Remove both of the electric wastegate actuator torx screws 1.
Wastegate actuator rod adjustment.
This video explains how you can adjust the wastegate preload settings of an internal wastegate turbocharger for increasing the boost or decreasing the boost.
By removing the stainless steel bracket the turbo attaches to i.
I wish to fully activate from one end to the other the rod servo etc get it to find the end stops as there is no external adjustment.
When you increase the preload you do two things.
Rotate the wastegate actuator 1 upward in the direction of the arrow.
When the wastegate linkage pin cannot be removed the alternate procedure in this document must be followed to remove the turbocharger and the electric wastegate actuator.
The reverse removes preload.
Hi folks i m a diyer looking to repair my is20 turbo on a mk7 golf.
After getting under my 2 0t gli i was able to locate the actuator rod just above the passenger side axle.
There are quite a few threads on the 1 8t forum about tuning the wastegate by moving the actuator rod locknuts a few turns thereby making the rod shorter which results in the wastegate opening up less and holding more boost.
On aftermarket actuators and external wastegates we can change the internal spring.
Temporarily secure the wastegate.
One is that.
Shortening the wastegate rod using the adjustment screws adds preload to the internal spring.
I was hoping to figure out whether vcds can help me out here and if so how it works.