Originally Posted by
TOMMY_TURBO
i think you could be right mate im checking the waste gate now and there is a lot of movement and i think its maybe catching the lip and not closing fully when actuator is fitted i believe the sleeve is shot can you buy a new sleeve

my mates was doing the same thing. almost as if the shaft was sitting too low in the housing. It only takes a 1mm of so for it to not seal properly. Not sure about replacing bits. In the end he had his refurb'd at CR turbos I think.