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  Shocked Thread: Today's mystery object to fall off the Berlingo
Post: RE: Today's mystery object to fall off the Berling...

Sorted. It was the clutch pedal return spring. This acts in the manner of an over-centre catch and as such is a bit of a bugger to refit as the spring is almost fully compressed when at rest. I offer...
snaprails Solved 15 23,006 01-08-2023, 03:32 PM
    Thread: Balls for joints...
Post: RE: Balls for joints...

(09-11-2017, 11:59 PM)ajcommercial Wrote:  Hiya All...    I am struggling to get to the bottom of why the steering has a strange 'wander'.. All seems straight but I have to tilt the steering wh...
Gravity M59 Berlingo 13 7,681 11-11-2017, 11:50 AM
    Thread: Balls for joints...
Post: RE: Balls for joints...

(09-11-2017, 11:59 PM)ajcommercial Wrote:  Hiya All...    I am struggling to get to the bottom of why the steering has a strange 'wander'.. All seems straight but I have to tilt the steering wh...
Gravity M59 Berlingo 13 7,681 10-11-2017, 08:03 PM
    Thread: Thinking of a berlingo, are they reliable
Post: RE: Thinking of a berlingo, are they reliable

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply, that's put my mind to rest a bit. Courier Jim that's some pretty impressive mileage your getting. I would probably only do at most 6000 miles a year so I ...
Grass cutter General Chat 8 5,858 17-06-2017, 01:51 AM
    Thread: Another Front end knocking problem.
Post: RE: Another Front end knocking problem.

So, finally got around to looking at this properly and my problem turned out to be a combination of worn inner tie-rods [didn't seem that bad when I took them out but had a small amount of play] and a...
Multispacer B9 Second Generation 6 5,758 25-05-2017, 11:40 PM
    Thread: Another Front end knocking problem.
Post: RE: Another Front end knocking problem.

So, finally got around to looking at this properly and my problem turned out to be a combination of worn inner tie-rods [didn't seem that bad when I took them out but had a small amount of play] and a...
Multispacer B9 Second Generation 6 5,758 25-05-2017, 09:37 PM
    Thread: Another Front end knocking problem.
Post: RE: Another Front end knocking problem.

So, finally got around to looking at this properly and my problem turned out to be a combination of worn inner tie-rods [didn't seem that bad when I took them out but had a small amount of play] and a...
Multispacer B9 Second Generation 6 5,758 25-05-2017, 08:22 PM
    Thread: Another Front end knocking problem.
Post: RE: Another Front end knocking problem.

So, finally got around to looking at this properly and my problem turned out to be a combination of worn inner tie-rods [didn't seem that bad when I took them out but had a small amount of play] and a...
Multispacer B9 Second Generation 6 5,758 25-05-2017, 06:33 PM
    Thread: Top mounts and Cambelt interval
Post: RE: Top mounts and Cambelt interval

(01-03-2017, 07:18 AM)polar Wrote:   (28-02-2017, 10:07 PM)Lighty Wrote:  Just a quick note to say that you cannot undo the strut top nut with an impact gun, without an Allen key as it will...
Lighty B9 Second Generation 22 13,542 02-03-2017, 09:14 AM
    Thread: Top mounts and Cambelt interval
Post: RE: Top mounts and Cambelt interval

Just a quick note to say that you cannot undo the strut top nut with an impact gun, without an Allen key as it will spin the strut and undo it internally hence wrecking the whole strut. We often have ...
Lighty B9 Second Generation 22 13,542 02-03-2017, 09:11 AM
    Thread: Top mounts and Cambelt interval
Post: RE: Top mounts and Cambelt interval

(01-03-2017, 07:18 AM)polar Wrote:   (28-02-2017, 10:07 PM)Lighty Wrote:  Just a quick note to say that you cannot undo the strut top nut with an impact gun, without an Allen key as it will...
Lighty B9 Second Generation 22 13,542 01-03-2017, 09:29 PM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

It's elitist. Giving taxpayers money away to people who can already afford to buy a new car. Like Help To Buy when the money would be better spent building council houses.
Opensauce General Chat 59 24,907 27-02-2017, 07:39 PM
    Thread: Cruise control with speed limiter
Post: RE: Cruise control with speed limiter

(25-02-2017, 08:27 PM)Prydien Wrote:   (25-02-2017, 11:00 AM)CourierJim Wrote:   (24-02-2017, 08:14 AM)doofer Wrote:  I've had cruise and speed limiter fitted as standard from new.  I ...
Luis Rosa B9 Second Generation 10 7,670 27-02-2017, 11:44 AM
    Thread: Servicing!
Post: RE: Servicing!

Hi andylobb the diesels have always been 12 months but used to be 12500 miles. Like you say they have gone up to 18000 or 12 months and the oil has changes to 0w30 but that is to do with fuel economy....
polar B9 Second Generation 23 12,147 21-02-2017, 08:27 PM
    Thread: Servicing!
Post: RE: Servicing!

Hi andylobb the diesels have always been 12 months but used to be 12500 miles. Like you say they have gone up to 18000 or 12 months and the oil has changes to 0w30 but that is to do with fuel economy....
polar B9 Second Generation 23 12,147 21-02-2017, 10:38 AM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

I think this is like starting a fight and then running away and letting everybody fight it out amongst themselves.If you remember it was the govenment that wanted us all to have a Diesel motor in the ...
bikergraham General Chat 59 24,907 09-02-2017, 04:32 PM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

its a tax grab nothing more they are trying to move folk into new cars that fall under their new tax regime thats also coming in in april. equally it supports consumarism and makes their KPI target...
Top drive General Chat 59 24,907 08-02-2017, 12:39 PM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

What a lot of people have lost sight of in the hysteria surrounding the pollution claims is :- #1 Road vehicles are not the only source of fossil pollution, what about construction sites, railw...
Col General Chat 59 24,907 08-02-2017, 12:38 PM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

I think this is like starting a fight and then running away and letting everybody fight it out amongst themselves.If you remember it was the govenment that wanted us all to have a Diesel motor in the ...
bikergraham General Chat 59 24,907 08-02-2017, 12:38 PM
    Thread: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme
Post: RE: New Diesel Scrappage Scheme

It's elitist. Giving taxpayers money away to people who can already afford to buy a new car. Like Help To Buy when the money would be better spent building council houses.
Opensauce General Chat 59 24,907 08-02-2017, 12:34 PM