How in the hell do i find out how many pounds my WG is? I have a 16g if that helps. I figured shooting compressed air somewhere would do the trick but can't figure it out

 

bicycle pump i used just to make sure it was working. some have built in gauge or you can get creative and plumb your boost gauge in line with it

 

you just pumped it into the little hollow arm doomathingy?

i tried that with my air compressor and the air blew out where the rod comes out of the large housing

 

huh? i connected a rubber hose to the actuator where the boost line would typically go. then pumped

 

air compressor is way too much pressure. you might have blown the diaphragm now.

 

yeah the air came out right here (not my turbo)

 

that arnt good

 

Then you blew it.

 

well let me go double check, i'll be back

 

ok yeah the air is deff. coming out of that spot

 

lol, youre an airhead.

Get a new actuator. By default they are usually 6 - 8 psi.

Edit: quick google search proves 8 psi.

 

well i gots some lead toys and ait paint chips as a kid

 

well i was really hoping something else on this turbo wasn't broken, last time a buy a turbo from a certain member on this board, first the rebuild and now this

 

testing the wastegate actuator with high pressure isn't a good idea. you can ruin a perfectly good one like that

 

You could have blown out the actuator yourself using too much air pressure. Might have been good in the first place. You're only supposed to test them that way if you can regulate the pressure at the nozzle so yo can adjust it between 3- 10 psi or whatever you like to know exactly what pressure will open it all the way.

 

well i had it set at 3 psi, but i wouldn't put it past me to screw it up either

 

that test doesn't work anyways.

 

What test works then homes?

 

Care to elaborate?

 

yeah i don't want to buy a 3rd