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Use pry bar

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So, I used a pry bar to carefully open and close each wastegate.

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Check wastegate operation

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I am recommissioing the car after some years in storage, and want to check the wastegate operation.

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Suggestion · Original poster

I am recommissioing the car after some years in storage, and want to check the wastegate operation.

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Check wastegate operation

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Suggestion · Original poster

I am recommissioing the car after some years in storage, and want to check the wastegate operation.

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Use pry bar

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

So, I used a pry bar to carefully open and close each wastegate.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi All, Please can somebody tell me; should I be able to manually open 996 turbo wastegate by turning the lever on the outside of the turbo housing, even with the actuator lever attached? I am recommissioing the car after some years in storage, and want to check the wastegate operation. Thanks, B

POST 2Original post

Yes you either pull or push the rod and it should move .. if not then the pivot has probably seized .

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks! I needed to check it was OK to do this, before applying any force. After a little research, I found that the wastegate actuators Push the rod, rather than Pull. There are a number of videos that show this in K24 actuator tests. So, I used a pry bar to carefully open and close each wastegate. The RH lever moved cleanly, from closed to open and back with a good snap close. The LH lever was initially a little less smooth, and seemed to catch slightly, before closing fully. However, application of a little penertating oil and a number of times moving the lever through its full movement seems to have resolved this, and now it is as smooth as its partner. Phew! The levers are a llittle rusty and seemed very hard to move, so I was worried they might be siezed. Turns out that the closure springs are quite strong, and a screwdriver is not enough to move them. B

POST 4Original post

I changed mine after a turbo rebuild to Turbosmart...19years of dirt!!

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