Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
Sticking turbo actuator
Disco been parked up for a fortnight while I was away at work an wife away caring for motheri in law post op and turbo now not actuating properly my garage can't fit us in for a week any locals to Blackpool area know the tricks to free it off the garage said to keep using it as it might free up with use it's part opening as you can hear the waste gate when you lift off the throttle
26th Jul 2014 2:04 pm
shaun3192
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 68
Hi , just had the same problem, my disco is not used to often which is part of the reason why it sticks, once it's used and free there is no issue and works freely. Mine has been parked up for 2 weeks come to start it and guess what? Actuator stuck !!
Thanks to a forum member I had read if you remove the heat shield in the passenger front arch you can just see the offending part. Gave it a good soaking with anti seize fluid and moved it bak and forth with a long screw driver and a modified wire coat hanger and it's now moving freely again
Let's see how long it lasts Now
26th Jul 2014 2:45 pm
Beeredup
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
Cheers yeah I am gonna try this week to free it off seen another one going in from above and removing the battery tray as I don't have any axle stands if I can't get to it she's off for a service and the garage are gonna sort it
26th Jul 2014 5:04 pm
Beeredup
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
Garage thinks it may free itself with use too
26th Jul 2014 5:05 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20837
Drive the car as little as possible until the rod is freed off
You run the risk of burning out the electrical motor, which is new turbo to repair My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
Cheers mikey
Hope the damage not been done already
26th Jul 2014 5:52 pm
Beeredup
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
Gonna try an free it up tomorrow
26th Jul 2014 5:59 pm
gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
Posts: 340
are the actuators electric on a d3. I had mine changed on the d4 and it was a vacumn solinoid.D4
26th Jul 2014 6:55 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 1790
Electronic motor operates actuator on D3, if it goes as DM says new turbo required as they 'apparently' can't be calibrated other than at factory in Germany No idea about the D4
26th Jul 2014 10:15 pm
Beeredup
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
That's a relief found the actuator squirted the smeg out of it with it with wd40 tried turning it over can hear motor clicking but still got esf when star engine will try and wiggle it a bit more
28th Jul 2014 11:51 am
Beeredup
Member Since: 03 Mar 2014
Location: Fleetwood
Posts: 160
ITS ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!!! Cleaned the maf sensor at same time turbos kickin in hard now beginning to wonder if it was opening properly before!!! thanks to this forum for the know how
28th Jul 2014 12:50 pm
Landie71
Member Since: 23 Oct 2012
Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1019
Good news
28th Jul 2014 7:23 pm
shaun3192
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 68
Result !!!!
Glad it worked, the same trick worked for me.
Note to self use the car more often
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