Originally Posted by
S1rst
What were the big problems with the combo's out if interest? Obviously it depends on the van, but im just going by what the AA guys have said, and they say they have far more breakdowns with them then they do with the combo's.
In fact i tell i lie, i had to replace both front springs, but other than that (£50), and the airflow meter (£30), and serviced it and thats it. Sailed through every MOT its had. Original clutch, original wheel bearings, even original bushes on the front end, although i must admit, there probabaly about ready soon.
I think the key with buying a used van, is to get one thats been driven by the owner, not by staff/workers who dont usually give a shit about it.
Just a small list of issues for you...
EGR valves, wiring faults, ABS faults, Boost control faults EGR control circuit faults, immobiliser faults, ECU faults, pump and injector faults causing random non-starts, valve clearence issues causing misfires. We also had cutting out and low power issues but I can't remember what was the cause of them.
We did have a series of wiring problems on a loom that ran over the engine somewhere chaffing through and causing cutting out issues.
Had a couple of radios stop working too.
We have had mechanical issues with wearing hub knuckes where the ball joints go into the hub too on a couple.