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an easy way to tell if your van came from factory with alloys! it WILL have a slightly different wheel carrier ( and bars I believe) to the standard one.! its only the front bracket that's different. I have always sold my 'full' sets of alloys (x5) with the spare wheel carrier ! not that anyone ever...

yes , several good clouts.

as above , although you have no 'fan belt fitted' lower belt goes to the pump , alternator belt comes from the pump to the alt undo the bolts on the pulley , adjustment is via the shims. DO not throw away unused shims , put them in front of the pulley you may have a system that's only got one belt f...

petrol and 1.6 non turbo diesel vans have the same fan 1.7d and 1.6td vans have the bigger fan there is no direct need for the bigger fan on a standard vehicle unless you have other problems you can fit the later fan but you will also need the wiring loom and possibly the fan switch also note there ...

£500 on an engine ? including fitting? that's poss your problem

you need to be looking at £3000 or more if your paying someone to do it all

its easy to fit the standard bits and no probs if it goes wrong .

find a breaker with a van to go , so you will have all the bits . maybe able to fit it all as well.

prob have the stuff here in Gloucester

its not just a 2.0 every other model apart from the early 1600's have servos fitted and hydraulic clutches and all the bits are the same , slight differences in how the pipe connects to the engine and auto brake resivor. all but very early master cylinders have 2 brake light switches as well the man...

and no need for a filler cap . the system will bleed very easily if its in good condition .
biggest problem with the diesel is they don't get hot , so you may never here the fan cut in!

k seal may cause future problems , blockages ect so not always good if you intend keeping the van!

from memory they will fit , although your rubber hoses will need to be stretched over the radiator pipes as yours will be smaller.

you will do away with the pipe that drops down the side of the rad as that's built into the later ones

fan switch is the same , but been ages since I looked at one!

as above direstly jump the solenoid at the starter , this will eliminate any wiring problems between the switch and battery.

use a jump lead as an earth between body and engine.

location in your profile can be a big help!

if your in Gloucester I can pop over?

looks like he is an avid plumber as well!

you will either have an already bent gearstick or some adjustment needed


from factory there is plenty of room

get someone who knows what there looking at to have a look for you first.

you can if carful re straighten the stick , if carefull , but they can snap

ask them when the antifreeze / brake fluid / oil was last changed

ask for receipts

every 2 / 3 years , and oil yearly?