I rang the garage and the mechanic insisted that the temp gauge worked when he left it idling to warm up for about 10 minutes but he said it was very slow. I just tested it and its true it did eventually get to 11oclock after about 15 minutes idling. Whats weird is I drove it for an hour the other ...

Thanks. I assumed the garage doing the work must have checked if the temperature sensor was working. I will ring them today and ask what they did.

It would be good to find a local mechanic that knows about Bongos. I live in Penzance in Cornwall. The nearest Bongo garage i can see on line is in ...

Please Can any one help or give me advise ? My horn and temperature gauge on my petrol Bongo 1999 model are not working.

My garage (not a bongo specialist garage) said i needed a new temperature sensor for the gauge which i bought and they fitted and said was working but is still showing nothing on ...

Thanks very much for all your advice.
Amanda

One more question. I dont know how much ATF fluid to put in but do i need to put the ATF fluid in while engine is cold and not running or while it is hot and running so i can keep checking the level on the dip stick?

Amanda

Thank you very much for all your helpful advice.
I went to Halfords yesterday and bought ATF fluid.They only had the Halfords own brand but it did say it was DEXRONIII. The assistant insisted it was good quality. Hope that is going to be okay? I did only have the van engine running for a minute or ...