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Re: Turbos installed, now almost no boost Fri, 19 November 2004 09:53 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
To test your wastegate actuators, grab a bike pump, tee off a pressure gauge & apply pressure to the wastegate actuator (engine not running).
You'll find you need something like 15 psi to get the buggers to move. The pressure is much higher due to the fact the engine isn't running. When it is running, the exhaust gas is pushing against the wastegate trying to open it, hence less pressure required.

Hope this helps.

Peter
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