Hoping a small repair prevents a major repair on our Acura RDX
Posted By RichC on January 6, 2024
Last week we took our 2010 Acura RDX to our local repair garage, hoping for a minor rather than major issue. So far, so good.
The initial thought that it might be a solenoid controling the turbo wastegate turned out to be “not” the issue … and digging deeper required several more hours of labor. What was found was that the wastegate was stuck and the pushrod controled by the solenoid could not move it. Access is not easy, but before concluding that the entire assembly needed to be replace (likely the solution by an Acura dealer would be $6000-7000), the guys decided if I would leave it with them for the week that they would “try” to clean, lube and try to “unstick” the wastegate. After keeping it a few days more and squirting penetrating oil in and working it manually … it works. Now the question is just how long before it starts to stick and throw emission codes again?
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