Hi there, This is my first time posting but have been using the forum for about a year. When replacing worn camshaft on my 2007 Multivan 2.5 auto BPC, I dropped a bolt which managed to land down the gap in the housing between the engine block and transmission. Just below the coolant pump cover...

Hi Folks, I've had my '97 t4 1.9td for a few months now. I've been converting the rear into a camper but with most of that done I'm now turning my attention to the engine. The oil pressure light always blinks before starting and it can take two or three attempts to get the engine going. Often...

I noticed a few spots of oil under the van and think it's the sump gasket. I wiped off the excess oil, ran the engine to temperature and checked again and there were drops hanging from some of the nuts on the sump. The right hand side of the gasket between the sump and the block looks a bit...

Hi everyone, this has probably been asked already, but I can't find it anywhere after LOTS of searching. just wondering about the hidden bolts. Looks like I have to take off the oil pump - is this just three bolts? Also looks like I may have to take a plate off the inner side of the gearbox...

Hi All My sump plug is stuck - like really stuck - and before I get serious on its , ideally I need a spare sump to hand - just in case. Van is a 2.5TDI (88hp) Cheers VT

Since i bought the van 7 months and 7000 miles ago its needed an upper ball joint replacing, I've never known the van without knocking and without an increasingly annoying and unbearable squeak. Various work-arounds have been implemented whilst i tried to coerce my bro-in-law into doing a job he...

Hi all, Here's an interesting one...(!) My 1.9td LWB has been marking its spot since I got it. Having cleaned up the sump and had a look it seems the sump has been damaged and has been filled in the past and now is leaking, quite badly, especially after I put some engine flush through it at...