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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?

I would guess that was because they didn't bother to fit a crank sensor in the vans engine in the factory
as the van had no tacho so the synergie binnacle didn't get any pulses.

This may help to decide if you have one

"The crank position sens"or for the XUD9 engine is typically located on the top of the bell housing, above the flywheel. It may be hidden by the thermostat housing on some engine"

If you have or get one this gives you options

It was the 13GB download I bought off Ebay that unpacked to a 20gb file I put on the cloud way back
It runs on XP in VM Workstation 15
Alvylad downloaded it and said he couldn't get it run but it worked for me
and better when I upgraded the VM ware.

There are some limitations due to it not being able to phone home so it may not work via a VIN number
but you can input van type manually its good enough for wiring diagrams which I mainly wanted and
gives info on most of mechanical and body assemblies.

Wiring wise, It does ask for an RPO number which i found on the door pillar.
Not sure is this is specific to Pugs or all PSA vans have it, if your dispatch has one tell me and the engine type and I'll see if it works
as they're all essentially the same van albeit with varying engines, I reckon a lot of the info is relevant.
Now I've worked out how to print the diagrams, I can build my own manual.

That's just some kind of primer IMO
I hear later models were galvanised but these were after the MK1 pre and post face lift era

Happy new year to one and all too

I don't buy the galvanising bit as there's no sign of it on my van
Somehow these van seem too cheap to warrant PSA spending on that sort of quality.
Rust will appear anyway cos its rust, but newly welded steel will start to rust in days unless treated

Various 'anti rust wonder products' have been on the market for years but my cheap go to
has been old engine oil slightly diluted with white spirit and a pump up garden sprayer
I would often make a few access holes to get it in all the nooks and crannies.
I've used this method on, among other things, my old Transits after welding which as we all know are often feckin rot boxes,
motor cycle frames and swinging arms and it's worked for me. 
Its messy but worthwhile and a hell of a lot cheaper than paying for a shop to weld yer old banger up.

1200-1500 quid for welding? jeez, that's more than the van is worth so I'll guess it's part of the family
to consider spending that.

So, to try and sum it all up in as concisely as I can.

it appears you have a DW10 UTED4 / RHK engine which is
a 2.0 litre common rail Turbo-diesel 16-valve with catalyst
Euro 5 compliant
and this variant has an engine mounted lift pump.
( like many of the 1.6 HDI's BTW)
You have still neglected to mention mileage.........

For comparison, my 2006 2.0 HDI (DW10 ATED / RHZ) has an electrical in tank lift pump
which at 135K is running well (fingers crossed)

Reported Fault:
intermittent starting issues, once started it runs ok

Correct?

'Test don't Guess' is my wee mantra when debugging but we all cant help guessing anyway
cos we're all human right?

If it were my vehicle I would get the OBD kit running on it and check fault codes
for clues before committing to spending.
Not all faults trigger an eml light.
I've got various VCIs up to a bootlegged Lexia which runs in WinXP in a VM (I hate it!)
but my favourite for the Expert is a Multidiag pro from Aliexpress running bootlegged Delphi.
This may not get under the hood as far as Lexia, but it gets the codes and some other data
which is all I want most of the time and it works on other vehicles too.
I've used it on my Expert and recently a 2011 Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI and a 2001 1.8 petrol Audi TT to read/clear fault codes.