Bongo Fury

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:53 pm**

I desperatly need a new 2.5td engine can anyone recommend anywhere for a recon engine preferably the north of england? Would have to be fitting included as well.

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:13 pm**

Are you sure you need a new engine

Loooking at your previous postings it appears you have had problems with overheating. Are you sure you dont just need a new head
Neil

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:17 pm**

North of England is a large area. Where are you based?

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:07 pm**

I'm based in Leeds.
I have had loads of problems with overheating, changed cracked header tank, waterpump(which had broken vanes), radiator, thermostat, flushed out and bled several times. It now is blowing white smoke and hydraulicing when starting, also blowing smoke out of header tank.
I've spoke to my local bongo friendly garage who has done 2 heads on similar faults which didnt cure the problem and then ended up changing the engines to cure it.
I am fed up with messing about so I've decided to bite the bullit and go for a new engine. I've had a quote or £1400 inc fitting so it doesnt seem worth taking a chance on the head curing it.
Andy

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:23 pm**

I would go down the engine replacement route, our mechanic would not fit a new head to old engine block.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:51 pm**

I would agree with the rest - just watch out you don't get a Mazda B2500 pickup of Ford Ranger engine - they look identical but have about 25% less power......they even have the same WL engine code prefix

I don't know where the differences are but I'd suspect in the camshaft/turbo spec.........

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:32 pm**

Try API Engines

http://www.apiengines.com/index2.php

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:56 pm**

I just checked out API they do not list bongo engine, but do list pickup engine

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:15 am**

Not listed, but they will do it.

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:52 pm**

Thanks everyone for all the advice. I managed to get an engine from midland specialist cars. Running great and I'm starting to enjoy the bongo again

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Still keeping a close eye on the temperature guage though

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:01 pm**

I hope the cooling system has been throroughly flushed out and hoses checked otherwise you could be back where you started! Hope it all works out fine for you.

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:05 pm**

Tom I agree with you entirely

Posted: **Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:33 am**

peter humphrey wrote:I would go down the engine replacement route, our mechanic would not fit a new head to old engine block.

with the estimas it works the opposite,fitting a second hand engine without knowing the history is like fitting a second hand head to an engine known for head failer,and is not recomended,even though you can get a replacement engine supplied and fitted for £600 less than having the head replaced properly.