Berlingo Tailgate Rattle - I fixed it! Easy!
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2022
- I finally found the source of the horrific rattle in my 2002 Citroen Berlingo HDi M49. But how do you fix it? Look out for Bella the Berlingo on her way to The Netherlands this week. I'm borrowing a car to visit Japan Classic Sunday in Gemert in The Netherlands, so look forward to seeing you there if you're in the area! Betty and I will then be at Classic Ford Show, Ardingly, Sussex on 10th July.
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I like that you get straight into the video without any silly swirly-whirly graphic or montage intros.
A good squidge of PU sealant aka panel bond will sort that bar out - it’s a reinforcement bar, it also stops the panel kettling (HNV)
The black flaps are for when you slam the boot closed with the widows closed, it allows the created pressure to escape and equalise the cabin space, which is why they are usually closed. (Or any other air pressure related scenarios 😅)
No. They are called body air outlet valves. Their primary purpose is to allow a controlled one-way exit path for HVAC air. They have a secondary function of preventing cabin over pressure when doors and tailgates are closed quickly.
Yes, its a pressure release valve, as suggested 😜
Dual purpose? HAVAC? I'd say their primary function is to allow the user to close the boot or you're going nowhere.
@@greengrass9572 If that's the Brian Launchbury I think it is, he is/was the senior Staff Engineer for HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) at Rover /Land Rover so, in all fairness, he knows what he is talking about.
@@thomasfrancis5747 I taped them shut on my first car as a teenager many years ago and couldn't shut the doors or tailgate whatever one it was. My ears popped and the doors would instantaneously bounce back open without making contact with the latch. Never forgotten that lesson no qualifications required.
I can sleep in peace at night knowing that the cambelt has been done. Many thousands of miles of adventures await :-).
This car is such a good tool for whatever you do with it Ian.
Confirms the theory that you only need gaffer tape and WD40 in your toolbox. If it moves and it shouldn’t: gaffer tape. If it doesn’t move and it should: WD40.
WD40 to make it move. Gaffer tape to make it stop.
Beat me to it.
@@chrisrumble2665 Yesterday I could not spell engineer. Today, I are one.
The Irish farmer version of that is "if it moves, bate it till it doesn't and if it doesn't, bate it till it does"
Don’t forget the zipties !
I had a VW T3 Van once and it made the most awful noise above 50 mph. It sounded like a banshee with a toothache.
I checked the grill, the lights, the underbody, removed the wipers, checked the windscreen, peeked inside the dash, checked the fan and a thousand other things.
It was only after accidentally leaning against the numberplate that the noise stopped.
The metal numberplate was vibrating against the metal bumper in the wind.
Use a foam noodle (or pipe lagging) to wrap the loose beam and tape it up.
Was thinking that myself
All of the good times, have a safe trip and bring back some lovely videos please.
I really understand that: I cannot stand any noises on my vehicles either. Neither on my bicycles nor on my city bug. This is always a sign that something is wrong and need attention. Or it is time to turn the stereo louder (I do know such folks 😆). I'm happy that your happy that this rattling noise problem is solved. Have a nice trip to NL! 🇬🇧🚘🇳🇱
Duck tape and tie-wraps. It's the stuff even public transport buses are made of🤣🤣🤣
We used to call our garage 'Tie-wrap Service Netherlands' (same initials).
Well another part of the Berlingo sorted. Have a nice trip into the Netherlands. Enjoy yourselves! 👍🏻👍🏻
I am glad that you were able to repair the rattle on Bella the Berlingo. Also I wish you happy travels with Bella.
I'm looking forward to your coverage of the Japan classic show. Resonance and rattles can be difficult to pin down, well done!
Love these Berlingo fix/improvement videos!
I am the sort of person who does not care about rattles. I used to give someone a lift to work who did and they got so wonderfully wound up. It was a joy to see their knuckles go white every time I deliberately aimed at a bump in the road. The cause was a perished top damper rubber. Boy that was a satisfying clunk every few seconds.
