installing a new reconditioned turbo and turbo actuator to my VW Crafter

And so my run of good luck continues this week. I ended up installing a new reconditioned turbo and turbo actuator to my VW Crafter
My dash lit up on the way home from having the front cambers checked on the van, luckily for me I had my new Ediag YA201 ODB2 reader sat in the cab, using it for the first time it took seconds to diagnose a fault with the turbo actuator! then Lisa's little Fiat 500 developed a fault, too. When will this run of bad luck end?
take a look and see how we get on
installing a new reconditioned turbo and turbo actuator to my VW Crafter
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EDIAG YA201
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Reconditioned Turbo
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installing a new reconditioned turbo and turbo actuator to my VW Crafter

[@nabarnes]

Great video, thank you. I have a turbo fault too on my 7 year old Crafter, so I was planning on paying somebody else to fix it. However, after watching this vid, I'm half-confident I can do it myself! Wish me luck.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It's not a bad job, to be honest with you just make sure it's not the N75 vacuum sensor I have another video coning that will show you how that affects the turbo 😬👍

[@davedeacon3414]

great video sam. im just about to order my turbo and get it done also, and its thanks to you in making this video i feel i can do the job myself

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Make sure to us oem gaskets mate you won't regret it 😊👍

[@tanase94]

Great Video. It helped me a lot. Thanks

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Glad to hear it 😁👍

[@ReleaseTheKraken23]

We literally had these lights on our first day into Scotland last Saturday. Took it to a garage who were adamant it was the turbo actuator as we were getting no boost/suction. New actuator only was £270 so your refurbed kit was much better value!! Anyway 3 days later actuator fitted and it ddnt fix the fault. A bit of searching on forums later and we took the plunge to take the van back and ordered the n75 sensor @ £60 from dark side developments who got it to us the next day. Fitted it and it’s solved! And managed to finish our holiday week driving the van 4 hours back home 😅. We’ve only had our crafter 6 months and have spent a small fortune on new pads and discs, new clutch, rear diff refurb and now this. But we still love it. Great video keep up with it, it’s a lovely van

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Strangely enough, my light came back on a couple of days ago. I will look into the sensor. Thank you 😊 I'm glad I've changed the turbo unit as the acctuator was worn when we inspected it so it would have failed in the near future

[@ReleaseTheKraken23]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife yes I’m sure it’s one of those knock on effects when one fails it impacts the other, our actuator was also very worn. Our fault code was underboost pressure

[@karlforster580]

I had the same lights on my 2015 ctafter last year I changed oem water auxiliary pump and its been fine since

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

@@karlforster580 I've changed that to as it was noisy looking more like the N75 sensor

[@christinamacintyre9972]

Holy the van is only 7 years old!!!! Now thats not that old

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

🤣🤣🤣

[@billclark148]

Cool tool there the YD201 code reader.... I bought an Icarsoft CR pro Plus a year ago to reset some codes that my cheap reader could not do and it cost me the same as it would have to have STEALERSHIP do the resets for me. I have used it on our KIA van also and it too has paid for itself. Thanks for sharing. Bill - W3SI

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It's a nice compact tool to have in the van for the time when you need it

[@philiphuyton28]

grt vid sam you get there in the end

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

👍😁

[@philpowell6915]

Ah, bless ya, Sam. Your van definitely likes to tango with ya. Mine's a '66 plate Sprinter, touch wood, it's been good as gold (so far🙏 ). I hope this time's all sorted now. Keep on rolling, buddy......👊

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Cheers pal 👍

[@andym1908]

The biturbo went on my company crafter new Shape . Cost at vw was 5k .

