bigdenbailey
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Hello again LZers,
I have found the problem that has been cauing my hippo to smoke heavily then lose power progressively throughout the week.
My wife has been driving it this week and she mentioned to me that 'it seems to be gettng slower', we used it today and it ended up with the pace of a slug!
I had a look and it was the turbo wastegate actuator arm- it had almost totally unscrewed itself! I had fitted a new turbo 4 months ago and all appeared well, the locknut appeared tight so I didnt feel the need to check it.
So I wound it up again to approximately the right position (I think) and now it goes loads better again.
Problem is im not sure how far should I adjust the linkage?
I dont have a boost gauge available so I was wondering If any helpful L-Series lovers could please measure the distance between the locknut and the capsule.
I know every turbo is slightly different but if I could get a few measurements I will take the average and that will do for me.
Thankyou very much- your help will be greatly appreciated.
I have found the problem that has been cauing my hippo to smoke heavily then lose power progressively throughout the week.
My wife has been driving it this week and she mentioned to me that 'it seems to be gettng slower', we used it today and it ended up with the pace of a slug!
I had a look and it was the turbo wastegate actuator arm- it had almost totally unscrewed itself! I had fitted a new turbo 4 months ago and all appeared well, the locknut appeared tight so I didnt feel the need to check it.
So I wound it up again to approximately the right position (I think) and now it goes loads better again.
Problem is im not sure how far should I adjust the linkage?
I dont have a boost gauge available so I was wondering If any helpful L-Series lovers could please measure the distance between the locknut and the capsule.
I know every turbo is slightly different but if I could get a few measurements I will take the average and that will do for me.
Thankyou very much- your help will be greatly appreciated.