Hello Everyone,
I own a 2004 build M59 Berlingo. It has been off the road with a dead engine for a couple of years but I'm now making a serious effort to get it back on the road.
My time with the Berlingo was a little traumatic. It was bought as a courier van. For the year and a half it was used for courier work it suffered a long list of failures, the worst of which being a burst heater core and overheat at 3-months which required a complete removal of the dash to fix & 2 weeks off the road. Other faults included dead indicator switch, whining gearbox from 80k, failed clutch, failed oil pressure & coolant temp sensors, locking then failed abs (never fixed), dead alternator, etc, etc.
I think I'm a pretty easy bloke to get along with and understand there are lemons that occur with all products. At the end of the day it is how the dealership responds to warranty issues that builds brand loyalty. I can't speak for the current Australian dealer network (which has been changed since then) but the one I went through was dire. I won't go through all the detail as it's ancient history. Suffice to say, I will never buy another new PSA product.
So why fix the vehicle? I'm strangely fond of it. It has a lot of good qualities. It was also me who killed it in the end by failing to replace the camshaft belt!
My plan is to resurrect my Berlingo with the more powerful 1.6L TU5JP4 engine and I believe, stronger BE4/5 gearbox.
In Australia we only got the M59 in 1.4L petrol form. Prices for the 1.4 are out of all proportion to its quality but the 1.6L TU5JP4 is plentiful & cheap ex-the sedan range and from the B9 Berlingo / Partner which is imported here in 1.6L guise.
I have bought a B9 TU5JP4 complete with BE4/5 gearbox, supplied with most of the parts needed to install. There are a handful of critical components missing & some issues to solve which I'm hoping the forum can help with.
Future posts will be less of a ramble. I intend for this to be useful for anyone else proposing a similar swap.
Cheers,
Mark
I own a 2004 build M59 Berlingo. It has been off the road with a dead engine for a couple of years but I'm now making a serious effort to get it back on the road.
My time with the Berlingo was a little traumatic. It was bought as a courier van. For the year and a half it was used for courier work it suffered a long list of failures, the worst of which being a burst heater core and overheat at 3-months which required a complete removal of the dash to fix & 2 weeks off the road. Other faults included dead indicator switch, whining gearbox from 80k, failed clutch, failed oil pressure & coolant temp sensors, locking then failed abs (never fixed), dead alternator, etc, etc.
I think I'm a pretty easy bloke to get along with and understand there are lemons that occur with all products. At the end of the day it is how the dealership responds to warranty issues that builds brand loyalty. I can't speak for the current Australian dealer network (which has been changed since then) but the one I went through was dire. I won't go through all the detail as it's ancient history. Suffice to say, I will never buy another new PSA product.
So why fix the vehicle? I'm strangely fond of it. It has a lot of good qualities. It was also me who killed it in the end by failing to replace the camshaft belt!
My plan is to resurrect my Berlingo with the more powerful 1.6L TU5JP4 engine and I believe, stronger BE4/5 gearbox.
In Australia we only got the M59 in 1.4L petrol form. Prices for the 1.4 are out of all proportion to its quality but the 1.6L TU5JP4 is plentiful & cheap ex-the sedan range and from the B9 Berlingo / Partner which is imported here in 1.6L guise.
I have bought a B9 TU5JP4 complete with BE4/5 gearbox, supplied with most of the parts needed to install. There are a handful of critical components missing & some issues to solve which I'm hoping the forum can help with.
Future posts will be less of a ramble. I intend for this to be useful for anyone else proposing a similar swap.
Cheers,
Mark