Hi, After the euforia of almost getting my Bongo back... i made what i thought would be my last trip to the garage where it was being rebuilt to ask when... They can't get it to run...! It's a V6.. timing belt snapped and damaged heads.. i got refurbed ones.. and all genuine replacement parts necess...

this guy had a few in when i was there last week. good seller too. give george a ring, tell him i said to ring, it may help a little :wink: http://www.bongospares.co.uk/ Hi NB Just rang the gentleman in question... seems like a good supplier... sadly he's only got parts not a complete motor... Real...

No they haven't removed the head(s) They are going by the fact they can't feel any resistance offered back through the followers pushing back on the cam. This should stop you from easily turning the cams... is this true? Is there a good sectional or piece part drawing of the valve train....? are the...

Hi all, finally bit the bullet and got a local garage in Braintree to take a look at it... Not such good news. :( . it appears there is a significant amount of damage in the engine... to a degree that allows the cams to turn over by hand quite easily. They tell me this shouldn't happen like that. Re...

Hi all, just a quick update. Been really busy at work etc and the weather has been lousy over the last couple of weekends... so nuffin done except buoying a lot of bits... possibly now looking for some one local to Witham in Essex that can be trusted to do a good job? Any suggestions? I think there ...

Have ordered an amount of parts to replace the belt and most parts that are worth doing whilst I'm there... Parts should arrive tomorrow ... This weekend could be busy... What I'm looking for now is guidance on setting it all up... are there notes some where on timing a V6. I understand I have to re...

Nice tool...
.... sure Ive got something like that laying around....

Thanks for your thoughts...

Regards

Terry D

Mike ... I honestly try to forget :cry: but well remembered Jim .. thats what I want to hear.. not that you had issue ofcourse.. I mean that the issues you had never resulted in valve damage.. I think I'll prep for a belt change (Belt, seals, waterpump, etc) and see how we go... If it turns out to b...

Hi all, Thanks for your replies so far.... =D> =D> I bought the car in Feb 2011 and it's prob' covered about 25-30K kilometers since then. Where I got the bongo from I asked them to have the cambelt changed. It had only arrived from Japan the day before I first saw it. And on that day I returned hom...

....I never heard any loud noises, though I did have the radio quite loud..

Start planning a rebuild ?...

I need some educated advice .... There I was running along the M25, in the road works 50mph on Tues 6:20am when ......... silence befell me. The steering became suddenly very stiff.... I managed to make it to the coned off area between the live lanes... and there I sat. .. long story short, today I ...

I think they are all the same. When ours split (due to minus 20 temps and freezing of the anti freeze) I got a replacement unit from an older van and it was a straight swap over for the matrix. It was a bit of a faff to get the unit out since I could not get in to the clips to remove the top withou...

Thanks for the links ...

... as you say could be the same vendor..?

... I have a 2001 v6 Model ....
... Does anyone know if the rear heater matrix's are all the same... the vendors descriptions all go up to '99' ?

Regards
Terry D

Ah ha... Found the blighter... The rear heater rad matrix has fallen to pieces (I think) The full contents of the engine empties itself in less than a minuite..! Directly as I pour it in it comes out almost... Made a temp' plumbing job to bypass the heater you'd all be proud of?? Now looking for a n...

rita wrote:Looks like your rear heater matrix could be gubbed or a faulty hose/connector.

Have you checked the level in the header tank.

Oh yes, its emptied itself twice... the second time in about a mile.... and I could trace where I came from..... sadly

TJD