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Been itching to get the new turbo cartridge fitted but I've avoided it all week as I know I've really not got enough time to do it in an evening and I'd probably need the van next day.
However, with no work tomorrow I set about it.
I've been running through the job in my head all week and had it down to a 10 minute job.
Problem is when I popped the bonnet earlier I remembered how inaccessible it is.
Ended up having to remove the intake manifold which I hadn't bargained on but I had oiled the old thread and they span out easy once cracked the first half a turn.
Sizing up the job I decided it would probably be easier to leave he cast section of the turbo attached and rebuild it in situ, with the cold side removed it became obvious that the stiff assembly had freed up like I hoped it might when I originally fitted it. It now spins just as well as the unit Activ has supplied.
Sort of good news but also bad news as the lack of airflow and boost must lie elsewhere.
With the spare wastegate actuator fitting now blanked off I now have to rebuild it all again.
However, with no work tomorrow I set about it.
I've been running through the job in my head all week and had it down to a 10 minute job.
Problem is when I popped the bonnet earlier I remembered how inaccessible it is.
Ended up having to remove the intake manifold which I hadn't bargained on but I had oiled the old thread and they span out easy once cracked the first half a turn.
Sizing up the job I decided it would probably be easier to leave he cast section of the turbo attached and rebuild it in situ, with the cold side removed it became obvious that the stiff assembly had freed up like I hoped it might when I originally fitted it. It now spins just as well as the unit Activ has supplied.
Sort of good news but also bad news as the lack of airflow and boost must lie elsewhere.
With the spare wastegate actuator fitting now blanked off I now have to rebuild it all again.
I'll get me coat.
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