The variable vane mech (the part that controls the boost via the actuator rod and actuator/ boost controller, pnuematic or electronic) is built in to the exhaust manifold and is the most likely thing to fail after the EGR valve/ system because it gets coked up and siezes or does not operate over its full range - the symptoms you describe are
Hi Emma, Sorry to hear about this but let's see if we can save you some money. That seems very expensive to me for a turbo, the problem is they are rather complicated (allthough simple in the way they work) and the majority of the time just like a cylinder head a garage would send it off to be refurbished rather than do it on a bench in the workshop.
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