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    Thread: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't engage
Post: RE: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't ...

This is an old thread now, but just for completeness/those who come after me: The solution was indeed to give it a good thrashing! I removed + partially disassembled the 2/3 seat so I could see what ...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 6 2,236 11-04-2020, 03:39 PM
    Thread: End of Free Delivery from ECP & CP4L for all items
Post: RE: End of Free Delivery from ECP & CP4L for all i...

Aye, I was disappointed to find that out when I ordered some bits yesterday. But tbf I have felt bad in the past ordering a 50p bulb with free postage! The bigger issue IMO is that CP4L's free delive...
SteakAndAle Drivers Café 2 4,694 01-04-2020, 09:45 AM
    Thread: Stereos
Post: RE: Stereos

Having done this recently: The factory radios are keyed to the vehicle's VIN, but it doesn't matter for aftermarket ones - they should just work. If you use an interface adapter you can get an after...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 8 7,390 29-01-2020, 02:46 PM
    Thread: Rear washer jet blocked
Post: RE: Rear washer jet blocked

All right, last question on this I promise! The wiper motor assy was originally mounted via big (7-8mm) pop rivets, which need a big ass rivet gun to install. From a search it looks like most people ...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,914 27-01-2020, 02:22 PM
    Thread: Rear washer jet blocked
Post: RE: Rear washer jet blocked

Success! Removed the jet spindle and soaked in hot citric acid for a bit, then gave it another blast of compressed air; black gunk shot out and the nozzle is clear. Now I just have to clean the gunk o...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,914 23-01-2020, 09:35 PM
    Thread: Rear washer jet blocked
Post: RE: Rear washer jet blocked

(21-01-2020, 08:04 PM)ron Wrote:   (21-01-2020, 11:03 AM)SteakAndAle Wrote:  My rear washer jet is blocked somehow - so badly that the washer fluid was escaping under pressure from the wipe...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,914 21-01-2020, 08:44 PM
    Thread: Rear washer jet blocked
Post: Rear washer jet blocked

My rear washer jet is blocked somehow - so badly that the washer fluid was escaping under pressure from the wiper motor housing and through the tailgate! Tried clearing with a pin and compressed air ...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,914 21-01-2020, 11:03 AM
    Thread: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't engage
Post: RE: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't ...

Aye, I noticed that - would make life easier in the interim, but would still need to solve the bottom frame + floor hook engaging
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 6 2,236 18-12-2019, 03:25 PM
    Thread: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't engage
Post: Rear double seat bent frame, floor hook won't enga...

The rear double seat is a bit wonky: https://imgur.com/a/TdMmSDm When folding it back up, the receiver for the metal "loop" at shoulder height is too low. To get it to engage, you have to lift the se...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 6 2,236 18-12-2019, 10:58 AM
    Thread: No pollen filter - can one be retrofitted?
Post: RE: No pollen filter - can one be retrofitted?

Fair enough; as I say it was a daft question :D Reason I was thinking about it is seeing lots of posts on reddit etc. of people changing their filters for the first time in XX years and finding it th...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,441 11-11-2019, 08:41 PM
    Thread: No pollen filter - can one be retrofitted?
Post: No pollen filter - can one be retrofitted?

Like many people, I took apart my passenger footwell and blower to discover that I don't have a pollen/cabin filter due to not having A/C fitted. Wish I'd googled first! Probably a stupid question, b...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 7 2,441 11-11-2019, 04:35 PM
    Thread: Removable fixings for fold-out sleeping platform
Post: Removable fixings for fold-out sleeping platform

My project over the winter is to build a sleeping platform for the van. I'm going to follow the usual design of a plywood frame for seating in the back, with fold-out sections over the rear seats etc ...
SteakAndAle Campers and Conversions 3 2,999 11-11-2019, 03:44 PM
    Thread: Boot jump build - Finished!
Post: RE: Boot jump build - Finished!

(29-10-2019, 12:15 AM)Bozeuk Wrote:  [quote pid='119121' dateline='1571942193'] I also used biscuits along that edge. The biscuits, glue and screws along with there being a back panel holding al...
SteakAndAle Campers and Conversions 7 8,208 29-10-2019, 09:25 PM
    Thread: Boot jump build - Finished!
Post: RE: Boot jump build - Finished!

Looks like you screw straight in the edge of the ply - does that hold OK? I was always told to never screw into endgrain of regular wood, but dunno if that works with ply..?
SteakAndAle Campers and Conversions 7 8,208 28-10-2019, 01:13 PM
    Thread: M59 passenger seat (adjustable type)
Post: M59 passenger seat (adjustable type)

Ebay listing here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Berlingo-Part...3179172565 Just removed from my 2003 wagon. It's in good nick, supplied with all the bits (rails + pretensioner). Collect from London E14...
SteakAndAle Parts For Sale 0 1,107 27-10-2019, 08:55 PM
    Thread: Won't start after BSI relay repair
Post: RE: Won't start after BSI relay repair

Yeah, I kept talking myself in circles. In general if you mess with X and then Y breaks, it's reasonable to assume that messing X is the cause! But a damaged BSI wouldn't allow it start at all, or cau...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 4 3,595 19-10-2019, 11:43 AM
    Thread: P0171 System Too Lean
Post: RE: P0171 System Too Lean

Ah, OK. I cleared the code before heading home today and it didn't reappear (~140 miles). I'll change the fuel filter as planned and have a look at the lambda sensor while I'm under there anyway.
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 4 1,842 13-10-2019, 05:48 PM
    Thread: P0171 System Too Lean
Post: RE: P0171 System Too Lean

What does the spark plug electrode colour indicate? I was under the impression that a bit of brown was normal..? Yeah I was planning to change the fuel filter anyway, no record of when it was last ch...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 4 1,842 12-10-2019, 12:46 PM
    Thread: P0171 System Too Lean
Post: P0171 System Too Lean

P0171 System Too Lean (Bank 1) Van just threw this code on the motorway. Engine doesn't seem to be any different (not obviously rough etc.) so hoping it's just a bad sensor or something. I had also ...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 4 1,842 12-10-2019, 07:30 AM
    Thread: Won't start after BSI relay repair
Post: RE: Won't start after BSI relay repair

Just to finish up this story: Established it was the starter after checking voltages on ignition. Starter replaced - a relatively easy job, as it turned out - and now seems to be running fine. Fault...
SteakAndAle M59 Berlingo 4 3,595 09-10-2019, 09:39 AM