I've had the same rattle in my wife's Berlingo, pleased to hear you've sorted it out 🤘🏼
Enjoy your time in the Netherlands, Mr Hubnut - I think Bella is a great choice for the drive!
Loved our 2 berlingos we had when the kids were growing up. Would take anything, camping, mountain bikes, drum kits, fantastic cars!
The berlingo is the obvious hubnut tool
Also one of the most under estimated cars on the road.
I see posts on forums over and over saying need a cheap large family car that’s reliable and cheap to run etc.
It’s only snobbery that stops people looking at them. I laugh at SUVs that cost 5x or more.
People.woukd rather be in debt to the eyeballs that "look poor"!
@@barry5138 I would rather drive a berlingo and afford a few pints and a meal out than sit at home with a smart BMW money pit on the drive.
@@GadgetMart same here, my Auris has near 200,000 miles on her. Hope to get another few. £500 a month means a lot these days, some in way over their heads
@@barry5138 It’s not just that, you are buying a service contract with the main dealer when you buy a new car.
There’s very little you can do yourself these days.
Lovely Jubbly, missed your video's while on on holiday in Yorkshire Mr HubNut as the the Internet speed was truly terrible on the coast and you were truly pixilated.
The Berlingo is looking and sounding good, have a great time on the trip, best wishes.
Lol exellent once again have a safe trip my friend looking foward to seeing your adventures glad you keeping old foxy foxanne ,Neil
I am happy for you that you solved the issue. Enjoy your trip.
My friend has a 2002 Berlingo 2.0 HDI. I'm amazed at how clean the exhaust is. When I was underneath checking the backbox for leaks I couldn't smell anything coming out of the exhaust - just felt the heat. Even under acceleration, never any soot.
Apart from the usual crankshaft pulley replacement and a coil spring, it's been 100% reliable.
Bella is a good little motor. Take care on your big trip Ian. Look forward to your videos.
Hi well done what a simple fix,no money spent and a big improvement
Good luck on your trip 😊
Your becoming quite a competent DIY mechanic ian, miss hubnut has defenatly influenced your approach to doing fixes.
Loving my Berlingo so looking forward to getting that merch!
That's very satisfying. Excellent detective work Sir!
Well done Ian for discovering the source of the rattle. As a piano tuner/technician, I can tell you that one of the hardest jobs to do on a piano, when there is a rattle or a buzz from somewhere, is to find it and then to stop it. Maybe next time I have such a problem on a customers' piano I should employ Hubnut to track down the rattle and fix it for me..! 😊
Gaffer tape, the marvellous cure all for drivers of vehicles of a certain age. We have a motor home which has been kept on the road thanks to gaffer tape 👍👍👍👍
Enjoy your adventure, safe travels glad you found the annoying rattle, it would have driven you mad, stay safe and look forward to the videos 👍
Fixing rattles always transforms how the car feels. Cardboard stuffing is a real art form!
Our tailgate rattles like hell too, i'm going to see if I can cure it, thanks Ian! 😀
When I was 13 in 1977 we went to Switzerland by bus from central Scotland hull to Rotterdam through Belgium Germany and France no toilets or air conditioning in those days it was one hell of a journey the only consolation it was a brand new bus enjoy your trip greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Nice fix, I can't stand difficult-to-pinpoint rattles either! Looking forward to your trip to the Netherlands and hopefully testing some Japanese classics (big fan).
Good luck on the road trip ian
Nice work…adding value😃👍
Also looking forward to the Classic Ford show, especially as an owner of a 2000 Focus
Great vid Ian thanks. Got a Peugeot partner van pritty much the same lol a changed the cam belt on mine it wasn't much hassle keep an eye on drop links and bottom ball joints and the bearings in the back axle lol apart form that it's a good wee van. I daily drive that to keep the sapphire off the road in the bad weather and winter. Cheers all the best 👍
Nothing worse than an annoying rattle to make driving stressful! Glad it's fixed!🙂
Brilliant video Ian 👍
Ready for the roadtrip!
