There is something that looks like a turbo actuator that is coming from my dash in to the engine on the top at the back of the engine on my escort gti mrk 6. When I turn the ignition on it moves in and out of its shell thingy lol and makes a cluncking noise? Thats as good as I can explain it! Any ideas??

 

Post a pic , always the better way

 

Oh yer good idea lol! Duh!

 

It IS a turbo actuator.

 

Since when did a mk6 gti have a turbo

 

Please go to find your sense of humour. Then return.

 

I can't seem to put a pic up???

 

You need to host it on photobucket.com or similar.

 

might be some sort of aftermarket immobiliser :S
hard to say without a pic

 

It's the browny rusty thing lol

 

If it's on a mk6 escort then that is probably what it is (rust)

 

oh ha ha how incredibly helpfull!!

 

did they have a vacuum controlled heater bypass valve ?

 

It looks like something to do with the breather system

 

usually when i turn the ignition on without the heaters being on it makes the clunking noise straight away.. earlier i turned the heaters on before the igniion and it didnt do it until i turned the heaters of.. so ye must be summin to do wiv the heaters....

 

Has it got air-con?

 

ye it has

 

Its something to do with the air-con lol.

 

...ok.. the air con dont work. so the clonking could explain that

 

I always thought it was a valve that changed the supply from recirculating to external feed , it could be that the vacuum feed has been lost or the diaphragm within it has split , get someone with a mityvac to pull some vacuum on it and see if it moves .

 

just get a better car with no clonks and a workin air-con .....job done

 

Why get another car?? I love my GTI! Had an RS and all it did was brake! Cant afford a cossie so I think im best wiv wot I got ta!

 

it is part of the air-con system,here is another pic,this i on martins 3dr

 

Oh ye! You can see it bettter on your pic... so why would mine be making a random clonking noise?