Thank you so much for making this video. As you rightly state garages charge a fortune. I was quoted £1300 for the turbo actuator oil etc. The part was £70. My tip as I couldnt get a socket the right length. Use a plumbers sink box spanner and cut it down. Drill a couple of holes for a leverage bar. Cheap as chips. I also bent a cheap spanner into a z and chopped as required. New part had an extra metal housing on the base. Took that off so the part would fit. Assembling it is tricky. Started the actuator nut before fully mounting the part. My hands are too big so stick some string half way round the nut clockwise with gaffer tape. Stick the nut to the finger that can reach the spindle. Locate it,pull the string this should just catch the thread. Rest is easy. The car is 1K in and better than ever. Brilliant thanks so much 👍
Mechanics who advise on changing turbo clearly want your money plus turbo costs. It looks a lot easier taking actuator off than taking the whole turbo out. Spot on pal 👌🏼
I did this myself recently. I think there might have been a slight variation on newer acuators, different material and colour for the seal. I replaced and didnt calibrate with VCDS or mityvac. I used a digital caliper and verified a number of times. Engine did work, no codes seen but I felt boost was not as before so a full calibration was required to get back to required boost levels
Great info I'm in the middle of this job right now. Just out of curiosity I notice codes stamped on the failed one, so I take it that it was original VW and the new one you installed has no codes so is non VW is that correct. I'm just trying to decide on which to buy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Tried this with 65mm 3/8 drive socket wouldn't fit ,,only alive after would be to use a slim headed rachet,, after we had to try slotting the long socket to make something similar to the vw tool
Is this the same engine as the skoda Octavia 1.6tdi? Do you recall the engine number? I'm in the same situation where the garage is telling me I need to spend £2,000 on a new turbo when the part is 40 pounds! I don't believe they cannot just change the actuator which I think is the problem as the engine warning I am given is for sensor a which I believe is the sensor on top of the actuator. Any advice would be amazing as I have to get to the bottom of this without being ripped off by some dodgy shark garage!
I have to do the same job on my 2.5 TDi Touareg. I contacted Garrett and they said that you can't buy the actuator separately and if you do manage to find a horrible cheap Chinese copy (Garrett turbos are made in China) then I won't be able to dial it in without a flow bench and nobody has one of those. I knew that couldn't be right because I reinstalled the existing actuator when I rebuilt the CHRA about a year ago. There's plenty of actuators available out there, they just don't label them as R5 but almost all the TDi actuators are the same........
Hey,i have the same problem with a polo 1.4 diesel from 2015. Exactly the same problems with the garages, some of them didn't even take a look🤣🤣 Where are you based and how much it's going to be, included the part? Thank you
Does anything need to be programmed/ re-learned or will it be fine as long as the nuts on the new rod are put in the same place as the nuts on the old rod ?
I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??
my A1 1.6 TDI (2011) has very little power when flat out for around 3 seconds then suddenly surges, i presume this is a turbo actuator issue (self diagnosed as a first year apprentice mechanic) was wondering if these engines are similar? came across your channel via tiktok, keep up the great content.
Exactly the same for me, 1.6 TDI Golf, Setting Off is very weak and sluggish, car engine brakes a lot when I’m barely moving so I assume the wastegate is stuck closed and affecting air fuel ratio
Thank you so much for the videos! I have a code p0299 and have test the boost actuator like in your other video. Mine holds vacuum and the solenoid has vacuum when the car is running. What else should I be looking for?
I'm ready to bet that your car is going into limp mode once you're asking some power. My Guess is it could still be a faulty wastegate cuz it's electronically piloted. Could also be a boost leak, or seized veins(exhaust side) . That Can be alot of things, all depending from your kind of use
@@maxly501 Any idea why this problem only pops up on me when the weather starts to warm? The car runs beautifully in freezing weather, but now that it's warmer, this same problem comes back like clockwork.... so strange,...
