VW Passat 2.0Tdi P0299 Turbo Actuator Replacement Removal Fitting

volkswagen passat 2.0 tdi diesel turbo actuator with failed diaphragm

[@stevepriestley4459]

Thank you so much for making this video. As you rightly state garages charge a fortune. I was quoted £1300 for the turbo actuator oil etc. The part was £70. My tip as I couldnt get a socket the right length. Use a plumbers sink box spanner and cut it down. Drill a couple of holes for a leverage bar. Cheap as chips. I also bent a cheap spanner into a z and chopped as required. New part had an extra metal housing on the base. Took that off so the part would fit. Assembling it is tricky. Started the actuator nut before fully mounting the part. My hands are too big so stick some string half way round the nut clockwise with gaffer tape. Stick the nut to the finger that can reach the spindle. Locate it,pull the string this should just catch the thread. Rest is easy. The car is 1K in and better than ever. Brilliant thanks so much 👍

[@peterfenwick9059]

Thanks, helped me to fix this myself.

[@ORileysAutos]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@TonyWise-f1n]

Very clear video, best so far I have seen and I watched 1000 many thanks God bless you for hard work

[@ORileysAutos]

Glad it helped

[@marvinfermin8688]

I’m working on my actuator right now and your video helps a lot. Thanks for sharing.

[@xshahid1987x]

Mechanics who advise on changing turbo clearly want your money plus turbo costs. It looks a lot easier taking actuator off than taking the whole turbo out. Spot on pal 👌🏼

[@johnfitzpatrick8055]

I did this myself recently. I think there might have been a slight variation on newer acuators, different material and colour for the seal. I replaced and didnt calibrate with VCDS or mityvac. I used a digital caliper and verified a number of times. Engine did work, no codes seen but I felt boost was not as before so a full calibration was required to get back to required boost levels

[@steveruns76]

Saved the day again, thanks Jimmy for all your videos!!!!!!!

[@ORileysAutos]

Glad to help

[@kewinpalmer8284]

I did the vacuum test and it hold, does it mean its fine then or could it be broken in the electrical part?

[@thekevin77]

Did you ever figure out if it was an electrical issue?

[@hassankahli]

How did it end?

[@rustywreck3351]

I have a p2563 but it’s intermittent, low rpm mainly and there is no vacuum reading on the actuator

[@conraddoole1649]

Tried this with 65mm 3/8 drive socket wouldn't fit ,,only alive after would be to use a slim headed rachet,, after we had to try slotting the long socket to make something similar to the vw tool

[@johnfitzpatrick8055]

Do you not also have to Calibrate the actuator wirh VCDS/OBDEleven?

[@Infiniti25]

@@johnfitzpatrick8055 did you get an answer to your question? From trying to assist the guy who rebuilt my engine, the turbo actuator on my BXE PD105 engine turbo was 93.5mm in length, I don’t remember the stop screw position though. I think it was 3 threads. You used VCDS to graph the specified boost and actual boost to track if they are close to each other and to verify your max boost isn’t dangerously high for your engine/turbo. In software for a stock car mine shows upper limit of 2400mbar in the balloon tip.

[@richardnewell5147]

Crystal clear well presented video. Many thanks

[@ORileysAutos]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AlistairWilliamsLtd]

Is this the same engine as the skoda Octavia 1.6tdi? Do you recall the engine number? I'm in the same situation where the garage is telling me I need to spend £2,000 on a new turbo when the part is 40 pounds! I don't believe they cannot just change the actuator which I think is the problem as the engine warning I am given is for sensor a which I believe is the sensor on top of the actuator. Any advice would be amazing as I have to get to the bottom of this without being ripped off by some dodgy shark garage!

[@lewis_marsh5302]

Does anything need to be programmed/ re-learned or will it be fine as long as the nuts on the new rod are put in the same place as the nuts on the old rod ?

[@ORileysAutos]

I've replaced loads by just matching the old rod

[@alexcovaci24]

Hello, I do have a problem that non of around garages even knows what it is. My golf 6 CFFB engine throw a codes of P0236 and P2563(Turbocharger Boost Control Position ic Passive/Sporad ic ic ic Passive/Sporad Sensor Circuit Range/Performance). I have changed both selenoid, MAP sensor, EGR unit with cooler and still have same error codes… the actuator hold vacuums but the vacuum goes off somehow. Please please advice what to do… 😢

[@hassankahli]

Hi Alex. Have you solved the problem. I’m in the same situation. New n75 in place. Actuator responds well to vacuum. But no vacum reaches it. All hoses are tested. Maybe electric?

