[dazmond]

oil light came on at about 2pm.i knew their was plenty of oil in the van and the engine seemed fine so carried on working til 4pm.

2 mins into driving home and engine loses power and then rattling noises and it cuts out.

so ive been stuck for 3 hours waiting for a truck to take me home.ive had better days.ruddy freezing too.

ive been lucky with cars and vans for years but someday it was bound to run out.today was the day!

guy said engines seized.new engine required.

great start to the new year!

[G Griffin]

Blimey.
It won't keep you down though, Daz.
Good luck with it.

[steven ainger]

Sorry to hear this
Always seems to happen just after Xmas.
I had a head gasket go on my old van this time last year,
Got another van in the end, 11 plate Peugeot Expert 20 hdi, old van wasnt worth throwing money at

[Michael Peterson]

that light doesnt meen low oil it meens no oil in the sump ,it meens stop right now, the rattle is death rattle i made exactly that misstake mate a few years ago, you can get the engine on that van (is it still the ford ) reconditioned for about 1500 but to be honest you may be looking at another van, sorry man its bull when stuff like this happens

[Michael Peterson]

after this happend to me i went to vanarama and pay about £50 a week for a new van which after 4 years i can buy and pay them 6k or upgrade or sell privatly, this might not be the cheepest option but ill tell you what, the security and confort it good

[Clever Forum Name]

Ditch it and get that custom you was on about 

Not a good start to the year BUT just think you could be driving the rest of the year in a newer van

[lal]

 Sorry to hear that about your van dazmond, I've got the same van as you too T230    , i remember you mentioned on
 here a little while back, that you were thinking about getting a Transit Custom, (thats gonna be my next van too), will you
 get another engine for your connect or go for another van.

[dazmond]

that light doesnt meen low oil it meens no oil in the sump ,it meens stop right now, the rattle is death rattle i made exactly that misstake mate a few years ago, you can get the engine on that van (is it still the ford ) reconditioned for about 1500 but to be honest you may be looking at another van, sorry man its bull when stuff like this happens

ive had oil lights come on before on other vans and cars and its normally been a faulty oil pressure switch!2 mins driving to mess my engine up.

[LWC]

Sorry to hear this Daz

[Dave Willis]

Oh well, you'll just have to dip into that £50,000 emergency fund.

[dazmond]

Sorry to hear that about your van dazmond, I've got the same van as you too T230    , i remember you mentioned on
 here a little while back, that you were thinking about getting a Transit Custom, (thats gonna be my next van too), will you
 get another engine for your connect or go for another van.

im gonna take a trip to my local garage tomorrow morning and see what he says.i reckon ill get another engine in it for just less than a grand fitted.great guys at my garage.

the van only gets used for work and it still looks tidy etc so i dont want to get rid of it TBH .with a new engine i reckon its got a few years left in it yet.i only do 2500-3000 miles a year!

i can still do a bit of work in my golf gti (backpack,trolley and 4 barrels)and slx 22,trad gear,etc.not ideal but itll keep me ticking over for now.

[8weekly]

Sorry to hear that about your van dazmond, I've got the same van as you too T230    , i remember you mentioned on
 here a little while back, that you were thinking about getting a Transit Custom, (thats gonna be my next van too), will you
 get another engine for your connect or go for another van.

im gonna take a trip to my local garage tomorrow morning and see what he says.i reckon ill get another engine in it for just less than a grand fitted.great guys at my garage.

the van only gets used for work and it still looks tidy etc so i dont want to get rid of it TBH .with a new engine i reckon its got a few years left in it yet.i only do 2500-3000 miles a year!

i can still do a bit of work in my golf gti (backpack,trolley and 4 barrels)and slx 22,trad gear,etc.not ideal but itll keep me ticking over for now.

Sorry to hear thatDaz. Get the Custom. Lovely vans.

[Stoots]

So im not the only one with van problem today!

I broke down at 11 and got home at 3:30 after waiting for a tow truck

Gearbox failure for me, possibly dual mass flywheel - wont see much change from a grand they reckon

Good fun eh

Im gutted, been looking for vans for the last 3 hours

[Matt.]

Bad luck mate
Get on internet Daz scour round for second hand engine, try hills salvage in skem, they will have one it's just price, or there's a massive salvage yard knutsford/winsford ways. Am sure there will be a few in Manchester maybe more local

[Jonny 87]

Ah that's rubbish. always after the holidays too.

The only saving grace is that there are a lot of engines available for that connect as they were very popular vans.

Hope you don't have much down time.

[dazmond]

martin at the garage said give him a week and get back to him.i reckon im looking at £900-£1000 for engine and £500-£600 for fitting.so say 2 weeks until im on the road again.not too bad.

at least i can still work albeit at a slower pace and some jobs ill have to avoid.

ive got 120L (4 barrels and a full backpack)in the golf,xtreme25,trad gear,etc..ill be brushing up a bit more on my trad skills over the next few weeks for sure lads!

ive got 40m of pole hose so ill leave the backpack in the car for some work and i have a little foldaway trolley too.

at least i have heated seats in the golf during my lunch breaks!

[deeege]

Good luck getting it sorted mate. 

This is the exact reason I've gone down the lease route. Brand new van, nice to drive, no MOT/ Tax to pay just £100 a year on service but most importantly I have the piece of mind that I'm not going to ever be off the road for more than a day.  All for the cost of a days earnings per month.

[Cookie]

This is the exact reason I've gone down the lease route. Brand new van, nice to drive, no MOT/ Tax to pay just £100 a year on service but most importantly I have the piece of mind that I'm not going to ever be off the road for more than a day.  All for the cost of a days earnings per month.

Are the lease company OK with you drilling holes in the van chassis in order to secure your tank?

[jonboywalton75]

I do all sorts to my transit custom
If I don't want to keep it beyond the four year lease  I just find  a buyer and pay my balloon payment
I did this with my last one and came out with £500 extra

[Dave Willis]

martin at the garage said give him a week and get back to him.i reckon im looking at £900-£1000 for engine and £500-£600 for fitting.so say 2 weeks until im on the road again.not too bad.

at least i can still work albeit at a slower pace and some jobs ill have to avoid.

ive got 120L (4 barrels and a full backpack)in the golf,xtreme25,trad gear,etc..ill be brushing up a bit more on my trad skills over the next few weeks for sure lads!

ive got 40m of pole hose so ill leave the backpack in the car for some work and i have a little foldaway trolley too.

at least i have heated seats in the golf during my lunch breaks!

Crikey! you could buy two leather jackets for that.