Didi you have any sound from turbo with fault actuator? I got p02990 and when i start car again it go away and after some time when i drive faster it comes again,glowplugs blink and no turbo. When car is cold and when i want acelerate i hear the turbo whistles and sound go away after few acelerations. Some says its actuator and some dirty dpf. Audi Q5 2.0 TDI 2014
@veljkonovakovic1712 Da,rijesio sam. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani puknut bio i tu je izlazio dim,samim time gubio pritisak na turbu i zbog toga ode u safe mod jer podbaci regulacijsku granicu i dobijem gresku p0299,lampica od grijaca blinka.Cijelo vrijeme je imao nekako smjesan zvuk prilikom ubrzanja,svi su mi govorili prvo ventil na turbu pa kao prljav dpf pravi prutisak na turbo... Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem zavrnuta,bilo je malo zajebancije dok se komad od stare izvadio vani. Sve zavrnuto i stegnuto na svoje mjesto. Problem rijesen,sad bez greske.
@@veljkonovakovic1712 Da rijesio sam problem. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani je pukao i tu vise nije dihtao pa je dim pod pritiskom tu izlazio,samim time gubio pritisak u turbini i proizvodio smjesan zvuk kao da zvizdi prilikom ubrzanja. Dobijao sam gresku p0299. Podbacena regulacijska granica. Prvobitno sam mislio da je ventil na turbini ali nakon ispitivanja i ugradnje novog vidjeo sam da nije rijesen problem. Dok nisam primjetio kada auto radi da se osjeti blagi miris dima sto nebi smjeo biti slucaj,pregledam sve vidim iza hladnjaka egr sve zacadilo,skinemo sve oko usisne grane nademo da je jedan saraf popustio. Morao bolcnu sa navojem promjenit,cijela grana se skidala jer mi je komad bio ostao. Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem kasnije sve vraceno,maticama dotegnuto sad dihta,nema zvuka ni greske.
Ive replaced my actuator it runs fine unless i lut my foot down and then it lags and then turbo kicks in amd just doesn't run right. Any advice? Is it just the position of the nuts on the rod that is causing the issue? Any help please!
Hello, I do have a problem that non of around garages even knows what it is. My golf 6 CFFB engine throw a codes of P0236 and P2563(Turbocharger Boost Control Position ic Passive/Sporad ic ic ic Passive/Sporad Sensor Circuit Range/Performance). I have changed both selenoid, MAP sensor, EGR unit with cooler and still have same error codes… the actuator hold vacuums but the vacuum goes off somehow. Please please advice what to do… 😢
Hi Alex. Have you solved the problem. I’m in the same situation. New n75 in place. Actuator responds well to vacuum. But no vacum reaches it. All hoses are tested. Maybe electric?
@@hassankahli hello mate, I changed the actuator but not sort the problem. At the end did EGR and DPF delete with remap and also the mechanic found out one of the wire from the boost turbo sensor has no connection on it so they replaced the wire from sensor to the next connection which is between the battery and headlamp. I have no problem since then and the car pull like a train 🚊
I have a 2014 VW Passat TDI its throwing a p0299 code. I tested the actuator to see if it holds vacumm and it does. So i weeded that problem out could it be the actual turbo boos solenoid that is connected to the firewall?
Does anyone with this issue get a long farting noise when shutting down the engine? Pretty sure that my car has a problem with this solenoid. I only have the issue once in a while where the turbo cuts out until engine is restarted.
Hi,my problem it's:Error code P2563,Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit: Implausible Signal. Do you think can be the turbo actuator? Thanks
Assuming you have a tdi considering that’s what this video is about your issue will probably be the pressure valve sensor if I had my best guess with p2563 p0299 is usually a under boost code that goes to the vane actuator I would replace the boost pressure valve sensor then your maf if one of those two don’t fix then go to the vane actuator it’s usually those 3 or the turbo is blown up not many other causes of failure lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I'm about to change the actuator on my 2009 CBEA 2.0 TDI Jetta and your videos are an immense help! Thank you! The troubleshooting I did is here: ruclips.net/user/shortsz-1o-xlAuNY?si=FoRpzRHZiXrPf1ay
I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??
Thank you so much for making this video. As you rightly state garages charge a fortune. I was quoted £1300 for the turbo actuator oil etc. The part was £70.
