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Sticking wastegate


KD93R1

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Just wondering if anyone has experienced a wastegate that just sticks open? I was driving, accelerating normal when I noticed the car seemed a little louder exhaust wise. Then I noticed I seemed to have stopped building boost. Pulled in the garage, checked vacum lines etc. and all seemed ok. I could hear an obvious exhaust leak around the exhaust manifold. I put my hand in front of the wastegate out port and it was open no doubt about it. I came inside and had dinner. Went back out, started the car and it seems to have closed and sounds normal. I took a closer look inside and it is pretty black, carbon build up I assume. Guess I should clean her out. Is this normal w/a wastegate?
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Turbo is GT35R. Wastegate is Synapse 50mm. I drove the car today, seemed fine except I didnt get on it at all, but the wastegate is shut.

 

I was wondering if my AEM Truboost controller can hold it open?

 

Oh yeah, turbo and wastegate have 2k miles on em, maybe.

I think the boost controller was holding it open or it just stuck from debris.

However, since I never experienced this before, I could easily be wrong.

 

Want it to be right though, hittin the dyno Friday.

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