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- Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:17 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
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Re: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
So a big thankyou too everyone for all your advice especial Northern Bongolow, it seems that now I have changed both the solenoids adjusted cold start ever so slightly the smoking has stopped! Happened slightly when I didn’t let the plugs warm for long enough but since leaving for 5/10 seconds ...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:01 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
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Re: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
Ok so I discovered my father adjusted my throttle cable which I have now put back to original position and slapped him on the hand but it now has a bit of slack, so on cold start I’m idling at approx 900rpm (the first line under 1000rpm) the van drops slightly to about 880rpm and when I put the ...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
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Re: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
So here’s a Over due update, I have now replaced fuel filter,injectors and cold start solenoid (white connector) and have improvement especially since changing cold start solenoid but still smoke, I have yet too change the bottom seals on fuel pump, but I doubt this will cure the problem. Van is ...
- Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:10 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7948
Re: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
Thankyou I will have a good read this evening :D , I have no coolant loss, definitely smoke, I am going to investigate the pump seals this weekend and get them changed, as now I know where the pump is I believe I had seen some sort of fluid on engine block which is now making me hope it is the pump ...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:51 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7948
Re: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
Indeed it’s white/greyish, is there anyway test that can be done to check the seal externally? Or if I remove the pump is it a painful job? I have plenty of patience for such a task but I don’t want too push my luck too much with it. Unfortunately it is not allowing me to upload a photo. Thankyou ...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:03 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
- Replies: 21
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Smoking Bongo 2.5 diesel 1997
Hello all I am really hoping someone can help me, my Bongo is smoking on everystart up, smoke appears for roughly 2 minutes then disappears, after lots of intense reading I have replaced glow plugs and glow plug relay, I have also chucked in some injector cleaner with no joy, I have had the fuel ...