bmccrea
Veteran Member
Me again.
Still investigating.
Finally got under the car to take a look at the turbo and actuator and i have a few questions.
I tried moving the lever that the actuator connects to on the turbo. It was difficult to move, but moved thru the entire length that it should (according to the video clip on drivebiwire's vnt repair procedure). I noticed when pulling the lever it would spring back to its original position. Sometimes it would stick when going back and i'd have to give it a hand for it to go back to its original position.
My questions are:
- is this stiff movement normal for the vnt mechanism when the actuator is hooked up (moved full length, just showed resistance, like it was spring loaded)?
- being sticky as described above, it is is either the vanes are clogged up and not moving freely, or the actuator is catching or not working properly... is there a simple way to disconnect the actuator arm from the lever on the turbo? (i searched for a bit of direction on this and couldn't find much) This would let me flip the lever on the turbo and see if anything is catching in the turbo (clogged vanes). If not, i would assume my actuator is bad.
I don't have a mityvac or equivalent to test the actuator (yet).
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Still investigating.
Finally got under the car to take a look at the turbo and actuator and i have a few questions.
I tried moving the lever that the actuator connects to on the turbo. It was difficult to move, but moved thru the entire length that it should (according to the video clip on drivebiwire's vnt repair procedure). I noticed when pulling the lever it would spring back to its original position. Sometimes it would stick when going back and i'd have to give it a hand for it to go back to its original position.
My questions are:
- is this stiff movement normal for the vnt mechanism when the actuator is hooked up (moved full length, just showed resistance, like it was spring loaded)?
- being sticky as described above, it is is either the vanes are clogged up and not moving freely, or the actuator is catching or not working properly... is there a simple way to disconnect the actuator arm from the lever on the turbo? (i searched for a bit of direction on this and couldn't find much) This would let me flip the lever on the turbo and see if anything is catching in the turbo (clogged vanes). If not, i would assume my actuator is bad.
I don't have a mityvac or equivalent to test the actuator (yet).
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!