Is the rattle quite

"metallic" sounding? It's quite common for the inlet manifold heatshield

(why does it have a shield on it anyway?) to come loose and rattle

- mainly when you lift off.

Just throwing that out there in case it isn't as serious as you first thought.

A 10mm spanner and a very flexible arm/wrist should sort it.

Please don't blame me if your gearbox falls out though

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I recommend Millway Vehicle Services in Andover

- a bit of a trek from Oxford though.

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