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Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:05 pm
by egor617
Any ideas why my bongo engines got noisy over the last week?

I've checked oil/coolant levels and they seem fine, it's driven thru a lot of surface water in the last month could it be connected?

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:15 pm
by Driver+Passengers
What kind of noise? Squeaky, clattery, rough on startup? Does it happen when cold/warm, under load, going fast? Have you clipped the seats down properly to get a good seal to the engine bay? How old is your exhaust?

Just some ideas...

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:17 pm
by M 80NGO
Is it a metallic engine rattle ?

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:28 pm
by egor617
It's like a clattery ticky noise, the bongo only does 4 miles so doesn't really have time to get up to temp.

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:35 pm
by M 80NGO
My money's on the crank shaft pulley bolt has loosened itself slightly and the clatery noise is the vibrating washer between the bolt n the pulley.

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:42 pm
by Northern Bongolow
is it a diesel. manifold stud broke on exhaust side. or idler pulley on aircon belt maybe.

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:03 pm
by Bob
Or altenator pulley?

Re: Noisy bongo

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:21 pm
by M 80NGO
SO WHAT WAS IT AFTER ALL THAT ?????????

Jeeze don't you just hate it when people do that ! [-X