My tip as I couldnt get a socket the right length. Use a plumbers sink box spanner and cut it down. Drill a couple of holes for a leverage bar. Cheap as chips. I also bent a cheap spanner into a z and chopped as required.
New part had an extra metal housing on the base. Took that off so the part would fit.
Assembling it is tricky. Started the actuator nut before fully mounting the part. My hands are too big so stick some string half way round the nut clockwise with gaffer tape. Stick the nut to the finger that can reach the spindle. Locate it,pull the string this should just catch the thread. Rest is easy.
The car is 1K in and better than ever.
Brilliant thanks so much 👍
Very clear video, best so far I have seen and I watched 1000 many thanks God bless you for hard work
Glad it helped
Mechanics who advise on changing turbo clearly want your money plus turbo costs. It looks a lot easier taking actuator off than taking the whole turbo out. Spot on pal 👌🏼
I did this myself recently. I think there might have been a slight variation on newer acuators, different material and colour for the seal. I replaced and didnt calibrate with VCDS or mityvac. I used a digital caliper and verified a number of times. Engine did work, no codes seen but I felt boost was not as before so a full calibration was required to get back to required boost levels
I’m working on my actuator right now and your video helps a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Saved the day again, thanks Jimmy for all your videos!!!!!!!
Glad to help
Great info I'm in the middle of this job right now. Just out of curiosity I notice codes stamped on the failed one, so I take it that it was original VW and the new one you installed has no codes so is non VW is that correct. I'm just trying to decide on which to buy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Brilliant video.
I've exact same issue on A3 1.9TDI from '09 but it looks like whole turbo has to come out to do it :(
Have you done any of those?
Do you not also have to Calibrate the actuator wirh VCDS/OBDEleven?
Is it possible to test it without taking it out?
My passat has P0299, and it jerks only when i drive uphill, and only if it's warmed up?
Tried this with 65mm 3/8 drive socket wouldn't fit ,,only alive after would be to use a slim headed rachet,, after we had to try slotting the long socket to make something similar to the vw tool
I did the vacuum test and it hold, does it mean its fine then or could it be broken in the electrical part?
Did you ever figure out if it was an electrical issue?
How did it end?
I have a p2563 but it’s intermittent, low rpm mainly and there is no vacuum reading on the actuator
Crystal clear well presented video. Many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Is this the same engine as the skoda Octavia 1.6tdi? Do you recall the engine number? I'm in the same situation where the garage is telling me I need to spend £2,000 on a new turbo when the part is 40 pounds! I don't believe they cannot just change the actuator which I think is the problem as the engine warning I am given is for sensor a which I believe is the sensor on top of the actuator. Any advice would be amazing as I have to get to the bottom of this without being ripped off by some dodgy shark garage!
I have to do the same job on my 2.5 TDi Touareg. I contacted Garrett and they said that you can't buy the actuator separately and if you do manage to find a horrible cheap Chinese copy (Garrett turbos are made in China) then I won't be able to dial it in without a flow bench and nobody has one of those.
I knew that couldn't be right because I reinstalled the existing actuator when I rebuilt the CHRA about a year ago.
There's plenty of actuators available out there, they just don't label them as R5 but almost all the TDi actuators are the same........
Hey,i have the same problem with a polo 1.4 diesel from 2015.
Exactly the same problems with the garages, some of them didn't even take a look🤣🤣
Where are you based and how much it's going to be, included the part?
Thank you
Excellent tutorial of turbo actuator replacement.
Thank you 😊
Does anything need to be programmed/ re-learned or will it be fine as long as the nuts on the new rod are put in the same place as the nuts on the old rod ?
I've replaced loads by just matching the old rod
Thanks, helped me to fix this myself.
Thank you 👍🏻
How did you know before removing that actuator was bad?
Supper helpful... lol who knows how much crap I would have removed that I didn't need to.... Thanks!!!
I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??
