a tale of two diesel tuners - for people in the Canberra area

The problem: 1993 200tdi Disco low on power...yes, yes, I know...I mean even lower than normal...

Diesel tuner 1 (the supposedly renowned Cooma Diesel Service...presumably a reputation based on what they USED to be like...): generally lax and unhelpful attitude; pick up car to receive a few random and meaningless numbers on a bit of paper (apparently this is what they call a dyno report...so much for graphs across the rev range c.f. factory specs) and a bill for $185 and the very helpful statement that 'yeah she's a bit down on power' with no suggestions for how to fix it despite my prompting: fuel pump timing? turbo boost? timing belt incorrectly placed?...

Diesel tuner 2 (Queanbeyan Diesel Service): extremely helpful attitude, gave me a list of possible causes and we gradually eliminated some of them and corrected the others (valve clearances, fuel pump timing and turbo boost). Discovered (pardon the pun) a few other "issues" which were promptly fixed and vehicle is now producing the "power" (and I use the term advisedly HG) that it should be...sound value for a similar price to the CDS piece of paper with some numbers on it. A pleasure to hand money over to people who deserve it...

BTW, some of you in the area might be interested in the recently formed ACT All Terrain Club: actatc.4wdnsw.org

Cheers