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

One of our subscribers just replaced his himself for a fraction of the cost VW definitely knows how to charge

[@viv-i-vangoesforth]

your van is very much the same story as ?Viv-i-van, Sam.... ages spent doing a conversion, a nice spell where all goes well and then the poop hits the van and its goodnight vienna with the bank balance. I always like watching your fixing the engine videos cos it makes me realise I should have learned to do stuff like that and I need to get some knowledge- though there are things like your front wishbone work that is deffo physically beyond me. I have been thinking of getting an obd reader but what stops me is becoming paranoid and becoming addicted to checking every five minutes... Any hoo, i have managed to get on Viv's roof and finally fit the flexible solar cell though theres more tiger seal on me than the flippin panel.. As ever, much respect and bessy regs- Kenny

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Kenny I'm watching your progress with baited breath pal

[@toebo9683]

Binge watched a few of your videos... New Sub 😉👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

That's great glad to have you on board 😁👍

[@toebo9683]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife thanks pal... just wish you had appeared in my recommendations sooner. Regards Toe 👍✌️

[@lespownall8221]

Hi, just found your channel and love your vids. Generally easy for a tricky like me to follow. Thanks BTW, where are you from Sam, Whitehaven?

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Hi glad you like the channel 😁👍 I'm from just outside Cockermouth

[@neilbrownlee787]

I've been using bluetooth/ble OBDII connectors for years. I can recommend one you can keep permanently plugged in - pair it to the phone and you will get loads more data (best Android app is Torque). I use a Vgate Pro now (been through all the cheap ELM ones!). Depending on your vehicle you can also change settings using these little bits of kit.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Cheers pal handy to know

[@gonefilming2020]

Oh, how I can relate, Sam. 🙄 My 2014 Crafter has the bi-turbo setup with a gummed up overboost-release-mechanism (I don't call it a wastegate as it is not one in the common sense). It sends the Crafter into limp mode if the turbo pressure exceeds the preset limit. After a stop and restart, the ECU is reset and it runs. I certainly could remove the unit and try to disassemble it, but with 170K miles on the clock, every nut and bolt will be frozen solid and I will most certainly bust some. We also have a reputable turbo reconditioner in Berlin (for a Crafter CKUB engine code, the turbo will lessen my wealth by GBP 700, plus a GBP 260 core charge - refundable upon return of the old unit). Still a far cry from the dealer turbo price (GBP 2,900). If I was 10 or 20 years younger and healthier, I'd replace this myself - I'd have the tools and the know-how. So I will have to spend another GBP 300 to get it swapped out. After an oil and filter change, it should be good to go again. All that will happen in the next couple of weeks. Sidenote: I did get all the gaskets, seals, clamps and new copper exhaust nuts from the VW dealer for around GBP 85. If you just have a boost problem and not a blown turbo (as on yours and mine), there is no need to replace the oil pipes for fear of debris in the system. On my bi turbo, new lines alone would cost another GBP 350 (!). We just did the MaxxFan installation - flooring, insulation, roof rack, solar and turbo swap need to be done by mid-May, as we do have a date in the Lake District National Park, right? 😁 Stay safe and cheers from Germany! 🚐☁🍀

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I think the issue is an intermittent fault on the N75 sensor should know today when I fit the know one

[@christinamacintyre9972]

You are not the only one with the covid time warp

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It's terrible I'm forever questioning myself when things happened

[@jimbossimrigs7961]

Great stuff. I wasnt clear on how you ended up with the fault code as you cleared it but it then remained. Did changing to the OEM gasket resolve that?

[@nabarnes]

I was wondering the same.

[@vincentandalain]

Hi there Sam. Poor you ! It looks like you're reaching the limit of your patience. Keep it cool and it's all about fun :) Hugs xxx

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I just laugh it off it's only time and money, and when its fix, it's one less thing to go wrong 🤞😁

[@vincentandalain]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife It is indeed ! and when you'll have all the parts replaced consider it as a brand new van 😂

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

@@vincentandalain your not wrong it drives like a new van when it's not playing up 😁👍

[@vincentandalain]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife haha ! don't worry, I'm sure it must be a lot of fun spending all your holidays in the van on your backyard ! 😄

