Its normally the belt slipping makes the noise because the compressor has failed. Turn the controls OFF and it releases the magnetic clutch so that the drive pulley is disconnected or remove the belt itself is the other common solution but of course no cooling with it removed only air flow control ...

Out of interest what part has failed and why ?

There's exhaust gas leaking from the joint of the pipes before the cat, where the down pipes meet


It doesn't just need a new gasket ? https://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/code=4000AB&cat=a2ajra0a&vin=&imgno=.html#9
There available it ...

Out of interest what part has failed and why ?

These are the images http://www.g8dhe.net/bongo_images/Bosch ... ump/seals/ that go with the thread https://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/vie ... ks#p129685 which has had the images lost when the site that hosted the images died .....

Ah no, the colours in my table are the vehicle loom colours, the cables that run around the vehicle, enclosed in tape, wound around the loom. Once you break out from the loom then your into the local colours of the company that made the device, these vary from the Mazda ones and will also vary over ...

You might need to ring a few of the spares places up to find the V6 front exhaust down pipes, rare!
Yes the V6 needs bleeding same as the diesel, unless vacuum filled of course, having said that you don't hear of many coolant bleeding problems with the V6.
https://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2 ...

Here is a copy of the circuit diagram and yes as I recall the E2 indicates a problem with the the two inner rear sensors, I seem to remember getting it when I had something on the towbar blocking the acoustic view!

You need to follow the wiring back to the original Mazda connector which has the vehicle wiring loom behind it, normally the original loom is covered in a foam wrap behind the plug. Then you will need the relevant Mazda to ISO conversion wiring - its possible that is what you already have, or at ...

Looking at various images of the bottle I can't see an upper level https://www.google.co.uk/search?newwindow=1&safe=off&sca_esv=a53cd43173ba6200&sxsrf=AHTn8zpz14cOzuRRsZSlKlAo9fR67S2Hgw:1746452463264&q=S10H3269XA&udm=2&fbs=ABzOT_CWdhQLP1FcmU5B0fn3xuWpA-dk4wpBWOGsoR7DG5zJBsxayPSIAqObp ...

It might be a faulty sensor but it has also in the past been reported that simply cleaning the sensor after removing and cleaning the face from the gearbox output shaft has cured it possibly metallic swarf in the gearbox oil is "shorting" it out. You will find it towards the very rear of the gearbox ...

Yes the "rails" are the rain gutters.

The fig-of-8 slides on and is normally quite hard to fit the first time as it grips rather well! Many just leave it on permanently especially the long ones!
Some people fit it by putting it to the edge above and then pull it down horizontally causing the outer edge to slide over and underneath.
You ...

Steve Widdowson put together a series on a lot of the topics

Basic fan operation https://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=48872
Cooling system diagram https://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35902
coolant flow - (follow up to cooling diagram) https://www ...

There is a big thread which discusses this where Steve cut an engine up to inspect for the problems this link takes you into the middle of the thread were its discussed https://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/vie ... 78#p456878