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Title: Any way of checking the wastegate?
Post by: interloper393 on February 25, 2008, 10:30:45 AM

As im thinking the wastegates maybe stuck open, is there any way of checking if it is without stripping the whole turbos off? i thought maybe wiggling the actuator? or what if i removed the c clip, would the wastegate flapper move?

any help would be simply wonderful :D

Title: Any way of checking the wastegate?
Post by: Jono FD3 on February 25, 2008, 11:57:19 AM

What I did mate was take the pipe off the actuator fitted a bike pump to the actuator & pumped it up....... just stand there pumping & watch it move!!

Jono

Title: Any way of checking the wastegate?
Post by: interloper393 on February 25, 2008, 12:19:19 PM

ahh ok.. is there a danger level of psi? aint got a foot pump but has a compressor with a air blower lol

Title: Any way of checking the wastegate?
Post by: SiH on February 25, 2008, 12:22:51 PM

I think the actuator is set in the region of 7psi IIRC - so your compressor should hit that pretty quick! I\'d be careful or you run the risk of splitting the actuator diaphragm

Title: Any way of checking the wastegate?
Post by: interloper393 on February 25, 2008, 12:24:19 PM

kewl i`ll set the psi to that on the regulator...

Mazda Rotary Club

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