[@northeastcarpfishing]

Great vid pal you don’t have much luck do you does your new obd2 scanner do anything else apart from engine I had a fox well tool was really good but very limited on crafter would only do engine so got rid and just bought a autel tool unreal but expensive see u in couple of weeks buddy

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It has quite a lot of functions. I need more time to work with it to understand what it's capable of See you soon pal

[@lawrencecrowe1214]

Another good entertaining and informative video. However, I'm at the early stages of contemplating a new build and trading up from my high roof Lwb Vivaro setup. The Crafter was in the picture but it's unclear if it's any better built than my French built van, where reliability is concerned. If it isnt, what is?

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I know what you mean we've had a run of bad luck lately but I think we are back on track 😁👍

[@lawrencecrowe1214]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife That's what I keep telling myself, its all fixed now. Until the next time.........onwards and upwards.

[@Basilbrush207]

Jeez Sam she’s def testing you these last few months. Still you won’t need to be the one consulting You Tube to know how to do jobs on it in the future, everyone will be consulting you! It seems to me the earlier 2.5tdi gives less trouble than the later 2 litre. Our 2012 2.5 blue tdi we’ve had for 6 yrs and 60,000 miles has had its moments with a NOx sensor and an adBlue tank heater but never left us stranded… yet! Hope that’s the end of your woes for now. Off to Ireland next week then see you at the overland show bud.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I think you could be right. we did intend to use the van more thus year, but things didn't go as planned 👍

[@milenakoprivica5119]

Hello everyone! I am sorry if this is a stupid question,but could you please tell me is the N75 valve also called solenoid or are those 2 different parts? We just put refurbished turbo and it is now showing that an inlet valve is stuck/closed and it again goes into limp mode. Thank you in advance!

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Yes it is sorry for the delay in responding

[@DJJENKO]

I’m following in your foot steps. Just re sealed my roof grommet that was leaking. And now my crafter camper has P256300. £200 to change the solenoid and now about to change the actuator. We have cornwall on Saturday so trying to get it done for then.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Fingers crossed you get it sorted for the weekend👍

[@DJJENKO]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife still the same. I’m now £350 down and the van still going into limp mode. Just order a map sensor. One last roll of the dice before I book it into VW a an centre. Looks like Cornwall won’t be happening. £33k camper. It’s spent more time off the road than on it.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

@DJJENKO same here pal I've got a new turbo coming that's 2 in 2 weeks

[@DJJENKO]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife omg 😱

[@aberdeendeltaforce]

You must have bought a lemon, my 2014 MWB 140k crafter camper has had little issues other than steering rack being replaced twice now, probably due to the big 17” black rhinos and bfg tyres? Had the pig tale warning and fixed it by replacing coolant pump B. I don’t want to jinx it though as vane pump is leaking and I might have a lot of parts failing one after the other going forward. I never drive on motorways due to an accident that happened many years ago where a few of my friends died. So basically I never go above 60 mph 2000 rpm and only drive on A and b roads so engine never strained but suspension and gearbox takes a hammering. I’m interested to know your driving style and if that maybe has an adverse effect on all these parts that keep failing? Do you leave the van sitting for long periods? That kills components. Cheers, thanks for the upload 👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

A lemon your not kidding! It is the standing around that caused the majority of the issues, It sat for 8 months prior to me buying it and then lockdown came so sat for another 1 year after that we we limited to where we could go so never got used properly, we call it triggers brush it's only had 7 handles and 3 heads on a positive note we have had 2 amining years without any major issues

[@aberdeendeltaforce]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife triggers brush 😂 interesting you say no issues in two years and those two years are when you have been using it most, almost like the van is alive and was suffering from bed rot. Like us it needs to stay active to stay healthy and thrive, here’s hoping your problems are all fixed now and she can start paying you back for all the attention you’ve given her 👍

[@Crowtherstephen79]

Ahhh maybe that ongoing oil leak I have is from that gasket you were not happy with. Do you have a part number Sam?

