I broke one of those 4mm torx screws getting it out but i managed to weld a nut on the piece of thread that was left , i soaked the whole thing in coca cola to clean it
So overboost happens, when the veins are stuck open? Asking cause my BMW E46 throws overboost errors, but the tech said the actuator moves "relative freely" - whatever that means..! Thanks, if any of you read this and have an answer!
Why does turbo get so dirty?..its because of oil not changing enough times or because car was not driven in proper rpms? Only city drive and not high speed..thank you for the answear
Most likely the grease in those products will trap soot and gum it right back up and with the temp it could just burn off that grease leaving behind heavy carbon deposits
i alredy cleaned 3days ago, but still overboost, and block the vacuum for the boost level control, so my turbo boost gone. What do you think about this?
PCV valve is the culprit ....change it from 60k to 80k ...when it fails oil dumps into the intercooler ..and slowly carbons up the EGR and Turbo ...use a good oil and CHANGE THAT DAMN PCV VALVE !
The biggest factor would be where, and how it is driven. Slow city driving with a lot of idling in traffic would create more soot. You are burning more diesel/km. Faster, motorway driving would burn less fuel and create less sooty deposit in the turbo. I bought my car and found it would go into limp mode very frequently. As my work commute is a 35 km round trip mainly on the motorway it has cleared up substantially. But I will strip it down when the weather warms and clean it up.
Dang, exact same model same problem. Thanks!
I broke one of those 4mm torx screws getting it out but i managed to weld a nut on the piece of thread that was left , i soaked the whole thing in coca cola to clean it
So overboost happens, when the veins are stuck open? Asking cause my BMW E46 throws overboost errors, but the tech said the actuator moves "relative freely" - whatever that means..! Thanks, if any of you read this and have an answer!
Why does turbo get so dirty?..its because of oil not changing enough times or because car was not driven in proper rpms? Only city drive and not high speed..thank you for the answear
great video! Thx!
Hey Austin, who was your machinist you used in Spokane? I know you mentioned it one time but not finding it. Thanks
Do u have a recommendation for an after market turbo? I got a 2006 Jetta tdi brm 1.9
Should I put some copper paste on the bolts?
Thanks. Informative video 👍
Glad it was helpful!
can you put any anti sieze or gease onto the vanes so it doesnt stick together?or not?
Most likely the grease in those products will trap soot and gum it right back up and with the temp it could just burn off that grease leaving behind heavy carbon deposits
i alredy cleaned 3days ago, but still overboost, and block the vacuum for the boost level control, so my turbo boost gone. What do you think about this?
is there a way to "fix it" by just taking it out on the highway and performing a good run on 3500-4000rpm ?
someone told me to do that but i don t want to risk it
Hello! Does the engine need to be removed to remove the turbo? Mine is ALH Golf.
No
PCV valve is the culprit ....change it from 60k to 80k ...when it fails oil dumps into the intercooler ..and slowly carbons up the EGR and Turbo ...use a good oil and CHANGE THAT DAMN PCV VALVE !
alh has variable geometry turbo?
Did you have to do anything special to run that turbo over stock?
Jerome Campbell you shouldn’t need much! I have injectors, 11mm, tune, smic, piping and 3 bar map!
Did you clean manifold?
What size tune did you do? I have a Malone 1.5 with 11mm pump and stock manual injectors.
Jerome Campbell my tuner doesn’t really do the stage game. Just tuned for the mods like you should haha it runs pretty good though
Can you replace just the vanes?
London turbos in the uk have new vane cartridges available
Ask the Italians about their tuneups
Is one able to "clean" the turbo on an alh without removing it? I've seen people just open them up and spray oven cleaner in em.
Massive amounts of seafoam and transmission fluid is how we used to do it on a 6.0 powerstroke.which effectively works thensame
@@codyparker679 Transmission fluid?
@@KristoforJensen ATF is great. Full of detergents. Let a rusty wrench sit in atf and you’d be amazed how it cleans up.
I have same engine and after while i funde a some oil in intercooler, is that normal or my turbo need to clean... coz it run normal.(sry 4 eng)
A small amount of oil in intercooler is normal!
@@austinniemela its was like 1 deciliter (0.1 liter) after 15k-20k km
How often do you have to clean your turbo ?
Marko fraser just when the car is babied and gets sticky, or it burns oil
The biggest factor would be where, and how it is driven. Slow city driving with a lot of idling in traffic would create more soot. You are burning more diesel/km. Faster, motorway driving would burn less fuel and create less sooty deposit in the turbo. I bought my car and found it would go into limp mode very frequently. As my work commute is a 35 km round trip mainly on the motorway it has cleared up substantially. But I will strip it down when the weather warms and clean it up.