[kiteboy]

Originally Posted by leftcoastman

Crap - it's a full on rattle sound. I put a stick against the rear gate just to be sure...and sure enough, the noise is NOT coming from the rear, but rather the front.

ratatatatatat.

is there an issue with specific tool ? to adjust front wastegate without remove the turbo, because remove turbo it is complex and many expansive...

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by kiteboy

is there an issue with specific tool ? to adjust front wastegate without remove the turbo, because remove turbo it is complex and many expansive...

You just can't get to the front actuator rod without removing the front turbo.

[kiteboy]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

You just can't get to the front actuator rod without removing the front turbo.

and from front of the car , with remove bumper, and intercooler, and radiator etcccc ???? maybe it will be possible no ?

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by kiteboy

and from front of the car , with remove bumper, and intercooler, and radiator etcccc ???? maybe it will be possible no ?

no. The rod is in between the block and the turbo.
There's no room to turn the rod.

[kiteboy]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

no. The rod is in between the block and the turbo.
There's no room to turn the rod.

if i use a tool to pick up the arm , and this tool is just pick up the arm with a angle of 90° i think after it is possible no

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by kiteboy

if i use a tool to pick up the arm , and this tool is just pick up the arm with a angle of 90° i think after it is possible no

Good luck.
I would be extremely surprised if you can do it, but I've been wrong before.

[dyezak]

Since I'm doing this job now I thought I'd comment on the size of the notch in the wategate rod. It is 3/16", and craftsman does make a tiny open end wrench this size in case you want to grab the right tool for the job.

[jpsimon]

I just did this fix and it worked BEAUTIFULLY. There is absolutely no rattle now. It took all of 10 minutes (luckily we already had a set of those craftman mini's). I did two full rotations.

Here is a pic to see how small the tools really are:

[EastBayE90]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

I just did this fix and it worked BEAUTIFULLY. There is absolutely no rattle now. It took all of 10 minutes (luckily we already had a set of those craftman mini's). I did two full rotations.

Here is a pic to see how small the tools really are:

Did you spin the rod with the wrench on it towards the block or away from the block. I'm assuming the wrench was on the rod from the top side not under the car. I really want to do this but I can't remember which way to spin the rod after releasing the locknut.

[jpsimon]

from the top, reaching down from the passenger side of the car, with the wrench parallel to the ground (handle pointed away from the block) you pull the wrench upwards towards the block to loosen the nut. The reverse (pushing it towards the ground away from the block) will tighten the rod.

On my car it didn't require much force to loosen the nut

[jpsimon]

I'll post my experience after the next couple hundred miles

[EastBayE90]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

from the top, reaching down from the passenger side of the car, with the wrench parallel to the ground (handle pointed away from the block) you pull the wrench upwards towards the block to loosen the nut. The reverse (pushing it towards the ground away from the block) will tighten the rod.

On my car it didn't require much force to loosen the nut

I understand the nut part. I'm asking more about the rod. Which way did you spin the rod? Toward the block maybe two rotations?

[kiteboy]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

I just did this fix and it worked BEAUTIFULLY. There is absolutely no rattle now. It took all of 10 minutes (luckily we already had a set of those craftman mini's). I did two full rotations.

Here is a pic to see how small the tools really are:

you had adjust rear WG no ? but not front ?

[jpsimon]

Originally Posted by (-(ellblazer420

I understand the nut part. I'm asking more about the rod. Which way did you spin the rod? Toward the block maybe two rotations?

no, away from the block. you push the wrench towards the ground

[jpsimon]

Originally Posted by kiteboy

you had adjust rear WG no ? but not front ?

I adjusted the one you reach from above, the only one you can adjust without removing the turbo

[EastBayE90]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

no, away from the block. you push the wrench towards the ground

Nice, thank you I'm going to give it a try. How many times did you end up spinning the rod?

[jpsimon]

2 rotations worked for me

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

2 rotations worked for me

That's awesome JP.
I'm just finding out that my front one is starting to rattle just a tad.
I talked to my BMW tech friend and he said in order to get to the front one, the water pump needs to be taken off.
Maybe I'll try to tackle that.

[jpsimon]

Take pics!

[thwgw24]

Tried to adjust the rod half an hour ago. Got the 10mm nut loosen but when I tried to adjust the rod, I think I only got to tighten it for half rotation. There is a pipe underneeth the rod and there is no room for leverage. With the handle on top, the engine block is on the way and I can't fit the wrench into the groove. How did you guys get to tighten it for 2 rotations? Obviously the rattle didn't go away with just half rotation.

[jpsimon]

hard to describe, but I was doing 1/4 turn increments I think. I'd reposition the wrench after each turn.

[thwgw24]

Originally Posted by jpsimon

hard to describe, but I was doing 1/4 turn increments I think. I'd reposition the wrench after each turn.

I was using the 3/16" wrench and I think it is still too big. Where did you get the 4mm wrench from? The 4mm wrench might have a shorter handle compare to the 3/16" and I might have more room for leverage.