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service due

Post by thomascollins » Mon May 29, 2017 2:36 pm

My freda v6 needs a service before our summer trip in July, I live in Oxford, does anyone know a reputable mechanic / garage in Oxford or Oxfordshire
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Re: service due

Post by dblake » Mon May 29, 2017 11:15 pm

Try giving Simon at Contract Mechanics a call. Not quite​ Oxfordshire but not far. Had him service mine and change the brake pads a couple of months ago.

http://igmaynard.co.uk/blog/2016/04/11/ ... nd-repair/
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Post by mikeWalsall » Tue May 30, 2017 12:21 am

Except for maybe a cam belt change any normal garage can service a V6 Bongo .. even my 13 year old grandson can change the 6 spark plugs .. !!

The oil / filter change .. brake pads and such are completely routine stuff .. even Halfrauds / Kwik Fit .. ATS etc: can do them ..
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Re: service due

Post by Bongoloid » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:44 am

mikeWalsall wrote:Except for maybe a cam belt change any normal garage can service a V6 Bongo .. even my 13 year old grandson can change the 6 spark plugs .. !!

The oil / filter change .. brake pads and such are completely routine stuff .. even Halfrauds / Kwik Fit .. ATS etc: can do them ..
Hi Mike

Is this true as I thought Bongo's needed to be serviced by a garage with Bongo knowledge?
I am in Kent near Dover and mine needs servicing but cannot find any local specialist's but if I can take it to any garage I will

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Re: service due

Post by g8dhe » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:48 am

The only really specialist aspect is when a garage needs to play with the coolant system, but of course you can't always be sure what they will "play" with when its not in your sight!
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Re: service due

Post by Bob » Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:06 pm

Spot on Geoff.

I've heard of problems where they've messed with stuff and not mentioned it.

A Bongo garage will also know where to source parts, I've heard of peeps being Bongoless for months as the parts 'Have to come from Japan'. :roll:
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Re: service due

Post by Bongoloid » Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:19 pm

So is anyone from Kent that can recommend someone?
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Post by mikeWalsall » Thu Jun 01, 2017 5:40 pm

For a routine service any garage will do it ..

Except for changing the oil and filters most is just a visual check any way .. there are no special parts to get from Japan ..

I maintained my V6 Bongo myself ..

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Check what you get from the likes of Halfords for your ££ss..

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Re: service due

Post by Bob » Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:29 pm

I know there are no parts required from Japan for a simple service, just saying I have known probs on here where a garage has found a problem during a service and had to source parts. :wink:
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