[@alexcovaci24]

@@hassankahli ​​⁠hello mate, I changed the actuator but not sort the problem. At the end did EGR and DPF delete with remap and also the mechanic found out one of the wire from the boost turbo sensor has no connection on it so they replaced the wire from sensor to the next connection which is between the battery and headlamp. I have no problem since then and the car pull like a train 🚊

[@alexcovaci24]

Turbo boost pressure sensor (map sensor) is located behind the lowest bumper on the intercooler pipe which comes from throttle body.

[@donutcrash]

I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??

[@Foster_85]

Mine is doing the same and throwing an overboost fault code up. Did you get sorted with yours?

[@danh9225]

Great info I'm in the middle of this job right now. Just out of curiosity I notice codes stamped on the failed one, so I take it that it was original VW and the new one you installed has no codes so is non VW is that correct. I'm just trying to decide on which to buy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[@choice9572]

Excellent tutorial of turbo actuator replacement.

[@ORileysAutos]

Thank you 😊

[@oxalic8003]

Is it not possible to unscrew the rod nut without any spacial tool like youre perfect sized nut bit?

[@aldinalic5463]

Is it possible to test it without taking it out? My passat has P0299, and it jerks only when i drive uphill, and only if it's warmed up?

[@CKSIDNEY]

Were you able to find a solution?

[@s88urd85]

what were the symptoms of the failure please mate?

[@CiaránLong-g6b]

Brilliant video. I've exact same issue on A3 1.9TDI from '09 but it looks like whole turbo has to come out to do it :( Have you done any of those?

[@marijobosnjak7259]

Didi you have any sound from turbo with fault actuator? I got p02990 and when i start car again it go away and after some time when i drive faster it comes again,glowplugs blink and no turbo. When car is cold and when i want acelerate i hear the turbo whistles and sound go away after few acelerations. Some says its actuator and some dirty dpf. Audi Q5 2.0 TDI 2014

[@veljkonovakovic1712]

Did u fix the issue i have the same problem

[@marijobosnjak7259]

@veljkonovakovic1712 Da,rijesio sam. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani puknut bio i tu je izlazio dim,samim time gubio pritisak na turbu i zbog toga ode u safe mod jer podbaci regulacijsku granicu i dobijem gresku p0299,lampica od grijaca blinka.Cijelo vrijeme je imao nekako smjesan zvuk prilikom ubrzanja,svi su mi govorili prvo ventil na turbu pa kao prljav dpf pravi prutisak na turbo... Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem zavrnuta,bilo je malo zajebancije dok se komad od stare izvadio vani. Sve zavrnuto i stegnuto na svoje mjesto. Problem rijesen,sad bez greske.

[@marijobosnjak7259]

@@veljkonovakovic1712 Da rijesio sam problem. Jedan od 8 sarafa na izduvnoj grani je pukao i tu vise nije dihtao pa je dim pod pritiskom tu izlazio,samim time gubio pritisak u turbini i proizvodio smjesan zvuk kao da zvizdi prilikom ubrzanja. Dobijao sam gresku p0299. Podbacena regulacijska granica. Prvobitno sam mislio da je ventil na turbini ali nakon ispitivanja i ugradnje novog vidjeo sam da nije rijesen problem. Dok nisam primjetio kada auto radi da se osjeti blagi miris dima sto nebi smjeo biti slucaj,pregledam sve vidim iza hladnjaka egr sve zacadilo,skinemo sve oko usisne grane nademo da je jedan saraf popustio. Morao bolcnu sa navojem promjenit,cijela grana se skidala jer mi je komad bio ostao. Uglavnom nova bolcna sa navojem kasnije sve vraceno,maticama dotegnuto sad dihta,nema zvuka ni greske.

[@marijobosnjak7259]

@@veljkonovakovic1712 kzbin.info1yLm8v_R2Hg?si=IUjh-HBl0lvJvkHU

[@JAGULAR1974]

where did you get that socket all halfords and screwfix too short

[@jakekuhn2900]

How did you know before removing that actuator was bad?

