progroup wrote:
One of the things that is causing me grief here is not knowing enough about the Bongo in general. What else is looming in the background, eh? Fortunately for me, I have 5 other vehicles to make do with while fixing the Bongo.
In the main they are simple beasts by modern standards. I little bit of ECU stuff but nothing too fancy. I guess the biggies are:
Overheating/head problems (only happens fora good reason - properly maintinated the engines go on and on)
Rust - got to really keep an ey on that and crawl about poking for signs. Waxoyl (or Dinitrol - dearer but better) whereveryou can
Diesel pump - like all such pumps, a rebuild costs money if you should get problems
Autobox - seems generally very tough and durable but again, a specialist job if it goes
4WD - differentials and viscous coupling. The viscous coupling seems to have a limited life and I'm not sure what you do when it's time is up as I've not heard of people sourcing new replacements. For this reason it is v. important to respect it and ensure you use matched rolling circumference tyres on all 4 corners, to avoid wind up in the system.
Lifting roof - expect trouble sooner or later on old Bongos. But once you've sussed out how it works, and can get 3 people to help you lift it off, it can generally be put right. Avoid using it in v. high winds though, and avoid raising it if you have any extra weight on the roof (roofrack + contents for example).
I'm not one of our guru mechanics so am only repeating what I've gathered. If I've gathered any of it wrong, no doubt one of them will correct me
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Its fairly easy thread here 