Hi, can you open the wastegate by hand when you are looking at it from underneath the car and the heat sheild is removed??

I can't move mine. . . . so is that normal or is my wastegate stuck??(which would explain my boost problelms)

Justus

 

Remove the small c clip from the arm then slip the control rod off the pin . Now the arm should move very easy . If you do not remove the rod you can put vice grips on the rod and move it with some force .Over comming the spring is not that easy .

 

Hey, thanks a lot, I just did what you said and it moves freely.
That eliminates that as the problem now. . . .

Justus

BTW do you(or anyone else) know the best way to check the actuator for the wastegate??
If I give it vacum will that casue it to operate??

 

You never listen to me do you Justus Pressure will move the actuator

 

Its pressure not vacum??? I couldn't rememer what you said So if I blow into the vacum line going into the WG actuator it should move the WG rod correct??

Justus

 

Only if you can blow 7 psi, which I think would be very difficult.

-Max

 

hmmm . . . so short of an air compressor what kind of tool kind I get to blow 7+ psi so that I can check it?

Justus

 

No, you need pressure not from your mouth Like our air compressor

 

^ Well since your still awake you want to bring the compressor over so we can check it???
I really don't want jack the car up and take all this **** off again . . .


You don't happen to have an actuator lying around do you?

- Justus

 

The proper way to move the actuator is with a hand pump like a mityvac. An air compressor - well - be damn sure you're not applying over 12psi or you will have an actuator problem.

Dave