Looks like it has rust on top of it and spool is slow. Eyelet is all the way down...

 

Looks like it shat itself.

 

It looks like it then sprayed it all over my outlet pipe and coupler...

 

maybe replace it with a 25psi wga while you're replacing it

 

I got this 22 psi turbosmart one not that long ago, I'll be sending it back to them

 

any other ideas. I think I'm going to pull it out and open it up

 

Got this opened up and its all gunky and nasty inside. The diaphragm has to be bad. Could this explain my lazy spool?

 

I'd say so.

This is the reason mitsi added that little cap onto the shaft on the factory actuator, evo4s didn't have the little cap and had this exact problem.

 

No doubt it's bad, the one on my IV went right after I bought it. Order a new one you'll be amazed at the difference.

 

goin back to factory for now, any ill effects from running high psi on a stocker?

 

How old is that blown WGA? Chances are you are out of warranty so might as well pick up a new one.

 

im sending it back to turbosmart and just gonna see what they say, its only about a year old

 

The only way i could really see all the gunk getting in there is from your PCV. Stock/stockish intakes will suck that stuff right out of the valve cover. You could try sourcing your boost further up stream to try and help prevent it getting junk in there. Or a catch can maybe. This does seem really unusual though and im curious what turbosmart comes back to you with.

 

I have a catch can between the IM and PCV, get clear gunky liquid mostly. IC and all pipes are clean, Intake tract is clean as well.

 

I was talkin about the line that went from the valve cover directly into the intake (pre turbo).