Originally Posted by
C4llyT
Nick - can't find how to do that!
The actuator rod I can move up freely enough.
All the air mass readings are correct.
can't find how to do what? if you can move the 'actuator' freely through it's full travel, then the VNT is not seized. but what you don't know is if the vacuum is getting to that actuator. VAG-COM can be used to test the control valve to make sure that the actuator operates under the command of the ecu