MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: adgti on June 04, 2013, 07:04:08 pm

Title: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: adgti on June 04, 2013, 07:04:08 pm

Is there an uprated actuator for the k03?

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: bacillus on June 04, 2013, 07:25:24 pm

Forge does one.   :smiley:
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&cat=&product=FMACVAG05

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: adgti on June 04, 2013, 07:42:53 pm

ahhh but aren't they electric as standard? where would I get the vacuum from?

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: adgti on June 04, 2013, 08:26:11 pm

any one?

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: adgti on June 05, 2013, 12:56:15 am

Need to order one if it will work? Will I get a CEL?

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: rich83 on June 05, 2013, 01:01:40 am

Im pretty sure theres no point in doing this.

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: adgti on June 05, 2013, 09:49:30 pm

Even if my standard one is f*cked?

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: rich83 on June 05, 2013, 09:57:05 pm

Just replace with OEM.

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: bacillus on June 05, 2013, 10:12:38 pm

If you get the forge actuator with a green spring it will be almost exactly the same spec as an oem one.
The forge one should crack at 5psi vs the oem one at 4psi.

Title: Re: Mk5 golf gti actuator
Post by: rubber toe on June 05, 2013, 10:57:46 pm

Quote from: adgti on June 05, 2013, 09:49:30 pm

Even if my standard one is f*cked?

What symptoms/faults you getting with the car ? Is the actuator not holding vacuum ?