Mine is doing the same and throwing an overboost fault code up. Did you get sorted with yours?
my A1 1.6 TDI (2011) has very little power when flat out for around 3 seconds then suddenly surges, i presume this is a turbo actuator issue (self diagnosed as a first year apprentice mechanic) was wondering if these engines are similar? came across your channel via tiktok, keep up the great content.
Exactly the same for me, 1.6 TDI Golf, Setting Off is very weak and sluggish, car engine brakes a lot when I’m barely moving so I assume the wastegate is stuck closed and affecting air fuel ratio
what were the symptoms of the failure please mate?
Thank you so much for the videos! I have a code p0299 and have test the boost actuator like in your other video. Mine holds vacuum and the solenoid has vacuum when the car is running. What else should I be looking for?
I'm ready to bet that your car is going into limp mode once you're asking some power. My Guess is it could still be a faulty wastegate cuz it's electronically piloted. Could also be a boost leak, or seized veins(exhaust side) . That Can be alot of things, all depending from your kind of use
@@maxly501 Any idea why this problem only pops up on me when the weather starts to warm? The car runs beautifully in freezing weather, but now that it's warmer, this same problem comes back like clockwork.... so strange,...
@@jeffoh5787 What's your car
@maxly501 it's a 2011 Audi A3 tdi.
@@jeffoh5787 Could be a faulty Map sensor, or a boost leak
Is it not possible to unscrew the rod nut without any spacial tool like youre perfect sized nut bit?
Nice job! I have vw golf 6 2.0 year 2008 with de same problem. My Quest if i need calibrate with obs?
Great video. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Didi you have any sound from turbo with fault actuator? I got p02990 and when i start car again it go away and after some time when i drive faster it comes again,glowplugs blink and no turbo. When car is cold and when i want acelerate i hear the turbo whistles and sound go away after few acelerations. Some says its actuator and some dirty dpf. Audi Q5 2.0 TDI 2014
Did u fix the issue i have the same problem
@veljkonovakovic1712 Da,rijesio sam. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani puknut bio i tu je izlazio dim,samim time gubio pritisak na turbu i zbog toga ode u safe mod jer podbaci regulacijsku granicu i dobijem gresku p0299,lampica od grijaca blinka.Cijelo vrijeme je imao nekako smjesan zvuk prilikom ubrzanja,svi su mi govorili prvo ventil na turbu pa kao prljav dpf pravi prutisak na turbo...
Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem zavrnuta,bilo je malo zajebancije dok se komad od stare izvadio vani. Sve zavrnuto i stegnuto na svoje mjesto. Problem rijesen,sad bez greske.
@@veljkonovakovic1712 Da rijesio sam problem. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani je pukao i tu vise nije dihtao pa je dim pod pritiskom tu izlazio,samim time gubio pritisak u turbini i proizvodio smjesan zvuk kao da zvizdi prilikom ubrzanja. Dobijao sam gresku p0299. Podbacena regulacijska granica.
Prvobitno sam mislio da je ventil na turbini ali nakon ispitivanja i ugradnje novog vidjeo sam da nije rijesen problem. Dok nisam primjetio kada auto radi da se osjeti blagi miris dima sto nebi smjeo biti slucaj,pregledam sve vidim iza hladnjaka egr sve zacadilo,skinemo sve oko usisne grane nademo da je jedan saraf popustio. Morao bolcnu sa navojem promjenit,cijela grana se skidala jer mi je komad bio ostao. Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem kasnije sve vraceno,maticama dotegnuto sad dihta,nema zvuka ni greske.
@@veljkonovakovic1712 ruclips.net/user/shorts1yLm8v_R2Hg?si=IUjh-HBl0lvJvkHU
Ok perfecto cenkiu
where did you get that socket all halfords and screwfix too short
Ive replaced my actuator it runs fine unless i lut my foot down and then it lags and then turbo kicks in amd just doesn't run right. Any advice? Is it just the position of the nuts on the rod that is causing the issue? Any help please!
You are meant to use a calliper to measure nut position but I think you can only do that with turbo out of the car.
Will this work with a 2011 jetta
What are the size of the bolts threads? Anyone know?