[@Flash635]

I have to do the same job on my 2.5 TDi Touareg. I contacted Garrett and they said that you can't buy the actuator separately and if you do manage to find a horrible cheap Chinese copy (Garrett turbos are made in China) then I won't be able to dial it in without a flow bench and nobody has one of those. I knew that couldn't be right because I reinstalled the existing actuator when I rebuilt the CHRA about a year ago. There's plenty of actuators available out there, they just don't label them as R5 but almost all the TDi actuators are the same........

[@stewarthumm9896]

Ive replaced my actuator it runs fine unless i lut my foot down and then it lags and then turbo kicks in amd just doesn't run right. Any advice? Is it just the position of the nuts on the rod that is causing the issue? Any help please!

[@Infiniti25]

You are meant to use a calliper to measure nut position but I think you can only do that with turbo out of the car.

[@edwardclark8574]

Will this work with a 2011 jetta

[@tiffanyclark887]

What are the size of the bolts threads? Anyone know?

[@donutcrash]

But could my issue also just be that the sensor for the turbo is bad, causing it not to know what the actuator should open up at and things like that

[@ick79]

Supper helpful... lol who knows how much crap I would have removed that I didn't need to.... Thanks!!!

[@jeffoh5787]

Thank you so much for the videos! I have a code p0299 and have test the boost actuator like in your other video. Mine holds vacuum and the solenoid has vacuum when the car is running. What else should I be looking for?

[@maxly501]

I'm ready to bet that your car is going into limp mode once you're asking some power. My Guess is it could still be a faulty wastegate cuz it's electronically piloted. Could also be a boost leak, or seized veins(exhaust side) . That Can be alot of things, all depending from your kind of use

[@jeffoh5787]

@@maxly501 Any idea why this problem only pops up on me when the weather starts to warm? The car runs beautifully in freezing weather, but now that it's warmer, this same problem comes back like clockwork.... so strange,...

[@maxly501]

@@jeffoh5787 What's your car

[@jeffoh5787]

@maxly501 it's a 2011 Audi A3 tdi.

[@maxly501]

@@jeffoh5787 Could be a faulty Map sensor, or a boost leak

[@kabboj]

Hi, I managed to replace it but now I have fault code p2563. Do you know how can I fix it?

[@hassankahli]

Hi! Have you fixed the problem? How did you do it?

[@TozeZor]

Nice job! I have vw golf 6 2.0 year 2008 with de same problem. My Quest if i need calibrate with obs?

[@Infiniti25]

Does anyone with this issue get a long farting noise when shutting down the engine? Pretty sure that my car has a problem with this solenoid. I only have the issue once in a while where the turbo cuts out until engine is restarted.

[@angelking07]

I have same noise 10 years ago and the solenoid work .. but again sticking vanes this is my problem. The lot of city run

[@Infiniti25]

@@angelking07my engine has been rebuilt and we had to rebuild turbo with a new turbo core. Mine had signs of overheating due to low oil. I did have low oil for 3 days before I topped it up. That was about three weeks before my timing belt stretched and frayed, the reason for my rebuild. If you take it apart to clean it thoroughly you will see the vane spigot(?) on top which is rotated back and forth. That comes out with three pins to clean. Then there is a locating screw I think to pull out the part with the actual vanes. Make sure you clean with a wire wheel, then by soaking in thinners overnight and then make sure to pass some thin fine sandpaper between the plate and each cane to clean any remaining soot/carbon. Do this to ensure good clearance between the vane and the plate so there is reduced friction. They will turn nice and freely then. If you dare, the piece with the turbines on, the turbo core, separates (don’t remember how as I didn’t do this bit) to inspect the connecting rod. Any signs of orange or blue on the metal is overheating, any gouges/concentric lines is likely a seal issue allowing debris in which causes scraping. When you rebuild the turbo core, you must prime with engine oil, ensure the seal is good by applying some vacuum pressure with either a large syringe or a handheld pressure gauge and looking for bubbles around the seal. While it’s apart check for any signs that the turbine blade edges are splitting, rough, damaged. Also check the housing for any signs the turbine has been making contact with the inside wall. I believe that is also due to low oil and/or too high boost pressure. If you don’t mind noise, you could have someone bore out the cold side air inlet to funnel it reducing air friction. I’m not sure if that made my engine louder on the motorway or not, but I’m blaming that 😅. My turbo is now properly audible when it spools up and down, it is also working to generate boost. Also don’t mess with the turbo actuator arm length screw and stop screw without taking positional measurements before doing so. This definitely affects the boost pressure available at the low end and your MPG. Also check your work when you put it back on, with a new gasket, to make sure you aren’t dripping oil. To get the turbo off from the top took two of us around 2hours, and I’m not a mechanic. It is fiddly, you may need some variation of tool lengths, you will need to remove the anti-shudder valve, EGR valve and cooler and an LED mirror is definitely very useful. To unbolt the actuator arm, that is done from below with a stubby/short open mouth 10mm spanner, you may have to grind an existing/spare 10mm spanner to do so. I also believe we may have needed the triple square (multi-spline) bitset for some bolts. I got mine from Halfords Advanced tool selection in UK just because it was convenient to buy in store on a Sunday. Some bolts are a pain to get to both removal and definitely reassembly with two flexi-pipes being difficult to locate the first bolt. Take pictures and mental notes of how you take some pieces out. Hope that informs you why people sometimes charge 12-13hours of labour for dealing with a turbo on these engines.

