Desert Patina
12-13-2012, 04:10 AM
Hello all,
Well, perhaps the previous owner didn't have any boost control because the wastegate isn't working anyway. Or perhaps it isn't working because he never used it. But even when the wastegate is directly attached to the post compression vacuum fitting on the turbo, its overboosting still.
What does it take to make a wastegate operate freely, assuming the actuator is being replaced anyway?
And, btw, does anyone have the numbers on whether the actuator should be one or two port, and the length of the actuator rod? I see everything from 2.5 to 5 inches on ebay right now.
Many thanks, I believe this is the last thing before I get it smogged and registered.
I'm also still getting the geyser from the radiator every time I turn off the engine, and oil leaking from the oil cap, but I'm hoping a new radiator cap and oil cap will fix that.
Well, perhaps the previous owner didn't have any boost control because the wastegate isn't working anyway. Or perhaps it isn't working because he never used it. But even when the wastegate is directly attached to the post compression vacuum fitting on the turbo, its overboosting still.
What does it take to make a wastegate operate freely, assuming the actuator is being replaced anyway?
And, btw, does anyone have the numbers on whether the actuator should be one or two port, and the length of the actuator rod? I see everything from 2.5 to 5 inches on ebay right now.
Many thanks, I believe this is the last thing before I get it smogged and registered.
I'm also still getting the geyser from the radiator every time I turn off the engine, and oil leaking from the oil cap, but I'm hoping a new radiator cap and oil cap will fix that.