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Brickwerks do a repair kit. Mine rusted thrpugh towards the back of the van.

Defo a 1.9 aaz td engine

Yeah blue smoke is oil, on start up normally valve stem seals. Does itsmoke on over run or just when underload. If underload could be turbo leakimg oil.
Over run blue smoke probably steam seals

Diesel leak off pipe should be attached. Also dont think thats a tdi just lools like a 1.9td

Check it doesnt have a broken front spring.
Had it on a car 1 coil broke off from thetop and got stucking the spring and would rattle alot over any bump

I had weird indicators after doing some work on my van, fine before. Spent ages faffing and nothing fixed it. Just be coincidence i started the van for another reason. Indicators fixed so i assumed poor voltage but van still started

Low battery voltage, start the van and try with the engine running i betit all works fine then.

Leaking leak off pipe will cause poor /difficult starting. How did the garage not spot all the leaking diesel????

What is the actual problem as you say it now idles fine with the lever pushed in. Thats how it should be. Just need the lever to help with starting.

I used 15w40 cheap mineral oil in mine all year round. They fo use some oil but not sure how much is ok. Check for a leak. Could also be turbo and just burns oil when on boost.

It wont be a coincidence , its likely a duff connection on the dash ribbon and the carb solenoid cut off is not getting power

Start the van. Had exactly the same problem after taking dash out to do heater motor, ie no indicators but hazzards worked. Ran the engine for a bit as it hadnt been run for a while, bingo all fixed like magic. Must have been low battery voltage in my case. Although van still started.

Ive neverneeded to remove the fuel pump. Thebracket the alternator sits in is ithink just heldon by one or2 bolts it then separatesfrom the actual water pump.

Yeah I agree sounds like slightly sticking brakes. I ran my van for a while with no floor matting in the cab or bellow thing on the gear stick, I was amazed at how much hot air came into the cab

Yeah that setup is definitely not right, just to maybe confuse things I had a 1.6jx and then a 1.9 aaz for 10 years that just had 1 belt from the crank across the water pump and around the alternator.