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Yep, that's the snag, you cant tell by looking what a springs' spring and load rate is.
One would hope the Synergie spring rate would be lower, ie start to deflect at a lower weight than a Dispatch one
but the load rate somewhere close

Well you are asking about a MK2 in the MKI section John
for myself I'm still struggling to find decent info on my MK1
so not much help on a MKII

Oscar I think John has the MK2 model which may or may not have the same locking circuitry
so be warned before tinkering with it.

I suggest you start a new thread on yours and give some info on the problem, year, model etc
and I see if can drag up some info on the locking system relevant to yours

Just got back from a quick test and its actually better now so having one of me thinks................

The handle to open the LH door was tighter than normal and think in my efforts to 'improve' it
I may have over tightned the door catches and thereby stressed it too much which obviously didnt help.

This time, I used a dry marker on the catch plates to see where the tongue thing was making contact
to check they were not hitting or sticking on the sides, they looked OK.
Bearing in mind the tightness of the lever previously, I carefully pushed the door shut until I heard
the top tongue loctate and the seal at the top looked good.
The catch plate looked to be where should be.

The bottom catch was still unengaged and the door looked to be in a good position seal wise
so I backed off the 2 catch plate bolts and gently levered the catch plate back until I
heard the tongue engage then nipped them up.

The creaking noise has gone! and the door release lever feels normal again so hopefully that's sorted.
I know these van are not built for comfort and have typical hard suspension in order to carry heavy loads
so they'll never be whisper quiet like luxury saloons but the quieter we can get them makes them more pleasant to drive.

The Amazon one shown above says 1080p but the specs says the screen only has a resolution of
1000x600 so that's not 1080p but 720p.

Mine's got steering wheel controls linked to my stereo  but I never bother using them
it's also got air bags, seat belt pre tensioners
and remote central locking.
Last but most important to me
Air Con !
I do like me air con, useful in summer and winter that.

Doh! I'm so friggin stupid
I kept looking at that orange knob thing thinking it was a priming pump
and ignoring the squeezy ball thing.
Of course! the orange knob is the dip stick and nowt to do with fuel system?

Sorry for any confusion caused by my chiming in half assed.
My van has the DW10 HDI so different sytem and its been many years and vehicles since I had the Citroen C15
that had a DW8 or XUD ( not sure) and its a vague memory now.

Glad you got there despite my 'advice'

Ahh! yes of course, the old thermo switch thingy

Ah! hang on
Another look tells me the outlet from the filter goes to the priming pump then the injector pump
I mistakenly assumed the primer was pre filter, so 7 (pump inlet) must connect to the primer.

What are two sensor looking connectors? one green one blue.
I'll guess one is the coolant temp sensor.

I'd say Top of filter/outlet (no 4) goes to injector Pump/inlet (7) which, if I'm right,
should currently be connected to the bottom of your after market can filter.
8 on pump should be the fuel return to tank.

By all means check though, because I have a different pump and filter on my 2.0 HDI.

Welcome Claire
2006 DW8 NA?
I'm surprised someone cheaped out and put a DW8 in 2006 van.
the could have at least stuck a turbo lump in.
( The XUD 1.9 turbo could be a possible upgrade to mull over)
I had a DW8 C15 van and it was, let's say 'pedestrian' to drive.
Sounds like you jumped off a racehorse and on to a donkey!

Oh well, you've bought it now

I'm at just over 1 year of ownership of one of these vans
after a VAG engined Galaxy and have the 2.0 HDI model.
I cant specifically say what to look for but but in general,
check for rot before committing to throwing too much money at it.
The inner and outer sills and front subframes are  known to rot and
if neglected will cost plenty of time and money to fix.

It's probably the simplest and least complex model with no ECU,
no remote central locking,no air con or seat belt pretensioners to delve into.
Changing the cam belt and water pump was a good move, so this with regular oil
and filter changes should ensure there's plenty of life left in it.
Having an indirect injection lump means you'll need to check the glow plugs
and relay especially before the temps drop later in the year.

There is no Haynes manual to refer to, the Hayne Autofix is a useles rip off
so dont bother
Electrically:
Citroen do not use colour conventions on cables like most manufacturers
but each cable has a number on it which can be a PITA at times.
On the wiring diagrams I've found each device has a code which is ok
when you have the look up table, but can be bloody frustrating when you dont.
I've worked on vehicle and motorcycle electrics for years and still get very irritated
at something I should be able to trace through in seconds can take ages to do.

On a say an Audi system, a brown cable will be a ground or green on a Honda
On these vans, green/yellow is often a ground, but that cant be relied on.

Anyway Show us a pic of your pride and joy