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Old 04-10-2007 | 01:10 PM
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Hi guys, my S2 is only boosting at 2psi and i need to increase it to the standard 7psi. Am i right in thinking that i need to wind the actuator rod in? Its overfuelling at the moment before anyone asks
Hope someone can help, its slow as hell at the mo
Old 04-10-2007 | 01:24 PM
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First look how much turns left on actuator road, I mean look how much is he short. Or send us pic. Because maybe isnt problem in actuator, like was on my car before. manuals said 1 turn is 0.2 bar.
Old 04-10-2007 | 01:26 PM
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There is a threaded sleeve over the actuator arm wind this in towards the actuator to shorten it so its harden to put onto the wastegate arm. This puts more pre-load on the actuator .

Trial and error till you have the boost your looking for

Old 04-10-2007 | 09:17 PM
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was it ok before? if this has gradually happened then you need a new actuator otherwise you will never get it to boost properly
Old 05-10-2007 | 12:55 PM
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I would get it set up properly... got to be cheaper than guesswork prior to the engine going *BANG*
Old 05-10-2007 | 01:36 PM
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It's OK adding pre-load to your actuator, but what if you do that, make your 7 psi or whatever, then in 6 months time when you've forgotten about it, you find a split hose, fix it and end up with 15psi and a melted engine?
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Dont worry Christian i aint a dumbass Just wanted to try the actuator rod to rule out a few things.As it is, i wound the rod and it made no difference

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Old 06-10-2007 | 01:16 PM
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i got the smae problem
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