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Hi all,

Went to a wreckers to get a second hand turbo for a mates skyline.

The turbo appears to be in good condition but i cant push the wastegate actuator shaft open by hand. As in I cant force the wastegate open by pulling the actuator shaft from the lever to the actual actuator.

Is this normal or does it sound stuffed? Just didnt want to pay premium money for a screwed one.

Cheers

Jason

i tried to open my wastegates when i bought my new turbo's. i couldn't , they turned out being 14psi ones because the turbo's were -5's.

i probably could've done it somehow but i didnt want to break anything trying to pry them open just to see because they were brand new.

but they've turned out to be fine.

oh dear god

you wont pulleither open easily a rb25det one you will have to put all your strenth to pull it straight out using both arms

a rb20det one you will have to jam half your hand against the can and half to kind of force it out .

put a bike pump on it with a gauge and youll be surprised how easy it moves at small psi

i can move my 19psi actuator by hand so if you cant move a stocker then you either need to eat more weet bix or its rooted. as said put some pressure into it and see what it does

i think i need more leet bix cos my 5psi one is hard :P

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