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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: LWC on June 06, 2008, 02:33:31 pm

Title: citroen relay
Post by: LWC on June 06, 2008, 02:33:31 pm
ive seen a relay near me, but i think its only 1.9 diesel, are they a bit of a lump to drive, especially with the weight, my partner is a 1.9 diesel and its ok but struggles on some hills with the weight, and the relays are bigger and will have more weight in

anyone enlighten me?
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: steve m on June 06, 2008, 04:11:09 pm
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: LWC on June 06, 2008, 04:12:25 pm
definalty 1.9 bud, its a 2001
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: daniel b on June 06, 2008, 04:16:43 pm
you sure its not a citroen dispatch we have a couple of the 1.9 and when full there is nothin in them but they are great vans but i will be gettin 1 with bigger engine next time.
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: Davie T on June 06, 2008, 04:45:41 pm
You may find the Relay has a turbo fitted ( Possibly in fairly newer models), best to check.
When the turbo is fitted to the Relay, it is much better all round than the similar engine sized Expert non turbo.
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 06, 2008, 06:54:05 pm
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
I have a 2L Hdi relay pulls fine with 650L tank
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: RPCCS on June 06, 2008, 07:01:24 pm
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
I have a 2L Hdi relay pulls fine with 650L tank
especially now with a new engine, mak sure you ditch that ez start Ian ;) ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 07, 2008, 02:02:10 am
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
I have a 2L Hdi relay pulls fine with 650L tank
especially now with a new engine, mak sure you ditch that ez start Ian ;) ;) ;) ;)
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL expensive AA call out that was
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: sjm on June 07, 2008, 05:30:51 am
spoke to a mechanic yesterday and advised me to go for the 2;hdi engine , said they are bullet proof !
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 07, 2008, 09:30:14 am
spoke to a mechanic yesterday and advised me to go for the 2;hdi engine , said they are bullet proof !
They are meant to be, they just are not Ian Proof  ;D :-[ :-\
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: www.mrgutters.co.uk on June 07, 2008, 11:46:42 am
i have a 2.0hdi on a 53 plate ...not much guts on them ... struggles with a 650.. much prefered my transit ... really strong engines in them.. gutted i got rid of it.

Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: WCE on June 07, 2008, 11:48:47 am
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
I have a 2L Hdi relay pulls fine with 650L tank
especially now with a new engine, mak sure you ditch that ez start Ian ;) ;) ;) ;)
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL expensive AA call out that was
What was the actual problem in the end with van?
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 07, 2008, 12:13:31 pm
relays are either 2.2, 120 bhp or 2.1. 100 bhp. They do do bigger engines but that is in the 4 metre long body shells and the campers
I have a 2L Hdi relay pulls fine with 650L tank
especially now with a new engine, mak sure you ditch that ez start Ian ;) ;) ;) ;)
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL expensive AA call out that was
What was the actual problem in the end with van?
the bottom end of the engine ceased solid easy start helped do this :-[.

The quickest way for me to get van back was another engine
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: WCE on June 07, 2008, 12:36:45 pm
Have you taken this up with easy start? It seems wrong that they should cause more problems than actually solve them. They should pay for the repairs if you ask me!
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 07, 2008, 12:40:08 pm
Have you taken this up with easy start? It seems wrong that they should cause more problems than actually solve them. They should pay for the repairs if you ask me!
No not taken it up with them, and the AA should not have used it either.

I have most of a van if anyone wants it free.
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: WCE on June 07, 2008, 12:43:28 pm
If you have kept the old engine put the undamaged? head on ebay. Wont make you a fortune but someone will want it!
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: windowwashers on June 07, 2008, 12:55:30 pm
If you have kept the old engine put the undamaged? head on ebay. Wont make you a fortune but someone will want it!
I am as soon as the garage take it off got to be worth couple of hundred.  ;)
Title: Re: citroen relay
Post by: WCE on June 07, 2008, 01:05:05 pm
Certainly should be. I had an mk3 Astravan that I wreaked the head on and to get it replaced and the thing repaired was well expensive. The reason was the head was hard to get hold of.  When I got rid of the van as scrap I took the head off and flogged it to the garage that had done the work. I sold it to them for £300 and the rest of the van for £30 to the scrappie. If I had sold the whole thing complete I would of prob. got £100 max! There is sometimes more money in the separate parts than the whole van!