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Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 2:50 pm
by Redpepsi31
Didn't realise until my mate brought their Bongo round that the sliding door had an electric soft closure feature.
Mine doesn't function at present.
Can somebody point me in the right direction regarding a fix please.
It's a 98 2.5 model.
Thank you

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 5:38 pm
by Bob
First thing to try is clean the contacts on the door and pillar. :wink:

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:38 pm
by Redpepsi31
Thanks Bob.
I'll report back shortly.....

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 8:12 pm
by Redpepsi31
All contacts cleaned still not working sadly.
No motor sound whatsoever on closure.
Any other thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated.
Thank you

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 8:52 pm
by knpenny
If there's no motor sound at all, it would suggest its not getting power, I'd check the fuse for it first, in the fuse box it is a 15a fuse, on the bottom row of 4 fuses on the left, and if thats ok then i'd be looking into the the door itself, take off the inner panel and it could just be a connection has came off or loose. Or worst case scenario, the motor is gubbed but i hope its just the fuse. good luck :wink:

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 8:55 pm
by Markas
They don't all have the soft close feature do they?
I've always assumed mine is slam-o-matic! Great when you need a pee on site at 3am :roll:

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:09 pm
by teenmal
Markas wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 8:55 pm They don't all have the soft close feature do they?
I've always assumed mine is slam-o-matic! Great when you need a pee on site at 3am :roll:
You are probably correct it could be an optional extra,but I would imagine if the contact assy is present that function would be installed.

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 7:41 am
by Markas
teenmal wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 10:09 pm
Markas wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 8:55 pm They don't all have the soft close feature do they?
I've always assumed mine is slam-o-matic! Great when you need a pee on site at 3am :roll:
You are probably correct it could be an optional extra,but I would imagine if the contact assy is present that function would be installed.
There is a contact assembly on the B post with some round brass contacts. I thought that was for the door open warning light - may be having a poke around sometime!

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:02 am
by g8dhe
Door open switch is at the rear of the door "C" pillar, down low activated as the back of the door swings in. The front contacts are three for closing and two (recessed) for door lock.

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 12:08 pm
by BongoBongo123
g8dhe's Bongo knowledge is top class, just thought I would say ! Top man.

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 9:04 am
by Redpepsi31
All contacts cleaned up , fuses checked all fine .
Switch on C pillar is free and moves in and out when i press it .
I presume its time to remove the sliding door panel and investigate further.
Can anybody indicate what i should be looking for please?
Will I need to remove the circlip off the door handle or can i just lift the panel to examine the motor area?
Thanks again for all your help .

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 9:50 am
by g8dhe
You need to remove the door handle, hence removing the clip at the rear, before the door card can be removed.

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 1:08 am
by Markas
BongoBongo123 wrote: Wed May 23, 2018 12:08 pm g8dhe's Bongo knowledge is top class, just thought I would say ! Top man.
Second that! I just have the two door closed contacts then :(

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 9:18 pm
by Redpepsi31
Used soft closure motor purchased for £12 plus carriage.
Fitted today working a treat .
Thanks to everyone for their input and guidance .

Re: Sliding door motor issue?

Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 9:27 pm
by Bob
Sound. =D>