nhdoc
Veteran Member
Try not to roll your eyes, but my car went in for a PPI for its buyer at our local stealer. One of the tech's notes was "found loose clamp around wastegate for turbo" and recommended new turbo for $1,922
The SA says there is no remedy for this other than a whole new turbocharger.
Can anyone direct me to the clamp they think the dealer is describing and tell me if it can be tightened?
They were poking around because they felt the car had turbo lag. It does actually have some lag, which is because I have modded the MAF (by twsting) to counter the plugged EGR actuator hose. Of course they never found that the EGR wasn't working or that the MAF was twisted - instead they chose to recommend a new turbo.
The SA says there is no remedy for this other than a whole new turbocharger.
Can anyone direct me to the clamp they think the dealer is describing and tell me if it can be tightened?
They were poking around because they felt the car had turbo lag. It does actually have some lag, which is because I have modded the MAF (by twsting) to counter the plugged EGR actuator hose. Of course they never found that the EGR wasn't working or that the MAF was twisted - instead they chose to recommend a new turbo.