Hi!
My name is Joël and about 2 weeks ago i bought myself a bongo.
It could be the only bongo in the Netherlands, but i'm not sure..
The story so far,
Bought my bongo 2.5 v6 aft for a bargain, because nothing is clear about milage, maintenance etcetera.
Well, you tell me was 1950 euro's a bargain? (1800 pounds)
Milage on the dash states 188.000 km, but this seems to be incorrect. (In holland we have a registration for km's and it states invalid).
When i bought it, it was rough but seemed technically OK.
I wanted to go in vacation with my my bongo, so i decided to test it out and drove about 1000 km's in the first week.
In that week it started running worse, sometimes on 5 cilinders.
The exhaust back box broke of due to rust.
The A/C pump bearing started making a lot on noise.
So, i had it serviced and because my garage didn't have a back box, i decided to straight pipe for my vacation..
At the moment i'm driving trought Germany, having done a trip to Prague, Budapest and Croatia!
It sometimes still runs on 5 cilinders, so i will be ordering a full rotor, cap and leads set!
Pictures are coming soon!
Greetz,
Joël
Introduction, a Dutch Bongo
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Re: Introduction, a Dutch Bongo
Welcome aboard.
I'm no technical wizard, but hopefully someone will have some advice.
I'm no technical wizard, but hopefully someone will have some advice.
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Re: Introduction, a Dutch Bongo
Welcome Joel. That sounds a bargain price. Apart from the electric HT cables and distributor cap, things to watch out for are crank and camshaft seals (on the v6) and rust (on all Bongos). So a thorough check for oil leaks and for rust would be a good idea. Best time to do the seals is when a cambelt change is due (since the labour time/cost for that is high for that you might as well change the seals then). Enjoy your trip.
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Re: Introduction, a Dutch Bongo
So,
Yesterday i did the whole ignition set and exhaust.
Running like a dream, silky smooth!
Yesterday i did the whole ignition set and exhaust.
Running like a dream, silky smooth!
Re: Introduction, a Dutch Bongo
Great news.