BAH,
I hoped that replacing the engine, brakes, superstrut etc etc would buy me some years of trouble free motoring..... I was wrong
My last trip resulted in a very tedious trip home with loads of vacuum but no boost
Turbo was making no turboey noises and the exhaust note was deafaning so I knew it wasn't a split hose
So today was investigation day
Nothing obvious externally and the turbo appeared to be reasonably intact so I pulled the downpipe off for a better look
What greeted me was this, could have been worse I suppose
The pin on the wastegate has come clean off
Now bodged back together with an undersised nut and bolt (some bugger has nicked the batteries for my cordless drill so I had a bit of trouble 'drilling' the wastegate arm out
)
Need to figure out a permanent solution now. I think turbo off and weld a clevis pin in place of the snapped off item. Hopefully the bodge will last until it warms up a bit