Great simple little fix, safe journeys on the road trip Ian.
And yes I too want a Berlingo as I keep seeing them but I fear a divorce might be on the cards. I think it would make a nice Micro Camper.
My daughter has the B9 variant and yes it does, especially the B9 being just that much bigger.
There's a photographer on YT (Thomas Heaton) who converted a Delica to an off-road camper...
Great job, sometimes it's the little things that makes a big difference.
Cool, have a fun, safe trip 😀
Our 2 Berlingos, and our Nissan Serena, best family transport we have had over the years, Serina v eccentric.
How to fix old cars. Amazing!
Can't tell you how happy I am that you're in the Berlingo family.
You did always say that you was put off by the TOD.
I've owned many, many cars that other would see as superior to the lingo but out of the 40+ cars I've owned it's by far the best all rounder and the most suited to my needs with 2 children and a dog.
I can't wait to see you fall even further for Bella, I'm sure she will give you and the family lots of happy memories.
I am glad you fixed it. Rattles are annoying. I will admit that in more then one car i have owned, I have solved the rattle by turning the radio volume knob up a bit.
Yup, works a treat!
Mr HubNut! Having owned many a berlingo, I can tell you that using the rear wiper sparingly will lead her to an early death.. They don’t like a lack of use at all. Use it plentifully! (but only if the glass is not dry!)
Seems an ideal car for the family mate.
Lovely job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The 2.0 HDi is a really good reliable workhorse, I had that engine in my two Xsara Picassos. Andrw.
Have safe journey and enjoy yourself 👍🙂
Yes, I am in the Netherlands. Yes, love old Japanese cars. Yes, would be nice to see you in person. Snif, I'll be at work then.
Nooo!
Have a safe journey mr nut
Great video🇳🇴😎
The Japan car scene in the Netherlands is quite good. Here in Southern Germany the car shows are dominated by Mercedes, Porsche and BMW... boring. I'm looking forward to your report from the Netherlands!!!
Will miss hubnut be there are is family commitments getting in the way
Absolutely love the multispace
I'll never be allowed to get one though.
For some reason we'd look like the pope visiting an overseas country?
@@mrc7478 The Skoda jokes where hilarious too. I remember the ‘skip’ one and the heated rear screen.
Oh how we mocked the Eastern European cars from the comfort of our Itals and Marinas.
expanding foam might have helped shut that noise up
Pipe lagging tubes are great for rattling door furniture;-))
Good fix. I’d have been tempted to use silicone sealant as a glue to secure it
Polyurethane construction adhesive is good for reattaching stuff like that.
Great cars luv 'em!
future classics
The rattle quickly found and fixed, sometimes life is so easy.
See you Sunday at JCS.
Turned out to be an easy repair
Always loved the Berlingo, but now need ISO seat fixings for my Grandson
What about a quick squirt of expanding foam to “glue and deaden”?
@@willywonkawhitecaneman ah ok, I thought it firmed a skin if not cut into that was water tight… I live & learn!
Expanding foam fixes everything
Had a annoying tapping noise above 55-60mph that seemed to come from around the driver's lower corner of the windscreen. Taped down various bits of external trim to try and localise it but got nowhere. Wasn't until I had the wheels off to do a pre-MoT check that I found the two lower wheelarch liner clips had somehow been pulled through the liner. Fixed it and no more tapping noise. (Mazda3 Sport.)
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
I would have stuck it, with some random silicone sealant I have knocking around. Then wedged it (semi) permanently with some foam packing.
In The late 70's I hired a Sunbeam Talbot, to go from Manchester to Essex. It had a rattle in the roof lining, which I could feel with my fingers. It was a similar strengthening bar. Which had not been spot welded, or stuck, properly. It was a new car too, only 200 miles on the clock. "Because French" LOL
All the faults on Gazelle reminds me I have a list of things that require doing on my car before the end of next month which is Festival of Unexceptional weekend.
Berlingo is firmly in my car to get list.
