[Gav Camm lammy 283]

PING PONG "WOULD GAV PLEASE COME TO THE CIU FORUM PLEASE, THANKYOU"
 

where shall i start brought a 03 mint
renault trafic last april cost 2.5k
june cam belt snapped cost 1k wages lost 3.5k
july turbo failure 2nd hand turbo 2 ton
july turbo failure and replacement cat cost 7 ton lost wages  1k
november head gasket cost £513.00 lost wages 5 ton
continual oil leaks and fuel leaks cost 3hundred
lost wages 3 hundred
oil pump knackered 30 quid 2nd hand
can to fit it yesterday bottom cam pulley
had been knackered resulting in engine case broken !!!!
looks like junes mechanic had broken this !!!!
result NEEDING NEW ENGINE !!!!!!
head as totally gone blown off !!!!!!!!!!!
result im trading van in knackered engine or not
11 plate swb vivaro on way i hope
moral or this story is steer well clear of 2nd hand vans

[alanwilson]

I had to get our vans serviced just last week.

terrible.

[Scrimble]

with my combo had ecu and throttle body failure spent a month at vauxhall garage cost me including lost wages and van hire 2 grand,

2 weeks ago head gasket went, got a replacement engine fitted out of a 1 year old corsa including van hire no loss of wages engine changed over the weekend a grand

dazmond a clutch? big deal could change that in a morning done before lunch on the drive.

[jasonl]

yeah proberly but good it means i get a new van as been saving for one but cant justify getting one yet as this van still moves well just about when full of water

Let me know wont you when you are getting rid of that van , its a ggod one

[Paul Coleman]

Karma is what you use to run over your dogma. 

Great stuff.  Keep 'em coming 

[woody1]

yeah jason to be honest i need a bigger van so will do mate and can see me looking for one in a few weeks have you seen any about

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

vans direct brand new vivaro £159 per mth 

[woody1]

jammy sod bad credit so doubt there touch me

[dazmond]

thanks guys i feel much better now....!!!!

is the thrust bearing included in a clutch kit?ive never had any clutch problems in any car/van before in 22 years of driving.

the clutch has been steadily getting worse over the last week.i had it booked in for a week on monday as i wanted to get some work done and out of the way first but yesterday i couldnt get it into gear after nipping to the bank!!

everytime i press the clutch down there is a loud squealing coming from underneath.is this the thrust bearing?thats what a guy told me who said he knows cars/vans well.

need new front brake pads and oil light keeps coming on even though theres enough oil in the engine so gonna get that done at the same time.


regards


dazmond

[bobby p]

youve had a long run if youve never had a clutch go before daz .    hopefully your oil-light will just be a dodgy oil pressure switch

[dazmond]

lammy thats one hell of a run of bad luck!you must of bought a real "lemon"

you ve put me off ever getting one of them vans anyway!


so all in you must of spent a couple of grand on it and its still knackered.

good luck with your next van mate you deserve it.with downtime you must of felt like just getting a window cleaning cart and going back to fulltime trad!!

i feel for ya mate

sincerely good luck in future purchases.


dazmond

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

looked tidy low ish miles at the time
the lad who picked it up even plugged
it in to see if any faults were logged

[dazmond]

yeh bobby the mechanic said its probably just a dodgy oil pressure switch.it keeps flickering on and off.sometimes it stays on for a while then flickers again.

whats worse case scenario?could it be a faulty oil pump?and are these expensive to fix?

if i keep getting trouble might be worth hiring a van so i can keep working!

these things really cause a double whammy as cant get out to earn as well as repair bills!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

and in all honesty its superb
to drive wen it runs well
it carrys all my gear with ease
will sit at 90 on motorway fully laden

[bobby p]

yeh bobby the mechanic said its probably just a dodgy oil pressure switch.it keeps flickering on and off.sometimes it stays on for a while then flickers again.

whats worse case scenario?could it be a faulty oil pump?and are these expensive to fix?

if i keep getting trouble might be worth hiring a van so i can keep working!

these things really cause a double whammy as cant get out to earn as well as repair bills!

when was a mechanic i saw the oil pump strainer blocked with crud on a few engines putting the light on . but   its rare,more usually its  that pressure switch 9 times out of 10

[P @ F]

Dazmond , the squeal is def the clutch release bearing . you could just replace that , but as you need to strip out to replace that then i would go the whole hog and do the job lot mate , wont or shouldnt cost you any more in labour costs , if they give you different costings then tell them they are takin the pi55 !

Rich

[Tom White]

I'm off to the garage with my 'new van' this morning because it has trouble starting in the mornings.  It's probably the glow plugs! 

[dazmond]

dave stop being a smug git!!my brother has bought loads of cars for a fair few grand and he s had some right "lemons".

ive never bought a car/van thats not been at least 10 years old.i usually spend a few hundred on repairs to keep them on the road and most have lasted 4 -5 years.

with the money you ve spent on your van and garage services i bet you ve still spent considerably more than me even taking into account work days lost!

it would be great to buy a brand new van for £160-£200 a month as i could easily afford that but i live in the real world and with my credit history i dont have that option!

tosh better get them glow plugs(or battery) sorted before winter comes!if its struggling to start on a spring morning it sure wont on a freezing one!

[WISEOWL]

August 2008

1997 Nissan Vanette 2.3D (with WFP equip)
First MOT needed welding, new break system and general service - cost £600
Second MOT more extensive welding needed and all suspension gone - scrapped for £170

July 2010

1999 Nissan Vanette 2.3D (swapped equipment over)
September - new water pump £170
First MOT due June - pre MOT check discovered welding and break pads/discs
Advisory for new cambelt so will go ahead with work

I hope it will last until at least MOT 2012, ideally I have budgeted for a new van in 2013 so if I am lucky it might last until then as only has 80,000 on the clock.

[Scrimble]

yeh bobby the mechanic said its probably just a dodgy oil pressure switch.it keeps flickering on and off.sometimes it stays on for a while then flickers again.

whats worse case scenario?could it be a faulty oil pump?and are these expensive to fix?

the light is prob coming on because there is no oil pressure, the engine wont last long without oil,

on one of my old astravans oil light kept coming on and i thought oh prob just a dodgy sensor, then as i was driving down the street the engine blew up,
 
good luck dazmond you sound pretty inept with car mechanics faulty oil pump? your a brave man driving round ignoring the no oil pressure warning light

if i was you i'd be saving up for a new van very quickly and checking the price of scrap metal up north