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by g8dhe
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: 2.5 V6 Petrol auto won't start when it's wet or cold
Replies: 4
Views: 240

Re: 2.5 V6 Petrol auto won't start when it's wet or cold

You could use a bottle with a water spray to spray each area and see if anything fails ?
by g8dhe
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: 2.5 V6 Petrol auto won't start when it's wet or cold
Replies: 4
Views: 240

Re: 2.5 V6 Petrol auto won't start when it's wet or cold

Most likely area is the distributor cap itself, then the leads to each spark plug and the king lead to the actual HT generator, these are the parts that are likely to get moist and allow the spark to jump to earth rather than reach the spark plugs themselves.
by g8dhe
Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Allan's Vehicle Services
Replies: 12
Views: 35849

Re: Allan's Vehicle Services

Lorna if the pair of you want I could probably link them into my site if you wanted them to be retained ?
by g8dhe
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Loud knocking noise
Replies: 14
Views: 725

Re: Loud knocking noise

Yes most people fit the rear size of tyre all the way round that way your spare should also fit any wheel! The different smaller width tyre used on the front reduces stress on the steering system, but no one has ever reported problems when using the same size all around, makes life a lot simpler as ...
by g8dhe
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: ABS light on
Replies: 4
Views: 444

Re: ABS light on

Usually the wheel sensors are either a connector that has leaked water in, try unplugging the intermediate connector, cleaning and WD40 into both sides before reconnecting, otherwise it maybe a damaged sensor coil itself.
The other as it implies will be within the controller module.
by g8dhe
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Couple of questions
Replies: 1
Views: 224

Re: Couple of questions

Your aware that the eye level vents won't blow hot air - to prevent you drying eyes out! The Windscreen and footwell vents are where hot air comes out. The front eye level vents will blow but never very hot air! The other possibility is that the cooling matrix at the front that handles the incoming ...
by g8dhe
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Help needed
Replies: 2
Views: 322

Re: Help needed

Most of the dealers will have them see below; These companies do a range of spares, not all will have everything so try them all; For smaller parts its probably best to ring companies as not all the smaller parts make it on to the web sites! SPARES: Bongo Land bongoland.co.uk/shop/ 0114-2550836 Mazd...
by g8dhe
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Anyone know what this is??
Replies: 8
Views: 632

Re: Anyone know what this is??

Scavenger fan should only come on if the engine compartment as a whole gets hot, normally when your in a static queue and there is no airflow, distance alone shouldn't be a reason.
by g8dhe
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Fix or scrap?
Replies: 7
Views: 460

Re: Fix or scrap?

Problem with scrapping is that your going to get well less than a £1000, most people seem to expect no more than a few hundred. However you will likely need to spend 1-2 thousand to get it to the point where it will be worth several thousand and this will take time and effort which may not be viable...
by g8dhe
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Fix or scrap?
Replies: 7
Views: 460

Re: Fix or scrap?

I agree with Bob here, there are so many factors involved that giving any advice is going to miss something that is critical/important to you. All you can do is get the best estimates for repair and allow a contingency, ring around for cost/payment on breakers and your own time and effort, then comp...
by g8dhe
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Anyone know what this is??
Replies: 8
Views: 632

Re: Anyone know what this is??

The scavenger fan has its own sensor positioned under the handbrake poking into the engine compartment and feeds into the ECU.
by g8dhe
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Loud knocking noise
Replies: 14
Views: 725

Re: Loud knocking noise

The wheels your looking for bulges on the inside normally unseen side. The propshaft has various universal junctions and supports that can break, if you search on propshaft there have been a couple of recent reports which have included pictures of the problems one here https://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/...
by g8dhe
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Loud knocking noise
Replies: 14
Views: 725

Re: Loud knocking noise

Welcome aboard!
Probably worth taking a good look around the wheels especially the back side and prop shafts, you don't say if its related to road speed or engine speed, but most probably road speed I guess. There have been several reports of late of the prop shaft fittings and supports breaking.
by g8dhe
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Reverse camera fitting
Replies: 1
Views: 190

Re: Reverse camera fitting

The signal (+12v) comes from the gear selector, it goes to the dashboard, the back of the radio and also to the reversing light at the back of the vehicle, you can pick it up where ever is convenient but the normal place is the radio as all the rest of the wiring goes to the back of the radio, which...
by g8dhe
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Anyone know what this is??
Replies: 8
Views: 632

Re: Anyone know what this is??

Just an after market add on looks to be measuring the temperature of the pipe in the third picture and then the dial in the first picture controls when the thermostat switches the electrical contacts over, you would need to follow the wires back from the socket its plugged into, unless its already b...

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