Question marked items are both ok (I guess that's what you wanted?)

I took an old manifold gasket, drilled out the rivet and separated the layers. I then made up the gap by fitting gasket "shims" - worked for all the time I'd the bongo for and still fine 2 years later after i sold it to a neighbour.

I think you'll find any used manifold will be warped

This should be made a sticky and referred to at every chance someone's not sure what is what?

good stuff

Not if they're horrors, I'd assume.

Pump timing doesn't change - unless someone changes it - unlikely to be your problem. The solenoid is controlled by the centre coolant sensor as teenmal says AND turbo boost - check there's no turbo pipe come adrift - the tiny pipes I mean - not the ones the coola.........................nah - just ...

lancyman wrote:Think I might try to clean the engine so I can trace where any fluid is coming from.
What's best and safest to clean it with. Even though the bongo is iffy st the moment I love driving it. I feel like king
Of the world.

Lidl do a great aerosol cleaner

I think the BMW issue is more to do with a manufacturing defect than improper fitment and they will replace under warranty if there is a problem. Maybe Stuc - I thought they had got just too close to tolerances trying to keep unsprung weight down - it appears to be more of a problem in third world ...

Been to my local garage this morning. Fortunately he has worked on bongos before and new about common faults and the common issues they have. He didn't seem to be overly concerned and said it was ok to drive. Also, no oil on the drive this morning, which is good. Makes me wonder if it happens when ...

http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s412/Iain_Phillips101/IMAG0122-1.jpg http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s412/Iain_Phillips101/IMAG0129-1.jpg Did you clean off the elbow in the second picture before taking the photo - it doesn't look dirty enough to me to be the sole cause of the apparant amoun...

Hiya Stuc Here are a few pics that I can find on my photobucket. I am sure I took more of the rail with the brackets attached in close up but I am struggling to find them. #-o http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt307/blingofreda/caravan%20store%20pics/76bc8d54.jpg http://i622.photobucket.com/albums...

Right it hasn't cured the problem so its back to the drawing board, i spoke to the technical dept a a very well regarded Bongo dealer who told me that the cold start mechanism needs activating by depressing the throttle prior to start up, so i tried this method at home time and it made no differanc...

Ditto above - sounds like an exhaust blow past number 1 stud to my ol' lugs.

I think the BMW issue is more to do with a manufacturing defect than improper fitment and they will replace under warranty if there is a problem. Maybe Stuc - I thought they had got just too close to tolerances trying to keep unsprung weight down - it appears to be more of a problem in third world ...

don't know if it helps-but did you buy private or dealer? When i bought mine from dealer he explained that even private sellers have to provide so much warranty per thousand spent-may be worth looking into. Sorry Horus - that dealer's talking through a hole in his ar$e Caviat emptor and all that wh...

.................and keep it away from the cambelt!