another leak this time diesel!!!!

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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by mikeonb4c » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:27 pm

I may have a 'funny one'. Wheelquick fitted a new O ring (offside of pump was leaking) and appeared to have cured a small diesel drip. That was mid November. Yesterday, I found a significant splash of something (smelt a bit like white spirit but I think it must be diesel, maybe winter blend :roll: ) more or less where the Bongo had stood though only briefly. It is as though a one-off 'event' had happened. It seems dry today underneath it, though I'll be checking it regularly now. But what caused the event I wonder?

Mike at Wheelquick did brace me to expect around £600 if leaks can't be fixed and a reconditioned unit has to be fitted. I guess that is the rollercoaster of car ownership. If it should come to that, then I'll just have to deal with it. But for simple O ring replacement, the cost should be a lot less (depending on whether the garage is prepared to - and has small hands for - replacing them with the injector/pump in situ).

Is the someone who is coming to look at it a Bongo specialist? I do know you have to be very careful that various springs and shims don't fly out and get lost if you remove the offside cover on the pump. Also, it looks to me as though the job is a lot more practical to do (and thus cheaper) from underneath with the vehicle on a hydraulic platform and with engine cover tray removed. Certainly Wheelquick managed the (easier) offside one quickly by doing it that way.
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by KennethB » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:59 pm

when it starts up the first time a lot of fuel comes out but soon stops once the engine is running. The garage I rung is in south croydon Which is in the members garage list, he said he has been working in bongos for 12 years and is a specialist! anyone used this person before they are called D.R.A. Import Services.
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by KennethB » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:50 pm

Pump is fixed had all the seals changed plus labour came to £240, Bongo seems to be running well again!!!! for now [-o<
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by bigdaddycain » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:54 pm

Great stuff...Let's hope it stays that way ken.... :wink:
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by mikeonb4c » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:01 pm

Great news. Sorry I missed your earlier post. As you now know, this guy is said to be excellent!

Got to book mine in. Fingers crossed!
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by dandywarhol » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:22 pm

KennethB wrote:Got some one to look at it on Thursday, and getting at quote of 150 to 300 quid depending what is wrong, does this sound about right? A lot of diesel does come out when i start it. does the pump pulley run off the cam belt?
No, its driven by gear from th crankshaft - the camshaft is driven by belt from the pump
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Re: another leak this time diesel!!!!

Post by parawaiting » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:17 am

i got my fuel pump resealed and tested for £200, some people were quoting upt to £300 plus vat, just keep phoning round till you get the right deal
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