engineerchad
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I have an ALH, 2002 TDI right now and the VNT is sticking on the turbo. I've pulled the engine/transaxle to go ahead and do the timing belt and fix the limp mode issue to find that it seems nearly impossible to open the turbo housing so far. I have the seal kit for it and everything (it was dumping oil into the intake, about a pint fell out on my knee removing the intercooler), but I've wailed on the housing with a deadblow and a large screwdrive for days without luck (aside from that I haven't yet cracked the housing lol)
My question is: I had a BEW engine that I have the manifold and turbo from, the ports match, of course the actuator for the VNT was different and attaches to the VNT lever differently, but how hard would it be to make that work on the ALH?
I soaked the housing overnight 4 different times so far with PB Blaster, I've heated the whole thing up to about 300 degrees+ several times and beat on it, it just isn't coming apart so far and I'd prefer not to just buy a whole new turbo. If anyone has some experience with this, I'm really interested in hearing about it. Thank you!
My question is: I had a BEW engine that I have the manifold and turbo from, the ports match, of course the actuator for the VNT was different and attaches to the VNT lever differently, but how hard would it be to make that work on the ALH?
I soaked the housing overnight 4 different times so far with PB Blaster, I've heated the whole thing up to about 300 degrees+ several times and beat on it, it just isn't coming apart so far and I'd prefer not to just buy a whole new turbo. If anyone has some experience with this, I'm really interested in hearing about it. Thank you!