Thread: Finally got my car back on the road..now boost problems update: new actuator

I rig up a tester ( using a bicycle pump and my pressure tester) and it is the wastegate, it would not hold pressure for ****. Seems like there is a big hole causing it to leak right out after pressure it applied to it..now i have to take the turbo back off
later when i get home ill take pics of the tester.

That's a shame. Was it supposed to be a known good wastegate?

What are the details of your setup? I have replaced a wastegate actuator with the turbo still on the motor....it wasn't even that bad. Hardest part was the c-clip holding the end of the rod to the flapper. It can be done! I also bought an "EBAY brand" actuator, it worked really good and was very cheap.

Yea. but come to remember this problem started right before the oil leak i had..i just never thought it was bad. o well you live and learn..

I have a gt2871r with a gtir mani.
I was thinking of going with a atp wastegate. Ima have to see if its a straight rod so i won't have to modify anything just bolt it up and go. If i unbolt the manifold i think i can get to it a little better cause i hate draining anitfreeze.

totally threadjackin, but i have an actuator you can have....just pay shipping...im externally gated and have NO use for it! it came off the s13 T25 im using.

i don't think the wastegate arm is long enough for the setup im running. Im just gonna buy it new. thanks anyway

no doubt...good luck man. atleast you sourced your issue! why my car wont idle when the motor is cold before at operating temp...is still a mystery to me!

haha dam. check aiv valve as well as the tps sensor..

This is how you test your internal wastegate actuator with a bicycle pump:o

Get a new actuator and get your car on the road. The suspense is killing me. =]

I ordered one last night

I still drive the car around i just can't floor it..i had a lil run in with a porsche gt2 ..i got scared and let off at 150 the dp is not installed yet, it will go on when i build the new motor