Recent content by Carrington

Thanks team, that's really reassuring. Brown, i'm not sure if its a recon head or just my old one cleaned up. Ankara seems to be the only capital city in the world (that i've visited) where no one speaks any english... great people tho!

Forgot to add, the £1200 includes the cost of a reconditioned turbo, as apparently my turbo was history. Recon turbo has a two year warranty with it.

Evening all, Just an update about my TD5 - 2 days after a service at a local Land Rover Specialist - I noticed a significant drop in fuel, and a huge increase in the amount of smoke coming out of the exhaust when the car warmed up... I spent a day or two trying to figure out if it was white or...

Thank you all for your helpful replies. Im looking to book it in with the LR Dealers here - my problem is communicating all the recommendations here to the dealership. Im reluctant to shell out lots of money trying to fix this issue if there is little or no impact on the cars performance - it...

No smoke at all, what id class as usual rattles from interior fittings but not engine...

Oh dear...thanks for the quick response.

Sorry, meant to say local LR dealers DONOT seem to know what they're doing - apparently change everything until problem solved....or you run out of money!

Hi All, Please forgive me, Im new to this forum, and to the world of Land Rover! Im also a mechanic numpty - and the only tools I've ever owned are a screw driver and a hammer!!! Great Forum, with lots of help from some very kind people:) Was looking for some advice if i may...? I...