anyone good to take terrano in poole dorset?

[jezmondoveg]

Before we take the plunge..just wonder what they are liek to service?

and anyone know if there is anywhere in dorset who do them?service them that is!

[zippy656]

very easy. loads do there own on here.

as to dorset no idea, sorry

[clivvy]

cant help with Dorset, but i know they are easy to service. the hardest part is stuck bolts liek on any other car, but if you think about rear diff-you can crawl under to do that job, same with gear box (a pump is handy though), oil filter through the wheel arch etc, pretty easy, no tight spaces...

no doubt your everyday garage will charge a few hundred quid due to time etc, but its all stuff you can do yourself...

[mowerman]

I too am quite new to Terrano's and have had mine about 3 months now.. have done a small service myself (oil and filters), changed the water/anti freeze, all the axle/gearbox/diff oils, water pump, cv boots and yes it is all pretty easy if you are happy to have a go. Lots of excellent advice on here helps too....

[jezmondoveg]

Amazing stuff thanks guys,yep iam happy to do it myself..i do the service on my berlingo work van...and keep reciepts from where i got the bits.

On the bongo you need to take to a bongo garage as its got some quirks that need someone who knows their stuff..

Thanks for the replys chaps,if i get one i will join club...but may even join before anyway saying that

[MontysMaverick]

Originally Posted by jezmondoveg

Amazing stuff thanks guys,yep iam happy to do it myself..i do the service on my berlingo work van...and keep reciepts from where i got the bits.

On the bongo you need to take to a bongo garage as its got some quirks that need someone who knows their stuff..

Thanks for the replys chaps,if i get one i will join club...but may even join before anyway saying that

Interesting you say that about the bongo... any chance you can enlighten us as it would be good to know before one of us decides to purchase one,, cheers

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by jezmondoveg

Amazing stuff thanks guys,yep iam happy to do it myself..i do the service on my berlingo work van...and keep reciepts from where i got the bits.

On the bongo you need to take to a bongo garage as its got some quirks that need someone who knows their stuff..

Thanks for the replys chaps,if i get one i will join club...but may even join before anyway saying that

well it will be the best tenner you ever spent; apart from the questionable social benefits of corresponding with a bunch of raving loonies, I don't think theres an owner on here that hasn't saved that tenner and then some! Good luck with your search.

Since you seem to be looking for a newish truck, don't fret too much about rust.....it ought to be clean underneath at the age bracket your looking in.

Put it in 4WD and make sure there are no funny noises (its OK to do it on a dry road so long as you are in a straight line, transmission windup can feel like theres something wrong when its actually quite normal, 4WD is meant for slippery conditions only for obvious reasons)....there should be no more noise than in 2WD although you might 'feel' a bit more going on, but you'll know what I mean when you do it.

Make sure it ticks over fine at around 750rpm with no fluffing or hiccuping, no funny coloured smoke or excessive white smoke, should pull fine - its not the worlds fastest, but shouldn't be desperately slow either...and take it almost to the rev line, if theres a problem with the MAF it can start to run rough at higher revs or under load.

Gear change should be fine, again its not the snickiest, but no need to ram it in either. Clutch I'm sure you know how to check.

FSH is pretty essential and should be a no-brainer on a newish truck....without it don't bother. Intervals are 6000 because of the turbo, with majors every 18000, so if its been neglected and you can see because of a lack of SH, then it could be a moneypit.

Look for any signs of overheating as this can lead to head gasket or even head cracking problems on what is otherwise a pretty bulletproof engine. When warm, it should run with the temp needle at 12 o clock exactly. Lower means stat problem probably, higher then its overheating for some reason and probably has been for a while....not good.

Water pump often starts to leak after a while, not always clear its that because it drips down on to the skid plate and the water actually drips on to the ground further back.....its not a big deal to replace if you are relatively capable.

Can't think of much else obvious to check but I'm sure theres plenty I've forgotten.

Oh theres one, if you find the front end feels a bit vague or wooly, get on the deck and see if the front anti-rollbar drop links are properly engaged into the lower suspension wishbones or indeed into their ball joint....after a while the rubbers can go and/or the ball joint pops apart....links are only £15 a side from Milners and again its a dead easy job.

[leafy1]

Originally Posted by jezmondoveg

Before we take the plunge..just wonder what they are liek to service?

and anyone know if there is anywhere in dorset who do them?service them that is!

A hell of a lot easier to bleed the cooling system on a Terrano than a Mazda Bongo

[jezmondoveg]

Phew,its like a black magic method on the bongo...only blak belt bongers do it ok!!...iam not a black belt!

[leafy1]

I had the 4wd one with the elevating roof friendee type .Bought it with the head and gasket gone ...........repaired it and got rid of it.Nice to drive and own for the short while ,but wasn't happy with the layout of the cooling system and all the trouble that could come with it.