Bit of 3M VHB tape ought to stick that loose bit back in place, it's just getting said tape in there with that rather tight space to work in... :P
Hey, catched up on the videos and wanted to say something (non related to this particular video)
If you want to intercool this engine, beware it will require custom work to put the intercooler in place and plumb it. Perhaps even modifying the manifold (you need to use a 406 or xantia intercooler and manifold).
But beyond that, I'd recommend mounting a 110 turbo kit (and redo the control air hose unfortunatly) and intercooler before tuning it.
You can intercool the 90 but you'll get some turbo lag due to the increased piping. Which you can solve by upping the boost (by doing some trickery with the control air hose) and a tune.
Now you have her name in gold you should get the over gold cover for the wing mirror and add some bling! ;)
AY UP MR AND MISS HUBNUT
My mk1 berligo was just the same lol my mk2 also has lots of rattles but I think the rattles give it character lol 😂
3M VHB double sided tape is the answer there. It will bond the metal strip back onto the rear panel, the strip is to stop drumming and the 3M tape will also help with this. The tape is so strong that it is often impossible to remove that which you have stuck with it.
Where can you buy genuine 3M tapes though ? I’ve yet to see any 😭
Talked my dad out of his 08 astra estate auto into a 2012 multispace 1.6 hdi auto. I hated driving the astra but love the berlingo and the amount of space for stuff is brilliant.
Had a similar problem with my c4gp, had a weird vibration/rattle, i played suspension parts darts at it to no avail, i ended up speaker to a citroen main dealer technician (mechanic) he opened my bonnet, tide a bit of rag around the AC pipe that went across the inner wing & guess what,,,,yes i haven't heard it since, he said it was a common problem with c4gp's!
Annoying rattles which you know are coming at a specific rev range can be a real pain - I had a noise which I was convinced was behind the dash only to find it was a pair of sunglasses in an overhead locker...
My first car, a '66 Imp, had a bad rattle from the demister nozzle the first time I drove it windows open in summer. Spotting the cause was easy as you could see it through the windscreen - it was a lolly stick. Getting it out was another matter...
Expanding foam !
She'll always be Bogey to the fans Ian 😁
Rear wipers fail because they don't get used enough and the spindle seizes causing the motor to burn out. You're making it more likely to fail by using it sparingly Ian. Lube the spindle with silicon grease and use it frequently.
Ta for reminding me - the shaft seal on my Mazda has been telling me it needs a squirt of silicone oil.
the berlingo seems an excellent vehicle to me. I run Peugeot 206 & 207SW Hdi, and they're economical and very handy for moving stuff (chiefly motorcycles). The Berlingo seems like a very similar prospect, my only worry is their ability to 60mpg or better. i shall consult the oracles.....
That strip is or should I say was , the panel strengthening strip. The rear door skin is so thin and so wide that additional metal is put in place to stop the skin from warping and going wavy due to slamming the rear door shut over and over. They are bonded with an automotive epoxy . The actual repair is to use 3M automotive VHB double sided tape to reattach the strip to the skin. It’s a relatively common complaint. Still you seem to have fixed the rattle. Just keep an eye on the door skin for any bending or and waves. 👍
You can sikaflex all the lose bits in the rear tailgate
Watch the first episode of top gear on iplayer from 20+ years ago.. Clarkson actually loved the citreon berlingo
I would have immediately grabbed the Pop Rivet Gun, drilled and secured it to the inside face. That would have fixed it. Hope it doesn't work loose again, so annoying I can imagine ! Well done anyhow 👍 🏁
Driving a Volvo 850... i think I've taken the tailgate more often apart than i opened the hood on that thing. Next time it starts rattling I'll just glue it in place ;P
Berlingo numbers rising
Stikaflex it back into place, it will be there forever!
That’s a pretty annoying issue on the dispatch. I use sticky backed foam :)
I'm torn between a Fusion and a Berlingo now.
Hi Ian. I am Dutch, and you should say Haymurt to pronounce the name of the town you are going to correctly.
Enjoy your time in the Netherlands!
Pity that i can't come:(.
My mum was from there.