Turbo filter replacement

Hi,

I've recently move to Cyprus from the UK and have brought a 2004 TD4 Freelander, everything was working fine for the first few months. On a motorway journey it had loss of power and loads of black smoke coming from the exhaust, we limped it home and didn't us it for a few days. When we came round to using it again there was some black smoke it i accelerated hard other then that it was driving fine.
After a bit of reading I decided to change the crankshaft breather filter and air filter which was relatively easy, whilst on the job i noticed a small filter hanging at the back of the engine, ive moved it on to the right of the yellow nipple to take a picture.
Does anybody know what this is for and where is meant to attach?? Please see picture attached.

Many thanks in advance.

Mark

whilst on the job i noticed a small filter hanging at the back of the engine, ive moved it on to the right of the yellow nipple to take a picture.
Does anybody know what this is for and where is meant to attach?? Please see picture attached.

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that 'filter' is for the turbo vacuum operated actuator ..
one end is connected to the turbo vac solenoid .. the other end is left open ..
[ change that filter every year aprox. it's to stop dirt getting into the vacuum valve
[ see ..
[ https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/td4-lack-of-power-at-70mph-fixed.77147/
[ for a view of the vacuum solenoid

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as for black smoke .. check for splits / holes .. in the post turbo intercooler hoses ..
especially where they might rub against the air-intake mounting bolts ..
[ there are other potential reasons for black smoke ..
[ but the above be the most common

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also ..
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/75-zt-td4-fault-diagnosis.203935/

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Thanks hd3 for the reply and the links.
I will change that this weekend as it pretty dirty!!

Will an inline fuel filter be a suitable replacement? or are they 2 different filters?

shanksyCY said:

Will an inline fuel filter be a suitable replacement? or are they 2 different filters?

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Just a standard universal type filter will be fine for the turbo.