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍

[@DaveandChez.]

Know how ya feel mate, mines an 08 trafic and get the same , leaky injector seal now for me and yesterday bloody handbrake cable went 🥺

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Fingers crossed, I've had 2 days of trouble free motoring😁👍 hope you get yours sorted soon

[@nigelburton7408]

You'll have to change your channel name soon to crafty mechanic. Your van is putting you through the ringer.....

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It's been an eventful couple of months 🤞we should have a few years of trouble free motoring

[@christinamacintyre9972]

Feel so bad for Sam and the van

[@christinamacintyre9972]

Runs to buy a EDIAG OBD2 Scanner (thanks Sam)

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍

[@dondickson653]

They normally say (garage ) it will cost £55 to read codes that was a few years back so your £26 well spent, your videos.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It's a bargain 😁👍

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

I've got a crafter as well and had a glow plug issue... Changed the battery then the glow plugs still saying glow plug 4 problem... Changed the relay checked the fuse by the battery... Still saying glow plug 4 fault (nothing wrong with it) driving me mad! Anything you or anyone can suggest would be great

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I've not come across this problem before have you got any further on with fixing it

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife think it is a break in the glow plug wiring harness 🙄trying to get a new loom for it but one company saying have to replace the whole loom nearly £500...so going to see if I can get just the glow plug bit of loom

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

@Another brick OUT the wall if you can get an old loom from a scrap yard, you remove the damage cable from the glow plug and trace it back to the ECU plug remove the pin and cable then replace it with the one from the scrapyard loom We did this in the past on a fire damage crafter loom it works a treat and looks like new when you wrap the loom

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife yeah! Good thinking. I'll give that a try.... Thank you for the tip😁👍

[@PK_Blinder]

It's all good channel content..... 😉🙄😋 Who wants to watch videos of sunny beach park ups, meet ups and festivals 😊

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I'd like the opertunity to be out and about making different content, mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@readmore7180]

The pig tail light is glow plug control, either the glow plug control module is bad or your have a faulty glow plug. It's not necessarily the end of the world, bit harder to start in the cold maybe, and first few mins of running might be a bit more noisy and fuel consumption might go up a bit.

[@nabarnes]

The Crafter uses the glow plug indicator when there's a turbo fault as well. When the light's on permanently it's a glow plug problem. When the light blinks, it's a turbo problem.

[@readmore7180]

@@nabarnes , oh how strange lol. Stupid Volkswagens

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

The flashing glow plug is a pending fault code Indicating and issue that requires investigation 😁👍

[@nabarnes]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife I stand corrected. I was told it was only for Turbo problems. Ah well, you live and learn.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

@Nicholas Barnes hey no worries, mate. I'm still having issues with it I'm off to the garage tomorrow to see what's going on

[@rodinas4477]

If I was in your shoes I would buy a Used but Good condition Original VW Turbo

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

The reconditioned one comes with a guarantee that we used when the first one failed. Also, the reconditioned one was the same money as a second-hand unproven one, I think I made the right choice, I would always favour new or reconditioned parts when it comes to major components, How do you know when you have a good second-hand part? It's always a gamble buying second-hand The van is running great it turnsout out the vacuum pump had an intermittent fault

[@rodinas4477]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife fair and the recon Part is also Hit or miss as there can be cracks on the metal casing and they would just fill it up and say it’s “ Reconditioned “ but if we had the opportunity and money Buy it straight from VW then it’s a guarantee that it will work but I have experienced a P2563 when the Injector came out and shred the Steach bolt and needing to be drilled out and a New bolts and new camcover I wiped the codes out a couple of times and it some how fixed it self could of been a Intermittent Turbo Regulator but it drives fine knock on wood 👊🪵

[@kevinofford6758]

Dirty hands again buddy

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Always dude 🤣🤣🤣