Help, bongo dumped oil
Moderators: Doone, westonwarrior
Help, bongo dumped oil
bongos been sat for a couple of weeks, just staerted her up this morning, after about twenty seconds it dumped all the oil out onto the floor. There was a gurgling noise while it happens. Looks like it's leaked out from somewhere near, or from the oil filter.
Have I been lucky and filter seal has gone or something worse caused this ? I guess get a new filter on it, refill with oil and see if there are other issues ?
Thanks for advice,
Simon
Have I been lucky and filter seal has gone or something worse caused this ? I guess get a new filter on it, refill with oil and see if there are other issues ?
Thanks for advice,
Simon
Hi im Simon
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
had a brand new filter do similar to me last oil change
about all you can do is try
about all you can do is try
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
Anything else spring to mind as a cause that I shl look for ?
Hi im Simon
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
Hi,
Sounds like the Oil Control Valve(s),sticking its quite a common fault on these engines especially if they are not used regularly.
The oil filter is often blamed for this fault.
Best to get the valves looked at and the oil pressure checked.
PS they often free themselves,but best to have it checked.
Cheers..
Sounds like the Oil Control Valve(s),sticking its quite a common fault on these engines especially if they are not used regularly.
The oil filter is often blamed for this fault.
Best to get the valves looked at and the oil pressure checked.
PS they often free themselves,but best to have it checked.
Cheers..
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
may be way off mark here, but could it be a transmission pipe split from the gearbox?
Got a Bongo for the Wife, Best trade-in ever
- missfixit70
- Supreme Being
- Posts: 12431
- Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:53 pm
- Location: weymouth
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
Check levels then you'll know auto transmission oil or steering fluid should be reddy/orange.
You can't polish a turd - but you can roll it in glitter.
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
Spent the weekend on it. The Leak is CERTAINLY from around the filter. I only threw the chain around the filter and it came undone, my diagnosis so far is the garage didnt tighten the filter properly back in May when it was changed. There were no marks at all on the can so I think it was hand tightend.
New filter on order, then I guess its just start it up and see if I was quick enough to kill the iginition ?
New filter on order, then I guess its just start it up and see if I was quick enough to kill the iginition ?
Hi im Simon
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
All resolved, engine OK, it was the filter. The filter was very differnt to the one that was fitted, don't know if that was the issue.
Im happy !
Im happy !
Hi im Simon
- daveblueozzie
- Supreme Being
- Posts: 5922
- Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:25 pm
- Location: North West.
Re: Help, bongo dumped oil
When you fit the filter smear a bit of oil on the rubber seal, now i could be wrong but i think the filter should be tightened by hand not by chain,(hand tight) but obviously tighter than the garage fitted.
Lost without my Bongo.