Can you tell me where I can buy this idler pulley wheel from, it's for a 2000 Bongo Friendee 2.0 petrol FE engine. I can find lots of Bongo idlers but they are all the wrong ones. It's carried in a triangular 3-bolt bracket above the alternator. Or in the alternative, can the old bearing be ...

I would definitely be looking at earth contacts on body, advice by g8dhe is a sensible place to start!

I had a car that would do this (Toyota corolla) turned out to be the contacts in the ignition barrel. I had to turn key and hold it for a bit for it to wake up. Ended up putting some electrical contact cleaner on key and wiggled it around and it sorted it out for a bit. Maybe worth trying...

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Just a quick update on things so far.
1. my original alternator died due to a failing regulator
2. fitted brand new one and 400 miles later the regulator died, sent it back for replacement
3. fitted 2nd hand alternator, worked for 400 miles and then died
4. had to get a new alternator ...

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Well, in addition to the other posts below today the alternator failed and I had to get recovered to a local mechanic who is going to get a new alternator fitted tomorrow so we can drive back to Suffolk from Devon. Ive also upgraded my breakdown cover to super full every eventuality cover ...

Thanks for all the replies, I have limited tools with me but have cleaned the banjo filter without any change to symptoms. However it drives fine as long as I don't push it over 3000rpm it will also Rev over 3000rpm without any issue in neutral. The problem seems to have coincided with a difficulty ...

Yes sorry there's maintenance being carried out so we cant use the workshop. It's nice to have a break tho. 😉

This one is hard to guess without warning lights or fault codes.
A few ideas -
Dirt in the banjo filter in the fuel pump.
Blocked air filter
Low gearbox oil level.
Sensor problem ...

I emailed Allan's before I left to try book the bongo in for a check over but he is away this week :(

It shouldn’t be the alternator as I am on my 2nd in a matter of weeks (after finding a fault with signal wiring all is fine now and volt meter was constantly on for the whole trip and all is ok ...

Hi all, well we made it to Devon from Suffolk but a new problem emerged
When accelerating up a steep hill the Rev counter will get to about 3k rpm and then bounce between 3 and 2.5rpm and the speed will not increase above 30mph. On the run it sat happily at 60ish and no problems. It's a bit like it ...

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Off to Devon tomorrow from Suffolk in our Bongo. I have noticed that when the van is on full lock there is a "slipping" feeling from the rear wheels, and its not too difficult to spin the rear wheels when accelerating out from a stand still. Well, it feels like its a wheel spin but may not ...

Just to update - I had an auto electrician out this morning and all is fixed.

The fuses board under the bonnet had a corroded connector on the board to loom plug. This caused the headlights to not work (even though a current was going to board) and as there was no reference voltage for the ...

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I had problems with the charge and sediment light on my Bongo and changed the Alternator for a new one, which worked great for a few hundred miles and then the problem reappeared with the new alternator kicking out over 15v. So I sent it back and am awaiting a return. While i was waiting I ...

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I had some intermittent starting issues and after cleaning up all the earth points under the bonnet the van now springs into life first thing without any issues. I think there was a poor earth connection which somtimes when damp wasnt working very well.. Worth trying as free!

So, an update! Went to take Bongo for a quick run to warm her up and check voltage and the alternator is not kicking anything out at all now.
So I have ordered a used one and will send back the new one for a replacement. It had a years guarantee so should be covered.

Hopefully that is the end of ...

Thanks for your reply, I will double check the voltage!!