[@angelking07]

@@Infiniti25 Thank you for the detailed description. Oh your case is a bit more serious than mine. I just got dirty with the variable geometry like 5 years ago. At least I hope so. Then it was just stripped and cleaned then so I was charged £250. And they said it would be nice to have it freshened up .. but it's hardly a car that's been run on, so they just wanted to rip me off even more .. Anyway, I have the turbo underneath because it's a 2005 B6 Passat BKP I have never had a problem with the oil I have changed the oil since 20000km

[@Infiniti25]

@@angelking07mine is a BXE 105BHP, probably not worth rebuilding. I have had the cylinder head gas flowed, three angle valve seats and polished as well as ported to match the gasket openings. It is lacking some power at low end as a result so I think it’s needing a remap to take advantage of those modifications. Your older engine might be a bit nicer without some of the “green” stuff they add over the years, only problem is probably higher road tax. Mine doesn’t have a DPF filter on a 2010 (that I’m aware of), haven’t seen any lights or anything in VCDS. Good lady’s 2009 A3 BXE 105BHP does have a DPF. Neither of us has Ad-blue thankfully.

[@angelking07]

@@Infiniti25 Oh the 1.9 8v is good mine is 16v a little more complicated and same no DPF. Actually it would be an everlasting life but the problem is all the stuff gets old and can break. The oil pump hexagon has been replaced long ago. But these new green cars Ad-blue and DPF can work on a new car for a couple of years. I read your error code: 16618 - Suit printing control P0234 - 006 - Control limit exceeded upwards - intermittent fault condition: Fault status: 00000001 Fault priority: 5 Fault frequency: 1 Counter reset: 221 Mileage: 183720 km Time indicator: 0 Date: 2024.12.22 Time: 02:11:49 error condition: FRD: 3264 /min Text: 360 Nm speed: 114.0 km/h Text: 99.6 % voltage: 14.58 V Text: 2229 hPa Text: 2568 hPa

[@OsCeR08]

I have a 2014 VW Passat TDI its throwing a p0299 code. I tested the actuator to see if it holds vacumm and it does. So i weeded that problem out could it be the actual turbo boos solenoid that is connected to the firewall?

[@alexcovaci24]

Hi, did you fix the problem? I have the same issue and each garage gave me different diagnosis

[@OsCeR08]

@alexcovaci24 yes the turbine wheel shaft ended up breaking which produced no boost. I ended up replacing the Turbo charger

[@AlexandraZamfir-t8k]

Hey,i have the same problem with a polo 1.4 diesel from 2015. Exactly the same problems with the garages, some of them didn't even take a look🤣🤣 Where are you based and how much it's going to be, included the part? Thank you

[@miketurner468]

What's that part number? Just trying to find one in the states

[@guilleb8991]

How long did it take you?

[@ORileysAutos]

1 hour

[@issacgonzalez9116]

Where did u buy the part. And what’s the part number

[@bogdanculita3464]

Is this working o. Tiguan 2007 2.0tdi CBAB?

