Bongo Fury

We have just come back from a short trip Falmouth to truro as I got out the bongo I could hear a hissing sound. I lifted up the the drivers seat and there on the right hand side is a large black pipe which seems more swollen than the last time I saw it . There is a small hole in it!!! Can anyone tell me what the pipe is and is It something I can just swop over . Or will I need to go to a BF garage Can I just patch it up in the mean time with insulating tape . Sorry no picture as battery flat on the camera.

Pls see below picture

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As you can see its the large Black pipe on the right. Pls help

Do not try and bodge this hose, It is part of your main top hose and is full of coolant. Suggest you get it fixed asap. Allans of Plymouth will have a replacement and would fit one for you Your cooling system will need PROPERLY bleeding when the job is done. Drive on at your peril and it could cost you a engine

Thanks looks like the bongo has got to go to the garage.

Is that a bit of oil or diesel running down the cyclinder head behind the manifold as well

I think so why??

If engine oil could be just a weeping rocker cover gasket if diesel could be loose or frayed feed or return pipe would be worth checking just in case

Don't worry about the black oily muck at the back there. Most Bongos have that there and it won't be a problem,unlike the hose. If you must drive it to a garage do it in short stages and carry plenty of water to top up the system with. Beware of hot coolant under pressure. Sounds like you could be a customer for one of our coolant loss alarm systems.

Cheers will do. Just found out not covered by Rac for home start. So will have to arrange for the garage to pick her up. Oh joy joy

Make sure you go to a garage that know how to bleed the system and have a hose. Or get a hose yourself and take it with you with full instructions. Bongo friendly is best.

Or drive it carefully and slowly a few miles away from home and then call out the RAC?

Well she is booked into Janners. Fingers crossed just the pipe needs replacing and then new coolant.

the pipes about £20 ish as i replaced mine last year got the part from mazdabongo.com and the rocker box gasket i replaced about 2 months ago that was not that expensive either about 1hour per job inc bleeding the coolant system for the pipe