Ian wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:52 am The latest information is correct and supercedes the conclusions reached back in January. V6 Bongos should continue to use E5 fuel where available. This is because, unlike 2 litre versions, no changes were made to the engine etc in 2002.

Thanks for replying, much appreciated

The exact wording of the statement issued by the Japanese Association of Automotive Manufacturers on behalf of Mazda states:

"E10 petrol is cleared for use in all models with petrol engines introduced in and from 2002"

The part number for the engine on V6 Bongos did not change between their ...

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Thank you both.

As long as the manual ones are easy to operate it might not be a problem but as the factory installed AFTs are powered I just assumed the after market ones would be too. I suppose if it’s manual it’s one less thing to go wrong in the future...

We’re going to buy a Bongo soon (hopefully!) and the ones I have been looking at are fresh imports with tin top roofs. I was thinking this would be no problem, get a pop top installed and then get the side/rear conversion done (we haven’t decided which to go for yet)

However, from doing some ...