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Casper wrote:

At what you are saying i would be more prone to think (Im no mechanic) its the valve seals. When parked overnight the oil will seep down into the top of the pistons. When starting up you will burn it off and be fine for the day. Did you take them plugs out a cold engine? If so that may explain my theory more. Did you pay much for the van? You may end up with a money pit but as you need it for work you will keep throwing good money at bad. Get a compression test and see what the pros say. You could end up paying for that van two or three times over. I paid 800 for mine and apart from the odd starting issue its been great.

Took van for a good drive out so engine was hot when plugs came out as I done oil and filters at the same time. All 4 plugs came straight out not a problem with any of them. Van cost 700 and was only meant to be a stop gap van to get me started and its sods law it will cost me a fortune?

Johndragonman
  air intake was took out and egr was unscrewed and cleaned out aswell. Egr had about 5mm of gunk on the inside walls of it so that was all cleaned of and intake sprayed with carb cleaner and washed out and left to dry. As for oil usage I've had the van just over a month and I havnt noticed any oil usage at all before I changed oil it was sat in the right place on district and after service its sat at the full mark and hasn't moved.

Check that the clip holding the throttle cable in place is set in the correct place. If it's too close to the end of the cable, (too tight) that could be the problem. Try pulling the clip off and pushing the cable further into the hole on the throttle cable bracket a few notches and see if that helps. If it isn't that then you should try adjusting the tick over adjustment.

kenbw2 wrote:

Wanna share a few deets? Age, engine etc?

Guessing it maybe HDi if the fuel filter housing is problematic, but only a guess. The one on my Scudo Jtd/HDi is a pain to re-seal after it's been apart for a new filter.

Smart looking van, Dellboy. Mine's a silver/grey Dynamic. Always thought that colour looks good on these. Luckily with the Dynamic you get full size hubcaps that completely cover the grotty wheels underneath. And after 17 years, amazingly it still has all 4 caps still on. Fronts getting a little chewed round the edges now though.