Hey guys ok this is the deal:

I have a threaded flange that the valve seats suppose to sit inside and then fit into the wastegate. Well it fits into the wastegate but it doesnt seal I can see clear as day threw it. and it wont fit into the flange on the manifold any idea if im missing something here?

this is on a 38mm wastegate, Pic in just a sec.

 

Next to wastegate

Inside see how it doesnt fit into it.


See the outside light threw the inside.


Flange on manifold it clearly to small for this.

 

Once you bolt it down it will compress the wg spring and fit tightly sealing off perfectly

 

ill try that real fast but does that look normal?

 

Thats how mine was and its sealed.

 

take some scotchbrite and clean the area out the valve seat sits in

 

ok that didnt work, the thing is the seats not even touching the wastegate valve. its about 1/4th an i'ch from it its like the seat is sitting on the lip of the inside of the wastegate. I tried to tighten it but it seem likes its about to break something its not smashing down any.

 

can you get me an up close shot of the valve seat? from those images it almost looks like you got a 35mm seat

 

 

thats the paper it came with behind it.

 

can you tell me if this wastegate was not the correct one i was suppose to get?

 

it's the correct valve seat, have to tried twisting and applying pressure at the same time?

 

I tried alot lol it just wont go in. Is it suppose to sit flush against the wastegate or stick out some?
It honestly seems like its to big, the lip is catching on the inside of where its suppose to seat its not even touching the valve inside the wastegate

 

it sticks out a very small amount for the preload, then when tightened down it will be flush

 

I dunno ill spray some wd40 on the valveseat and see if it slides in ;/