lots of jobs needed advice required
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:23 pm
i am trying to get my van ready for a two week touring trip to ireland in july 
but its been off the road for about a month waiting for a coolant bleed and wish bone bushes to be replaced which i now have the money to do
meantime i have brought a new thermostat [where is it situated?] just to rule out that problem.
i am also having a new cambelt fitted as i am not sure of the exact milage [it says 76 000 but i think thats in kilometers] but hey at least i know its been done then
when my mechanic took a look at my bongo to asses the situation i pulled out the dipstick to the gearbox and he said it needed changing as it should be a strong red colour and it was very dirty so i am going to have that done too my question is what transmission fluid do i need is it just standard fluid or is it something different?
this is the first bongo my friend has worked on but he has extensive expierience with different cars and 4x4s and would thing nothing of wipping the engine out of anything but i am still aprencive about him bleeding it as it seems one of the hardest jobs to do on the bongo and get it right
my last question is who is the most experienced bongo mechanic in the stoke on trent area just as a back up for the bleeding i would hate it to ruin my worked hard for holiday in ireland
cheers steve
but its been off the road for about a month waiting for a coolant bleed and wish bone bushes to be replaced which i now have the money to do meantime i have brought a new thermostat [where is it situated?] just to rule out that problem.
i am also having a new cambelt fitted as i am not sure of the exact milage [it says 76 000 but i think thats in kilometers] but hey at least i know its been done then
when my mechanic took a look at my bongo to asses the situation i pulled out the dipstick to the gearbox and he said it needed changing as it should be a strong red colour and it was very dirty so i am going to have that done too
my question is what transmission fluid do i need is it just standard fluid or is it something different?this is the first bongo my friend has worked on but he has extensive expierience with different cars and 4x4s and would thing nothing of wipping the engine out of anything but i am still aprencive about him bleeding it as it seems one of the hardest jobs to do on the bongo and get it right
my last question is who is the most experienced bongo mechanic in the stoke on trent area just as a back up for the bleeding i would hate it to ruin my worked hard for holiday in ireland
cheers steve