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Disco Inferno said:

The Landy is still quite hot from using it but I managed to get my finger round the actuator arm and couldn't budge it. I didn't swing off it but gave it a firm pull. How much resistance should it have or does it sound stuck? When its cool tommorow morning I'm thinking of wraping some wire round it and pulling on that as space is limited.

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Missed this bit.

The turbo actuator is very stiff in operation .. even when the turbo is off it's hard to pull, but when it does move it should be smooth, not jerky. While you have the turbo inlet pipe off, feel the end of the turbo for free play. There should be about 0.5mm of movement, indeed it should feel quite loose as it runs in an oil-filled journal. Mine had a few chips on the leading edges, presumably from a dunking and grit/sand getting into the system, but so long as the chips aren't stupidly large they shouldn't upset the balance too much.

You will struggle to move the actuator rod with anything else apart from molegrips while it's still fitted because of it's location, if the actuators as it should be.

Before you start buying things to change, check the boost pressure with a gauge. It should be on full boost @ 2000rpm. Boost pressure should be 0.8-1 bar.

The more I read about this the more convinced I am that it's a fuel supply problem.

Have you changed the lift pump, if not at the price they are I would reccomend changing it, on it's own.

Cheers & good luck

Dave

thebiglad said:

The more I read about this the more convinced I am that it's a fuel supply problem.
Have you changed the lift pump, if not at the price they are I would reccomend changing it, on it's own.

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That's roughly what I said in post #20 ...

Nice to know someone else thinks so too thobut.

Is the lift pump the only diesel pump on the Landy or is there another electric pump some where??? Told you I'm move of a V8 kind of guy

check fuel pipes are clear.You can get a gloopy whitish gunge build up in them that restricts flow.You will have to blow them through with an air line to clear them.