer term is to buy and convert a larger van, reusing a lot of the gear I have invested in for the Bongo (fridge, diesel heater, solar gear, DC to DC chargers, etc.) — I had just hoped to hang onto this one for a bit longer! I haven't q...

Hi all — I find myself at a crossroads with the old girl... 147k miles on the clock, MOT is due end of April, front crossmember needs replaced (has half disintegrated leaving radiators unsupported from below), both front arms / wishbones need replaced, all of which is going to cost me about £1400 to...

Thanks Geoff. Think I’ll save that job for a rainy day.

After my initial post above, I managed to successfully refill the coolant and bleed the system by raising the front end on a ramp. It took ages but got there in the end and have been driving around without any problems. However I have now bought a three-way piece and bleed pipe, with the intention o...

Are there instructions anywhere on how to fill and bleed the coolant system (2.5TD) by raising the front of the vehicle on a ramp, rather than using a bleed hose and funnel? I understand the top of the radiator needs to be elevated higher than the top of the engine, but can't find any more details. ...

Thanks Geoff. It’s the two wire one on the side of the engine block, directly above the hose that goes down to the rear heater (which also has the leak). The fans start running as soon as I turn the ignition on now which is certainly one oddity, but sounds like I can drive it to the garage safely en...

Hi folks — while rooting around in the engine bay on the driver’s side trying to find the source of a coolant leak I managed to snap the engine temp sensor. (I barely touched the thing and the whole front half fell off, so perhaps it was already on the way out.) I have a replacement on the way but w...

Thanks Geoff.

Presumably the turbo hose is the one going off to the right with the heat shielding?

Is there a reliable method to bleed in the absence of a bleed hose?

Had a burst pipe and lost all my coolant. Patched up pipe and was trying to refill system with water to drive a couple of miles to my garage to get it all looked at properly but couldn't find the coolant bleed pipe referred to in all the instructional videos and posts. Am I being daft? My head was r...

Can anyone recommend a reliable Bongo-friendly garage in Edinburgh? I’ve been using Logan’s on Gordon Street for years but they recently changed owners and now seem to have shut down (word on the street is the new owner did a midnight flit). I have an immediate issue of a pipe leaking transmission f...

Update: took more than 4 litres of ATF to bring it back up to the correct level, then while running the engine I noticed a pool of fluid building up on the ground just behind the driver's door. Further investigation showed a very corroded looking thin metal pipe just behind the right cill dripping r...

Seems eminently sensible, thank you.

Hi folks. The Bongo (2.5 TDI) starting behaving a bit weirdly a few days ago, revving up just fine but van accelerating very slowly from a standing start. It gets moving eventually but feels like a slipping clutch might do on a manual. When it gets up to speed seems to be just fine, changing gear no...