TD5 Sluggish Take-off

Roverphiles, my sincere apologies for the very considerable delay in responding.

I have found the cause of this problem. Through a catastrophic failure and inspection by Wyatt's in Geraldton (LR HQ for WA), I discovered that the flex plate had come loose on the crankshaft, flogging out the holes by half a bolt diameter, hence throwing the timing out!!
May I suggest that this was a very simple diagnosis, but only after the clever mech. removed the bell housing inspection plate and had a look in! Not happy Jan!! This after two years of constant returns to a local expert who made all the suggestions like MAF sensor, accelerator pedal, valve timing set incorrectly and even "install and ECU upgrade, that will fix it". let this be a lesson to me, when you have the transmission removed, make sure the bolts are fastened with lock-tight and spring washers to the correct tension (use a torque wrench). Bouquets to Wyatt's and Heinz Performance Engineering in Welshpool (Heinz rebuilt the TD5) and brickbats to the local expert! Thanks to every one for your assistance and concerns.

Great to have the answer at last. Well done.

Hi,
Thanks for this reply.
I follow many of these threads as I have exactly the same problem!
My D2 did have an engine change a few years before I bought it....mmmmmm

Cheers
Ralph

I like the 'rednecking' the cam...... and am picturing a conversation along the lines of :- "Remove camshaft and weld a bit more on each lobe.. This makes the valves open more and gives ya more power".... :wasntme:

Glad you got it sorted tho. Lucky you looked into it tho and didn't let the problem develop! :)