[@senthilganesh7822]

I managed until 3:40 but on a 1.9 TDI MK5 Jetta, absolutely no space to get closer

[@jimmacdonald9746]

Great job Jimmy 👍🏻

[@777Dariusss]

How much is this to do? I am in coventry but can come to u

[@ORileysAutos]

£120 if you supply the part

[@johnclarke6542]

if you undo the top two bolts I bet you can use the long socket

[@LordGryllwotth]

That turbo, is it supposed to wine like a ambulance at times? It tends to do that for me.

[@anejeferl337]

Does your car still have the DPF or was it removed ?

[@sukaplayer88]

What code was cause problem? I have P0236. Did you get same code?

[@stefanolunardelli9430]

It depends, which car do u have? A fiat?

[@alexcovaci24]

Hi, have you fix your problem? I have the same issue… can’t find the right solution

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[@davemorgan8775]

Changed loads 👍

[@supercarjude7201]

my A1 1.6 TDI (2011) has very little power when flat out for around 3 seconds then suddenly surges, i presume this is a turbo actuator issue (self diagnosed as a first year apprentice mechanic) was wondering if these engines are similar? came across your channel via tiktok, keep up the great content.

[@userporpdasd]

Exactly the same for me, 1.6 TDI Golf, Setting Off is very weak and sluggish, car engine brakes a lot when I’m barely moving so I assume the wastegate is stuck closed and affecting air fuel ratio

[@Danielitcu]

Hi,my problem it's:Error code P2563,Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit: Implausible Signal. Do you think can be the turbo actuator? Thanks

[@tobeconnelly7738]

Assuming you have a tdi considering that’s what this video is about your issue will probably be the pressure valve sensor if I had my best guess with p2563 p0299 is usually a under boost code that goes to the vane actuator I would replace the boost pressure valve sensor then your maf if one of those two don’t fix then go to the vane actuator it’s usually those 3 or the turbo is blown up not many other causes of failure lol

[@alexcovaci24]

Hello, I have the same issue. Did you fix the problem? Thanks

[@hunterlewis8303]

You're the man

[@sajh4280]

Lovely job👍🏼

[@raymond7376]

Great video. Thank you

[@ORileysAutos]

Glad you liked it!

[@mattbelben1254]

I have just attempted this and swapped it out! It has not immediately fixed the problem but is that because I need to reset or clear the code?

[@joebreen83]

Great video

[@josesueromolina8648]

Ok perfecto cenkiu

[@recogarcia9460]

Im doing that right now and there's no way my fingers fit in there. 😢

[@avenged06x]

Same here. I think I'll just have to pull the turbo. Did you manage to get it this way?

[@khaleddaffri2926]

Merci bien ❤

[@rickyloverain7063]

Hi lovely video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@baldeansebastian7859]

Good job!

[@ORileysAutos]

Thank you 😊

[@bobirving6052]

Great method 👍

[@ORileysAutos]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@alexandrustoica01]

Thank You!

[@ORileysAutos]

You're welcome!

[@shamskl3245]

well done i know its not easy wow

[@roybm3124]

Very good video!

[@ORileysAutos]

Thank you

[@youyou-kd2yj]

좋은정보 감사합니다

[@ORileysAutos]

👍🏻

[@jackryan8139]

Thanks 👍

[@DR-um2bv]

What if has now power , no torque. Can't drive up incline, very weak

[@PapiQaz]

Nice :)

[@karlpetergubert245]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I'm about to change the actuator on my 2009 CBEA 2.0 TDI Jetta and your videos are an immense help! Thank you! The troubleshooting I did is here: kzbin.infoz-1o-xlAuNY?si=FoRpzRHZiXrPf1ay

[@donutcrash]

I’m having the same issue with the same code come on it’s saying that I’m not getting enough turbo pressure but I believe that it’s the actuator that’s wrong because I start up the car and run normal and then all the sudden the plug light blinks and the check engine light comes on and it will run like it has no Turbo at all. It’s super laggy and the low plug light just blinks and blinks and blinks so if you could get back with me, were you having an intermittent issue as well and then when you replace the actuator everything was back to normal??

[@bobirving6052]

Could be limp mode do to emissions? DPF filter?

[@hassankahli]

How did you solve your problem?

[@peterlatham2407]

Great video thanks.

[@ORileysAutos]

Glad you liked it!