Hi everyone. Further to my previous thread, I've recently inspected the turbo assembly on my 2016 Panda 4x4 TA and confirmed it has suffered the dreaded actuator rod hole wear. I've carried out a short term repair involving crimping a nail into the hole to fill some of the space but still allow free movement of the part....this has actually helped a little!
The actuator looks easy enough to replace, but I can't for the life of me find the part online. Plenty of similar items, but instead of the 1 short and two long studs needed to attach to the turbo, they only have 3 short studs, seemingly to attach to an angled bracket on a different design of Panda turbo?
Fiat themselves had advised me that, due to the rod hole oval'ing, I require a new turbo. Surely that's not the case and SOMEONE must supply the correct actuator?! In fact, all that actually needs replacing is the rod connector itself, plenty of them on the market, but I can't get the old one to budge, can't get purchase on the smooth rod to unscrew the connector!
Does anyone know of anyone who can supply the correct actuator for my turbo?
Many thanks in advance,
Tony.
The actuator looks easy enough to replace, but I can't for the life of me find the part online. Plenty of similar items, but instead of the 1 short and two long studs needed to attach to the turbo, they only have 3 short studs, seemingly to attach to an angled bracket on a different design of Panda turbo?
Fiat themselves had advised me that, due to the rod hole oval'ing, I require a new turbo. Surely that's not the case and SOMEONE must supply the correct actuator?! In fact, all that actually needs replacing is the rod connector itself, plenty of them on the market, but I can't get the old one to budge, can't get purchase on the smooth rod to unscrew the connector!
Does anyone know of anyone who can supply the correct actuator for my turbo?
Many thanks in advance,
Tony.