[Whitey1]

OK here is the latest on this saga, and the news is better. The company ACtronics provided my local independent garage with my rebuilt actuator but only after querying the processes and the fault codes which had been undertaken and discovered before contacting them. They then agreed to look at the actuator and then after examination confirmed they had found it faulty. It was repaired and returned sealed with a caution that any breakage of the seal would invalidate their two year warranty. It cost £200 for the renovated part plus only two hours (non main dealer rates) labour..........a major saving over the franchised dealer quote of £800 plus VAT plus 4 hours labour. So far the car has run faultlessly including a 2000+miles trip to Austria fully laden, four adults plus heavy luggage to cover 5 days self-sufficiency. On this trip it averaged out at 57mph and 44.4mpg which i thought was pretty good. So the result so far is definitely that the actuator can be cured without resorting to a full new turbo. The new intercooler and front engine mount acquired along the way probably have helped but the improvement isn't particularly noticeable.