mike221

Don't forget the mr muscle:). I'm talking about a 58 plate passat with an egr cooler btw. Should be similar.

I said I will post some pictures from when I did mine but I got caught up in the process and forgot about it. I think it's easier from under the car. You can see what is what and where everything goes but you have a bit of fiddling to do and the nuts are not the most accessible but it can be done. I would recommend a set of proper tools and patience for those who are doing it for the first time. Definitely worth it though. I went on a 3200 miles journey through Europe and the car went like a train all the way. From a constant limp mode home to that...is a big difference. A set of ramps from screwfix and a halfords tool box and you should be fine.

Got under it yesterday and just manged to move the actuator a bit. Didn't do the mr muscle as it took a while to get some screws off from the shield and it was getting dark. Seemed to have just 1/2 travell at first. Gave it a bit of a jiggle and now seems to have full travel but still stiff. Will try again though. Took it on a hard motorway run and had no problems all the way through the red line on 2nd to 4th. Yeah, thank you very much lofty. The thread has been a life saver as two garages already recommended to change the turbo (£1050) the cheapest. Will post some pics for those who have a egr cooler and want to do it from underneath. Thanks again.

Hi guys. Just been diagnosed with sticky vanes on a 1.9 Passat and I want to do MM on it asap.It has a huge EGR cooler in the way and it seems almost imposible to do it from the top. Can anyone tell me if it is easier from under the car? I've just bought a set of drive on ramps just for that. Will give it a go this weekend.

Hello. I've got a 2008 Vw Passat 1.9 TDI (BXE) going into limp mode. Could you please tell me if mr muscle would work on this type of engine/turbo?!