Thanks for your optimistic reply Simon!
I would like to keep the car ,preferably in running order, but it's very much a secondary or even tertiary vehicle these days as can be seen from my previous post. All depends on what repairs are deemed necessary, I was and still am of the opinion that the belts etc are the issue and not the variable intake manifold, simply due to the nature of the noise and the speed of onset given there were no previous symptoms, there were also no problems evident on the T4 associated with the vis motors etc.
I am however, not a mechanic and therefore don't have the knowledge to diagnose the problem.
Hoping for the best
Sean
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