Is it possible to only replace wastegate if turbo is fine

[Audibros]

I have a 2010 a4 Quattro and its making the dreaded wastegate rattle, I can hear it when accelerating, and decelerating, I took the car to the dealer and they said my wastegate is bad but the turbo is fine, car drives perfect, just has the wastegate noise, is there a way to only replace the wastegate, my indie claims he can but once to look at it first and I’ll be leaving the car with him Wednesday, so Im wondering if anyone has gotten around replacing them together, or if thats my only option. Also how safe is it to drive the car this way, is there a possibility of further engine damage if I continue to drive?

Thanks as always!

[Audibros]

Also where is the best place to buy a good used turbo, Im cool with K03 as Im on a bit of a budget fix at the moment

[FourRingsC6]

It is possible. Buy new manifold and swap everything over $189 shipped oem new from ebay


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[Audibros]

This is good news, would you happen to have part numbers for b8 2010 A4 quattro so I can forward that to my indie mechanic, thanks!

[twixinthemix]

I bought just the wastegate and bushing on ebay. I also put a rattle clip on but my actuator rod was pretty wallowed out. I only preloaded the rod by like a 1/4" and the rattle came back after a few months but I still have full boost. If you swap only the wastegate you should also make the rod adjustable while you have the turbo off.

[Audibros]

[QUOTE=FourRingsC6;14570248]
It is possible. Buy new manifold and swap everything over $189 shipped oem new from ebay


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Or if you possibly have a link, but part numbers would be best, thanks again!

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I bought just the wastegate and bushing on ebay. I also put a rattle clip on but my actuator rod was pretty wallowed out. I only preloaded the rod by like a 1/4" and the rattle came back after a few months but I still have full boost. If you swap only the wastegate you should also make the rod adjustable while you have the turbo off.

Thank you for this info, this is great news!

[chavez885]

I had mine replaced with the Forge FMACVAG08 - been running it for 5 years or longer now, no issues. This old thread had good info - https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...lapper-(P0299)

[Audibros]

Can someone list the exact part numbers you used to replace the wastegate so I can send to my mechanic, and also am I safe to drive the car, it drives normal, just acts weird when coasting

[Audibros]

It is possible. Buy new manifold and swap everything over $189 shipped oem new from ebay


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Do you have that for sale by chance?

[rcprato]

Also where is the best place to buy a good used turbo, Im cool with K03 as Im on a bit of a budget fix at the moment

Try a place like this www.turbochargerpros.com

I had same problem, bad wastegate and good turbo, and got a rebuilt turbo from www.turbopartscanada.ca with their wastegate repair done https://www.turbopartscanada.ca/prod...nt-mini-austin

[cuda2000]

Thing is, if you are paying for labor, the labor is going to cost more to repair the turbo than simply replace it. When you add up all the costs it will be cheaper to replace it with an entire new turbo. If you were doing it yourself then repair is feasible. Fcpeuro.com has the replacement turbo for $1099 with lifetime warranty. Figure 8 hours for labor on top of that and the misc gaskets bolts etc you will be at $2k for the repair total. Let us know how much it ends up costing you. Link to turbo:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/Audi-parts/A4-Quattro/


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[bb-tt]

There are several diys how to repair the loose wg if search no reason to spend more then ~$20 as long as the actuator is still good.

[chavez885]

Can someone list the exact part numbers you used to replace the wastegate so I can send to my mechanic, and also am I safe to drive the car, it drives normal, just acts weird when coasting

I just listed it, that's all you need is the wastegate. Mechanic can swap/adjust it and off you go. It will not hurt the car with the wastegate borked, just will not have power like it's supposed to.

[rcprato]

With my turbo it wasn't the wastegate actuator that went bad, it was the bushing that wore out for the door that opened for the wastegate by the wastegate actuator to relive boost.