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I your 1971, I raise you The Singing Postman of 1965

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5m4m5VdP8

Its a shame to see so many vehicle specific forums decline as they've been such good resources.
There is a Facebook page for Mk1's but it's well....shite really, like a lot of FB
Possibly ok for buying and selling but still crap IMO.
Vehicles wear out of course or people move on but
I blame it, or at least link it to the decline of peoples attention span and inabilty to compose and string
sentences together.
When I were a lad..........................

Is it possible your aforementioned use of wvo is a factor?

for reference
"Using Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) as diesel fuel requires strict management, primarily because vegetable oils are highly susceptible to "diesel bug" (microbial and fungal growth). WVO contains residual water and food sugars, providing the perfect breeding ground for these organisms which can destroy your fuel filters and injection pump"

I get the wvo thing, we'd all like cheaper fuel especially nowadays, but I wouldn't do it in my HDI
and in all my years of multiple deisel vehicles I have never encountered 'deisel bug'

My sympathies, every time I look into the engine bay the thought of servicing the head
make  me think "sod that ! I'm too old for that shit"

Dropping the turbo and pulling the head/manifold sounds like a plan, hope it works for you

Ah!
It was kind going that way I suppose
We all tend to hope it's going to be something simple and easy to fix at first
until  reality kicks us in the arse.

Not going to try and tell you how to do the job, but would suggest you consider replacing the cam belt and water pump while you've got it apart.

BTW  I fitted one of those cheap Ebay remote cental locking gizmos the other day and it's working well
I'll put a post up about it here soon.

I googled it and AI says
"Yes, many 2017 Citroën Dispatch (and Peugeot Expert) vans use a "wet belt" system, specifically within the 1.2L and 1.5L PureTech petrol engines.
However, if your 2017 Dispatch is a diesel (HDi), it generally uses a traditional dry timing belt rather than a wet belt system.

Well it did fail on the exhaust and  a CV boot too, so not that bad for an old banger eh?
It's going in to be fixed on Tuesday and I'll hopefully soon have the old  thing road legal for another year.
BTW Exhaust back box section only £57 from Ebay so not painful.

Lola Kinks eh?
Sounds like a nice young lady. Good family, well educated and all that

Ahh the intercooler pipe ! yes, that makes sense now
I didn't notice the AC pump was bolted to the sump when changing the oil
but recall seeing the intercooler pipe.

I guess the job would be pretty straight forward if it was on a ramp in a garage
where all you'd had to do was remove the aux drive belt, remove and lash the AC pump out of the way and remove some
intercooler pipe work to get at it.

DIY at home I reckon you will thank yourself if you spend time getting it well jacked up on stands or ramps/blocks (SAFELY !!)
to give yourself plenty of room to work and see what you are dealing with.

It will be messy, so get plenty of rags/cloths to clean surfaces to ensure you get a good fit for the new one
and check the oil pump strainer while you're in there. A hat and eye protection too, cos stuff will  be dropping off
on your head and face at times.

Good luck with it but I wouldn't blame you for getting a quote from a local garage
as that's what I'd be doing. I'm frequently heard to say " I'm too old for this shit" 

I never knew petrol/lpg/cng was an option for these vans, I thought they were all deisel
and cant recall ever seeing or hearing of a petrol one in the UK.
I know of LPG conversions here in petrol vans/cars but CNG seems rare.

So 306 seats will fit in a Dispatch/Scudo/Expert eh?
Easy 1 for 1 swap or mods needed?
handy to know if so as I'd like 2 nicer seats in mine

Re ECU's
I have various ECU software and VCI's
Diagbox/PP2000 is a bit of a pain in the ass to use imo
probably cos it's bootlegged.

I find the Delphi kit more flexible and have used this on various vehicles with results good enough to get the
fault codes and info I need, I could also test the fuel pump and cooling fan with it.

Torque pro using a BT dongle and Android tablet is pretty and easy but doesn't get 'under the hood' as well
and didn't get all the fault codes Delphi did.

I have no doubt any Honda will impress compared to an Exp/Dis/Scu
2 years of ownership and there nothing about the van that suggests high quality.
they're basic Eurovans and all old bangers now well beyond their expected life span
but if can get few more years out the thing without expensive problems, I'll be ok with that.

Oat, remind me what Honda you have?