This is a worrying trend. As these vans get older or reach higher mileages & labour rates continue to climb, it will cost more for a major service than the van is worth. I recently walked around U-Pullit wreckers & saw several Korean cars, undamaged but obviously with mechanical problems waiting to have a few parts scavanged & then crushed.
IMO the only way to prolong the life of our vehicles & reduce costs is to DIY.
I can hear people saying now it's too hard, but unless you are physically impaired & you are not interested, most of the work people are paying for they could do themselves. In a lot of cases the problem is the lack of info & confidence. This forum & others like it can address these problems.
There is a forum in the states where members regularly dismantle their injector pumps & make up special tools so that they can replace a leaking seal without pulling the whole thing apart.
If you are doing a repair or a service on your van, then take a few moments to take some pics. & some sort of write up as golf loon, rebuild & others have done to make this forum even better than it already is.
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