Thanks for your help! Very welcome as not a lot of land rovers around here although a neighbour is very good with V8s and has a 101. Landrover savvy garages are non existent. I am happy playing with a V8 having had one for 30 years and my wife has still got one, although we did sell our 101 a...

Ok As An easy first step, I disconnected the MAF. It ran, but not great, worse than before. I reconnected it and it worked like a dream. Much quieter, the pickup was smoother and I was able to tackle some steep hills at tickover, or just above. Flooring it in 4th on a windy road quickly built up...

Before I go and play with the actuator tomorrow what effect will I be looking for i.e. If I wind it out i.e. show more threads should the turbo come in quicker or later? and what effect would winding it in have? Should there be a delay on the turbo? If so, how much etc? Sorry for the questions...

Thanks for your comments. I have had a look and found that there are only 9 threads showing on the actuator. I will wind it out a little tomorrow and see how I go. I will also try disconnecting the MAF and let you know how I get on. I do not have a diagnostic.

I have driven V8's for the last 30 years but after losing my beloved 1988 V8 110 in a fire, I have purchased a 2003 TD5. Having sorted out the damper which was causing the horrible noise mentioned in my previous post, I can start to get to grips with, what appears, to be a different driving...

It was the damper. The mechanic had bought both the crankshaft pulley and the damper and fixed them without checking that the damper was properly bolted tight to the pulley. So it was loose. All fixed now and he is unlikely to do it again.

I have a horrible rattle noise from the front of the engine on my TD5. It does not follow engine revs and may get less with higher revs. The harmonic damper has been changed but I was surprised at the play in it. A little transversely and about 3-5mm longitudinally with a knocking sound...