For the past couple of months my Dispatch 1.6 has been having starting problems,  it happens in the morning,  I turn the key and it will make an attempt to start but the battery seems to die just before she turns over, On other occasions I get nothing and have to bump start her to get to work, after work she starts just fine,

the little inspection glass thingy on the battery is showing green,  So i suspected the battery needed changing  "its 8 years old" As a little test I turned on headlights to full beam and tried to turn it over,  nothing started but the lights stayed as they were... in other words - They didn't die or show any sign of draining the last of the battery power,

another time she wouldn't start  I found a wire coming off the battery + that had a spade type fuse that seemed to be only half way in so pushed it home fully and everything worked grand for a couple of weeks.. But now she's playing up again, went out this afternoon to get a new battery but the place was closed,

needed to travel to a store yesterday so bump started her and thought - what if she wont start in the store car park, Just before the store I parked on a hill and turned her off for a second Then tried to start her but I got no sign of life so bump started again and took her home, she had been running about 10 minute's before stopping on the hill

Any ideas people

I'm new to this forum and a first time van owner.

I own a 2017 (New Shape) Dispatch with the 2.0 120 engine. On buying the van the dealer advised the service intervals were 25000miles or 2 years. However I can not find any maintenance schedule in the manual or service book. Am I missing a book or can I find this somewhere else?

I also believe I may have a fault which needs attention and I'm wondering if anybody could help diagnose this. Occasionally on starting the engine and pulling away the van sounds like a milk float in first gear or until about 10mph. This doesn't always happen and I'm trying to figure out he conditions it occurred in. It is however happening around once a week and really doesn't sound right. I'm guessing it could be the oil pump and the noise is metal rubbing on metal?

Thanks for your help.

Tried to start - nothing

Plenty of battery (all lights lit up)

Engine Management System Faulty displayed

Any advise would be appreciated

Have a real dilemma. My 55 plate dispatch 2.0HDI has some running issues. It was running lumpy then revved lots then cut out. Now it's been cleared of codes it's ok but then the same faults come back. Pic attached.

1. Parking assist comes up with error when putting in reverse

2. When trying to connect to phone with bluetooth the menu doesnt do anything when I press ok on any of the bluetooth options and the bottom option looks garbled on the display on the dashboard

The question I have is once I do manage to connect a phone does the stereo play music from my phone via bluetooth?

Any help will be grateful. Thanks

I have a 2005 1.9D Dispatch, its only done about 60k, I have personally only driven it for 2k.

Everything was fine with the van, then one day driving along, I went to brake, and it was literally like the engine had cut out, as there where no foot brake at all. I managed to safely stop, handbrake works fine.

Anyway, I put it down to my error or something, as seemed to work again fine. Next day, literally out of the blue, happened again. Not wanting to take the risk, I took van to garage.

They checked it, and said it was the master cylinder, as there where no leaks they could see etc. Anyway, master cylinder changed, a new caliper (as bleed nipple broke on old one) rear cylinder was changed as weeping).

I took the van back out, plodding along, bit nervous but seemed to be fine. Anyway, came up to a junction, applied the brakes, and there was nothing? So am totally stuck now, don't want to drive the van as don't want to risk an accident, but don't know what else it could be?

Please would anybody be kind enough to possibly shed some light. I bought the 1.9, as seemed to be a pritty straight forward no-nonsense type van, but am baffled and worried on what could be wrong.

Also has anyone fitted extra lights,,,,,if so were there any issues...thanks if you can help...Eddy

The symbol is I think the engine with a cross with what looks like an arrow in it

Thanks in advance

Eifion

Thanks in advance

I have an issue with my dispatch, the turbo isn't kicking in so power is little and drives like a slug.

There is smoke coming from the bottom of the turbo or at least I think its the bottom of the turbo.

The guy i got the van from said it had a turbo replacement last week and it is most likely clogged or a lead.

The mechanic let me down today and I need to be back on the road by monday, so I want to know if I need to change the turbo and if i could do it myself? If I can what else would I need to do ?

Thank you.