Bongo Fury

Any ideas before I take it in??

A high pitch screaming noise from thr front of the Bongo, seems like drivers side when accelerator pressed down. Accompanied by the smeel of rubber burning.

We were hoping to go away in the Bongo tomorrow!!!!!!!

Tunoid

Reckon its one of three things

A slipping belt

a gasket has gone

or a manifold stud has sheared

all three can scream if there is a problem,I suspect its the first one

Good luck
Dabs

Beware of over tightening belts...this an b****er the bearings in the water pump causing it to fail and leak (from experience )

good luck

H

We had cambelt changed in April.... could it be this belt???

Cheers,

T

tunoid wrote:We had cambelt changed in April.... could it be this belt???

Cheers,

T

No. You REALLY don't want this one to slip - but it won't 'cause it's a toothed one

How about the alternator belt? If it is this.... is it a fairly quick job to fix for a garage???? We really need the Bongo tonight to do a festie!!!
T

Yes, just slacken off the alternator and adjuster bolts, take up any slack and retighten bolts and job done. Getting to them is the hard part. Assuming that's the problem of course and as said earlier, too tight and you could knacker the bearings on the ancilliaries.

OK Guys thank you for assistance.

Will start with alternator belt....... and not too tight!

T

Well,

Unfortunately it has turned out to be NOT the air conditioning or alternator belt.

The garage that spent a while with the Bongo have thrown in the towel here and cannot diagnose the problem.

Run out of time to take the Bongo on holiday and the family now need to squeeze back into the little Vauxhall Astra!!!!!!!!!

We will be camping very lightly indeed.... the buggy takes up half the boot space.

Pretty disappointed but there you go.

The screaming noise sounds quite metalic and is generated only when I put my foot on the gas.......... even at low speeds I must add.

OK........ I'll get packing that Astra!

T

As said in previous reply if you have checked the belts then look at the front exhaust manifold stud . It can be seen with the seat lifted. If it has broken then probably could use van for a little while before stud replaced.

Just a thought. Are you sure its from the drivers side?. My works van (a vw, wash mouth out ) developed a high pitched screaming when the gas peddle was pressed, turned out to be turbo bearings on the outlet side. Like i said, just a thought

It does sound like the manifold stud now the belts have been ruled out.
Can i advise that you change your local garage to somebody else? threw the towel in?

Any Garage worth their salt will not throw in the towel

Exactly!