Hello, I do have a problem that non of around garages even knows what it is. My golf 6 CFFB engine throw a codes of P0236 and P2563(Turbocharger Boost Control Position
ic
Passive/Sporad ic
ic
ic
Passive/Sporad
Sensor Circuit Range/Performance). I have changed both selenoid, MAP sensor, EGR unit with cooler and still have same error codes… the actuator hold vacuums but the vacuum goes off somehow.
Please please advice what to do… 😢
Hi Alex. Have you solved the problem. I’m in the same situation. New n75 in place. Actuator responds well to vacuum. But no vacum reaches it. All hoses are tested. Maybe electric?
@@hassankahli
hello mate,
I changed the actuator but not sort the problem. At the end did EGR and DPF delete with remap and also the mechanic found out one of the wire from the boost turbo sensor has no connection on it so they replaced the wire from sensor to the next connection which is between the battery and headlamp.
I have no problem since then and the car pull like a train 🚊
Turbo boost pressure sensor (map sensor) is located behind the lowest bumper on the intercooler pipe which comes from throttle body.
Changed loads 👍
How long did it take you?
1 hour
if you undo the top two bolts I bet you can use the long socket
But could my issue also just be that the sensor for the turbo is bad, causing it not to know what the actuator should open up at and things like that
That turbo, is it supposed to wine like a ambulance at times?
It tends to do that for me.
Does your car still have the DPF or was it removed ?
I have a 2014 VW Passat TDI its throwing a p0299 code. I tested the actuator to see if it holds vacumm and it does. So i weeded that problem out could it be the actual turbo boos solenoid that is connected to the firewall?
Hi, did you fix the problem? I have the same issue and each garage gave me different diagnosis
@alexcovaci24 yes the turbine wheel shaft ended up breaking which produced no boost. I ended up replacing the Turbo charger
Is this working o. Tiguan 2007 2.0tdi CBAB?
well done i know its not easy wow
What's that part number? Just trying to find one in the states
Where did u buy the part. And what’s the part number
Great job Jimmy 👍🏻
Lovely job👍🏼
Merci bien ❤
How much is this to do? I am in coventry but can come to u
£120 if you supply the part
Great method 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
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What code was cause problem? I have P0236. Did you get same code?
It depends, which car do u have? A fiat?
Hi, have you fix your problem? I have the same issue… can’t find the right solution
I managed until 3:40 but on a 1.9 TDI MK5 Jetta, absolutely no space to get closer
I have just attempted this and swapped it out! It has not immediately fixed the problem but is that because I need to reset or clear the code?
Thank You!
You're welcome!
좋은정보 감사합니다
👍🏻
Does anyone with this issue get a long farting noise when shutting down the engine?
Pretty sure that my car has a problem with this solenoid.
I only have the issue once in a while where the turbo cuts out until engine is restarted.
Good job!
Thank you 😊
Hi,my problem it's:Error code P2563,Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit: Implausible Signal.
Do you think can be the turbo actuator?
Thanks
Assuming you have a tdi considering that’s what this video is about your issue will probably be the pressure valve sensor if I had my best guess with p2563 p0299 is usually a under boost code that goes to the vane actuator I would replace the boost pressure valve sensor then your maf if one of those two don’t fix then go to the vane actuator it’s usually those 3 or the turbo is blown up not many other causes of failure lol
Hello,
I have the same issue. Did you fix the problem? Thanks
Thanks 👍
Hi lovely video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Im doing that right now and there's no way my fingers fit in there. 😢
Same here. I think I'll just have to pull the turbo. Did you manage to get it this way?
Very good video!
Thank you
Hi, I managed to replace it but now I have fault code p2563. Do you know how can I fix it?
Hi! Have you fixed the problem? How did you do it?
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I'm about to change the actuator on my 2009 CBEA 2.0 TDI Jetta and your videos are an immense help! Thank you! The troubleshooting I did is here: ruclips.net/user/shortsz-1o-xlAuNY?si=FoRpzRHZiXrPf1ay
Nice :)
What if has now power , no torque. Can't drive up incline, very weak
I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??
Could be limp mode do to emissions? DPF filter?
How did you solve your problem?