Rob hawkins looks at what can go wrong with a mazda bongo friendee or a ford freda so you can not only buy a good camper van but head off trouble with a bit of general maintenance.
Mazda bongo roof motor location.
After lifting the roof the motors are covered by black plastic covers these are removed by squeezing the sides one set of clips at top bottom or front back depending on which way up you are when doing this.
These narrow bodied commercials became very popular as camper vans.
The other possibilities are you have damaged mechanism or corroded motors without knowing the history and usage difficult to say what might be happening inside under the aft.
The aft auto free top mazda bongo has a raising roof with a roof tent.
One is the two main motors at the back and the other is the two main gas struts.
The bongo has 5 belted travel seats and an easily configured into a large double or two single beds.
If you roof doesn t go up or down don t worry help is at hand.
Originally a tiny little motor it has grown into quite a big boy.
The allen key bolts are then visible 1 connector per motor to disconnect and 1 earth strap around one of the bolts.
The mazda bongo japanese.
Both can be changed.
It also formed the basis for the long running kia bongo range.
The mazda bongo is a van with a long and distinguished history that has undergone a variety of transformations over its lifetime.
This stunning example finished in gleaming white is a joy to drive.
This pickup truck and a commercial van derived from it has received many names in export.
Mazda bongo auto free top elevating roof.
The mazda bongo and its sister vehicle the ford freda were never officially imported to the uk but were numerous in japan during the 1990s.
Here are mazda bongo engine specifications so you can compare performance figures.
It has been built with rear middle as well as front mounted engines.
If you re looking for something that works well and doesn t complain this is a great option.
This provides a sleeping area for two adults.
G8dhe wrote right in that case check the the rubber aft seal hasn t stuck to the metal roof a credit card slipped round helps if that is the cause then some rubber treatment might be called for on the rubber once raised.
Automatic 2ltr petrol with low mileage and great history since its import in 2014.
The 2 5 v6 bongo is a quiet engine and is noticeably more powerful than the petrol 2l bongo.
It was originally based on a cabover van and pickup truck introduced the previous year also called the delica its name a contraction of the english language phrase delivery car.