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They look mint mate.

Are they all year round?

£115 each?

@vaz2121

Good instructions. Thank you. I need time to digest that info.

Also, can you recommend where the best place to pick up a second hand binnacle for a 2004 1.9L Dispatch?

They tell you these engines can last a life time but fail to state all the common shite bits that come with this van ie binnacle failure, oil in coolant etc.

Hey hoe I'm stuck with her now - gotta see it through and do a little camper conversion and get to see Scotland coast trail in the summer!

i have to admit that i am more so leaning towards the Michelins..  even though they are £134 each!

Wowsers!

Safety first in my opinion.

My MOT is due soon and if need be I'd be going for branded tyres.

@vaz2121

Every time you had replaced the binnacle, did it remember the correct mileage? I am guessing the binnacle takes the mileage reading from the CPU?

@kenbw2
Good MPG considering its a van.

I forgot to mention my weight of vehicle does include a permanent roof rack.

@casper
Sounds like a plan Einstein.... but... what exactly do you mean by brim it? (fill it to the brim?)

@vaz2121
I finally managed to inflate my tyres to 2.6 bar and hopefully there will be a dramatic improvement to the mpg. Some of the tyres where at 2.2 bar (I think).

My mates Peugeot expert seemed to be amazing on mpg whereas the Dispatch seems shite....so far anyway.

What MPG are you fellas been finding on average? My mile counter display doesn't fully work so I can't gauge mine sadly.

@kenbw2
Oh really...I'll have to have a look tomorrow. Thank for the info.

@Casper
That sounds reasonable considering my Seat Ibiza is around 32 PSI. Cheers for the heads up.

Nice one @kenbw2

Yeah already replaced, but I do have another one. So if I decide to do it in the future then from what you have said it's relatively simple to do.

Already took that gamble.I bought two as I had been told that they had the original oil cooler for my van! Luckily one came with the mounting bracket through the middle hole - without which  I couldn't attach it to the engine.

It costly to get it changed by the mechanics everytime so not sure whether to attempt it myself in future.

@kenbw2
Did you change the oil cooler yourself and if so... easy peezy job? Any advice to make it smooth would be appreciated.

Thanks for the low down though Casper

@kenbw2
Is yours crystal - pink clear now like in that photo Casper posted?

New second hand oil cooler is getting to be like rocking horse poo. I will have to keep an eye out for a new second hand one.

I had already used washing detergent and also Wynn radiator flush. Apparently according to one mechanic he stated that washing detergent is an abrasive and shouldn't really be used to clean the coolant system out as in the long run it could damage the water pump. I think he has apoint there hence why I opted to use the Wynn Rad cleaner on my second flush.