not happy

[The Great Pretender]

when a bongo leaves the production line it has a rad with no vent pipe,and a fixed cap with no pressure relief escape on it at all.the only pressure relief is on the expansion tank 1.1bar,
the 0.9 caps come from the standard nissan micras and most other jap cars.the problems start when ill informed people put non standard things,be it rads or caps onto a system they maybe dont understand.

Have to agree 100%. Common sense should tell you that the only place that pressure to atmosphere should be released from is the highest point of the system, unless bleeding.

[mikexgough]

the problems start when ill informed people put non standard things,be it rads or caps onto a system they maybe dont understand.

Such as El-Cheapo Radiators......and the like.....

Which reinforces the fact that most UK drivers of ALL vehicles(not just Bongo's) .... just do Reactive Maintenance and when the funding takes a bashing, due to the probable bill, so then corners are cut and cheap alternative parts are fitted to keep costs down with future consequences.....