Thanks so much for all the help here. Guess what?? Turned out to be the Banjo filter! I had told the garage, when i first broke down in Holland, that I guessed it was a fuel starvation problem - and that something was blocked. Well £150 later they could find nothing and so i got transported to my ...

So what else have you checked, the problem seems to have been going on for a while, presumably you have checked fuel filter, air filter, Banjo filter it sounds a bit low in speed for the turbo to be coming in that's normally above 2000 RPM (I think ??) or maybe that is the problem perhaps the ...

So.... it was suggested that there could be a problem with my EGR (Exhaust Gas Recalculation) valves - so I checked them by connecting them directly to the battery and listening for a click - and indeed one of them was not working (unfortunately I broke the other one whilst removing the first!) - so ...

Hi Colin

I have a 2001 2.5 turbo diesel which had the same problem and I cured it with the following method. Firstly check all the vacuum hoses under the passenger and drivers seat. Make sure they are all a tight fit. It is sometimes possible to cut the offending pipe by removing about 8mm but ...

Beloved Bongo had been off the road for a year (just because we didn't need it) but we had upcoming plans to drive it to Denmark. So got taxed, insured etc and drove around for a week or two with no problems at all. So off we went on the journey to DK. Half way between London and DK (in Holland) the ...

There's a detailed description from Samuel (Tim) on this thread, Mike. It may be useful.

I have a 2001 2.5 turbo diesel which had the same problem and I cured it with the following method. Firstly check all the vacuum hoses under the passenger and drivers seat. Make sure they are all a tight fit ...

Did you ever find out the cause of your problem (i.e. the revs not going above 1500)??? I have the same problem and am stuck in Holland on my way to Denmark. So any answers would be GRATEFULLY received!

Thanks very much

BongoDansk


What year is the Bongo? Diesel i presume? Has it come on ...

Did you ever find out the cause of your problem (i.e. the revs not going above 1500)??? I have the same problem and am stuck in Holland on my way to Denmark. So any answers would be GRATEFULLY received!

Thanks very much

BongoDansk