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Alrighty all ..

Time for an update on this although not really much further forward.

Van had been fine for a few weeks and my efforts to get it hooked up to OBDII data had failed .. but then in the last week or so I've had two hot-start failures.

Both times the van turns over just fine but won't start.

And both times it started again after a wait of 15-20 minutes.

Both times the weather was over 20 degrees.

So I tried again to get my ELM 327 to connect to the ECU and after about an hour I got it working.

Glory be.

So the code which seems to be permanently occurring [will instantly re-appear if cleared] is:

P0230 - Fuel pump relay - circuit malfunction

Great info on that here

Now, that sounds like it could well be related to my problem, yeah?

The only thing that makes me unsure is that I'm pretty certain that the last time I got a thing hooked up to the OBDII [around 4 years ago] - I saw the same code.

And this issue has only just started happening.

So .. coincidence that they seem related? Or is the starting issue just the latest symptom of the [worsening?] problem causing P0230.

Ultimately I reckon this will need to go to the garage I suspect but thoughts welcome as ever!

Still got a few of these left folks!

Any remainder will go under the wipers of vans I see so shout if you'd like one - they're free and delivered free!

Ta for the replies

Will try to get it hooked up to diagnostics tomorrow - no idea about injectors or leak-off pipes I'm afraid - any guidance appreciated!

What was the fault, Ricko?

Man that looks TIDY!

Good work!

I think they're 6.5" Casper 

Pleasure!

You probably need to get out more!

Yep should be!

All those who have ordered - your stickers are in the post!

Plenty more still here folks - just fire me over your details: chris@dispatchexpertscudo.org.uk

Hey all - really lovely idea this.

I tend to be quite busy so I'd leave you guys to decide on the details - but if I can possibly make it I'd love to join.

I'm another SW Scotland bod - but I like the idea of North & South meetups. I do make it down to Bristol a few times each year in the van so, never know, I might make both.

I've mentioned this before on the forum - but in this neck of the woods there is a properly brilliant little Bluegrass Festival at a village called Moniaive. Super-friendly, great music [I wasn't a bluegrass fan until I went], big field for [cheap] camping [with loos] and 90% of the entertainment is free. Most of the music is just folks jamming [to a high standard] in the two brilliant pubs in the village.

This year it's FRI, 27 SEP - SUN, 29 SEP

Whether it suits for a meetup or not - I can't recommend it enough - maybe I'll see you there

I had a similar issue recently [never had starting issues before or since] - fuel filter was manky - I was late servicing the van. Tsk tsk!

No I was just tinkering

We will get a site upgrade at some point! But it's dependent on the replacement software getting out of beta.

Reckon it will be this year by the looks of things - although I think I said that last year!

But I think I had grown to dislike that border, yes!

Well ...

I had a bit of rebar kicking about which is pretty much walking stick shaped.

It actually worked really well without any sort of megaphone extension. It's long, thin and sturdy so just held the walking-stick-handle end to my ear and poked the other end onto the various pulleys.

The only pulley that stood [sonically] out was #78 below - the roller tensioner.

(73) Crankshaft pulley .

(74) Dynamic tensioner roller .

(75) Power steering pump .

(76) Alternator .

(77) Stabiliser roller .

(78) Roller tensioner (The belt fitting tension is adjusted by means of a cam ring) .

The feedback from it was prob 50% louder than anything else and considerably higher pitched. Everything else was much of a muchness.

I then spent about half an hour prodding the rebar into various other parts of the engine just for fun. Amazing what you can pick up!

The astute amongst you might remember that before Xmas I had a problem with my battery light coming on faintly. Turned out to be a v simple wiring issue but I do wonder if the garage maybe adjusted this tensioner to make sure the belt was sufficiently tight when they were troubleshooting that.

Which may or may not account for the increased noise [opinions welcome!].

There's definitely more whirr / drone / whine [not like turbo whistle tho - def mechanical] from the engine bay than before .... and it does follow revs.

I'm going to monitor it for the next week and will maybe book in for a check at the garage ... will keep you posted.

Thanks again!