Wastegate Actuator Rod Adjustment

Remove both of the electric wastegate actuator torx screws 1.

Wastegate actuator rod adjustment.

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. Specifically i need to adjust calibrate the position of the open and closed positions of the actuator rod for the wastegate. One is that. On aftermarket actuators and external wastegates we can change the internal spring.

By removing the stainless steel bracket the turbo attaches to i. Therefore the only aspect that we can change on the oem actuator is preload. 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. This video explains how you can adjust the wastegate preload settings of an internal wastegate turbocharger for increasing the boost or decreasing the boost.

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. The reverse removes preload. Temporarily secure the wastegate.

Reason is that these stick as the pivot joint between the turbo actuator rod is to tight so i undid mine wet sanded it clean 2000grit oil regressed using 1000c brake pad mintex ceratec grease. After getting under my 2 0t gli i was able to locate the actuator rod just above the passenger side axle. 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.