Thanks Bob, I think it depends on your definition of "not too bad"!!!
It sounded fairly terminal at the time, so it's not like the quote was a surprise or anything. I just wish I could prove the MoT station caused the damage by revving the whatsits of it. I'd brought it all the way down from ...

Yep, thanks. That was mine alright!
Cylinder head rebuild required, and I'm waiting for them to source all the parts before starting. I guess it'll be a good few weeks yet. Unfortunately this weekend will have to be camping gear in the boot of a Fiesta instead of the home comforts of my Bongo ...

Hi Billy,
many thanks for taking the time to reply.
I actually bit the bullet and phoned Lakeside this morning, and am booked in for some diagnosis on Friday. I was hoping to be able to drive it there but starting up the bongo yesterday, the knocking was still there but it misfired and clattered a ...

Hi Everyone,
had my 1996 2.5 V6 petrol bongo MoT'd last week. Drove it over and dropped it off, running as sweet as ever. When I went to collect it, there was a loud knocking noise coming from the engine, which had apparently started when it was on the ramp. Oil was above minimum but on the low side ...