leaky waste gate actuator

[joesushi]

on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is a badly leaking waste gate actuator? stock 14b 120k miles.

[Matt D.]

If you don't like having control over your boost, it's great to have a bad actuator. So on your scale it would be a 1.

If you want to keep your car in one piece, it's a 10.

[Kracka]

Where is the leak coming from and is it still functioning properly?

[joesushi]

My friend just bought this car 2 months and has been doing preventitive maintenance ever since. His car has had a knocking issue ever since he's bought it. Would he be over boosting? would the diaphragm in teh actuator be actuating at higher boosts due to a leak in it? this would account for the knocking, running high boost and really lean. I guess we're gonna be looking for an actuator now. To answer your question its leaking right where the shaft leaves the actuator.

[LingLing]

Joe. If he needs an acuator. I still have the one off my old 14b. I could sell that to him for like $10. Let me know.

[joesushi]

lol, are you sure enough oil got to the waste gate actuator? ahhhhaha jk i know....