Bongo Fury

Done an oil and filters service on me Bongo today so now she's got lurvley clean oil in her sump, nice clean oil air and fuel filters + i had all the wheels off and inspected the brakes which i'm pleased to report are in great condition

Thats another job ticked off the to do list

thats the reason i run 2 bongos,it saves a fortune in servicing bills. once you get intothem they are very diy friendly.

Northern Bongolow wrote:thats the reason i run 2 bongos,it saves a fortune in servicing bills. once you get intothem they are very diy friendly.

Oh god yes, she was up on stands all four wheels off fluids out filters changed then all topped up checked and bolted back together, took me about two hours inc tea n biccie break.

She goes in to the garage monday to have the source of her lill oil leak found, it looks like it may be coming from behind the cambelt cover, its defo leaking on the front drivers side just not sure where

keep us informed on this leak as its a common leak, maybe its the front cam seal.

Northern Bongolow wrote:keep us informed on this leak as its a common leak, maybe its the front cam seal.

Yeah i will do buddy, the nice people from Bellhill did mention the cam seal when i was picking there brains t'other day, i've cleaned all the engine down with brake and clutch cleaner which is brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriliant for the job ready for her trip to the doctors

The oil leak has been traced to a failed camshaft seal, now my bongo had a complete new head last june under warranty but alas the 12 months is up so the head supplier is unlikely to contribute to the labour costs of putting the fault right

While they have her stripped down they are gonna replace the cam and auxillary drive belts even tho the cam belt was only done last year when she had a new head , looks like thats gonna be £750 i've spent on the bongo in a month just the rear arches to sort and she'll be better than new bless her

better to do the seal than it rot the belt and it snaps .
got to keep the old girls going eh

Northern Bongolow wrote:better to do the seal than it rot the belt and it snaps .
got to keep the old girls going eh

Got L'oreal back yesterday and she's all fixed, while they had her in peices they noticed that the vacum pump had a hairline crack in it and was very slightly weeping oil so after i gave em the go ahead they got a recon part from Bellhill for £70 delivered (new from mazda £400 ) they then screwed her all back together replacing all the belts as they went, total bill £350 which was heavily discounted through my bro in laws employer, they also regassed my aircon so now she's icy cool inside, she's in next week for some new roof decals