On aftermarket actuators and external wastegates we can change the internal spring.
Wastegate actuator rod adjustment.
Hi folks i m a diyer looking to repair my is20 turbo on a mk7 golf.
Shortening the wastegate rod using the adjustment screws adds preload to the internal spring.
Temporarily secure the wastegate.
One is that.
The reverse removes preload.
After getting under my 2 0t gli i was able to locate the actuator rod just above the passenger side axle.
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 was hoping to figure out whether vcds can help me out here and if so how it works.
Rotate the wastegate actuator 1 upward in the direction of the arrow.
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.
Specifically i need to adjust calibrate the position of the open and closed positions of the actuator rod for the wastegate.
Therefore the only aspect that we can change on the oem actuator is preload.
When you increase the preload you do two things.
Remove both of the electric wastegate actuator torx screws 1.