Hey Geoff! Thanks so much for your reply. I am trying to understand the wiring diagrams here, could you explain which items on the diagram you linked is the fan motor, the bypass relay, and the transistor? So since I don't have a resistor, that piece that I linked in my post above is a transistor? I...

Hey Everyone, Need some eyes here on my front blower system. So upon first inspection, found that the connector between the front blower and its grounding wire were disconnected, but then also noticed that the female connector was melted and warped from previous owner. Not sure if this was a case of...

Hey everyone, I just want to put out a huge thank you to everyone who has chimed in over the last few months, and for the past help on the forum, my partner and I successfully replaced the head of our 1997 2.5 WLT Bongo, along with head gasket, thermostat, waterpump, coolant hoses and some other par...

teenmal wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:11 pm They are very easy to make from gasket paper or even a bit of card, this is one way.....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBG9C0Py0Ks

Hey Teenmal,

Would cardboard still be an okay material to use for this spot as it is attached the head and subject to high temperatures. Thoughts?

Thanks!

Hey everyone, In the process of replacing the head on my 1997 Diesel Bongo, I have seem to have misplaced the gasket for the water outlet pipe , part number 15-169, in the chart here: https://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/code=1500B&cat=a2ajra0a&vin=&imgno=02of02.html#9. Just wondering ...

Hey everyone, I’m reassembling the new head and putting everything back together after replacing head gasket and new head. Just wondering if anyone knows about installing the exhaust manifold and intake manifold studs, ie. do we need to use any compound on the stud end that goes into the head? Do th...

Hey everyone, So the moment I have been working towards, and also very worried about is here. Over the last couple weeks I have been dis-assembling the engine of my 2.5L WL-T Diesel , 1997 friendee after an over heating episode. I am now at the block, ready to start re-assembling, but knew that I wo...

Can anyone direct me to where I can order 12mm replacement nuts for the exhaust manifold system. I’m in Canada and the Mazda dealerships don’t seem to have them here, so if anyone knows somewhere online I can order that would be so helpful!

Thanks again friends,
Jordan

Hey everyone, can anyone help me identify this part. Unfortunately when removing some parts today I snapped this piece and the vacuum valve off :(. Im looking for either a way to repair, or replace or any other advice on what I can do with these issues, thanks everyone! Here's the link to the image ...

I'm also waiting for the service manual to arrive here, which is currently stuck at customs.

Hey everyone, So this is going to be long winded, so thank you to anyone who reads and is willing to help! I purchased a 1997 Diesel Bongo a couple months ago on the West Coast of British Columbia. For the first few weeks the bongo ran great, until a trip back from the coast (very hot day, and going...

@hayden callow, can you explain what you mean?

Also, thanks for the suggestions everyone, I need to find out if it is the head gasket now or if the head is gone too, the shop it’s at is taking forever to get back to me so trying to figure some of this out on my own.

Hey everyone, i’m new here, so please let me know if I am posting in the right place for this. Unfortunately I have a 1997 Friendee WL-T 2.5L Diesel with a suspected blown head gasket and/or cracked/warped cylinder head. I’m trying to source parts here in Vancouver Island in Canada and wondering if ...