wastegate solenoid:whatis it & do i need it

[hot85]

i am repairing a hot air car but i have missed placed the wg sloenoid!! darn it now the qusetion is do i need it? what does it do also?

thanx jay

 

[John84GN]

the wastegate solonoid is needed....however, if you don't have one your car, it will do 2 things w/o it....

1. It will give you a malfunction code 31, telling you the wastegate solonoid signal failed, and

2. you car will not go over 10 psi of boost.

HTH

this might help you some: http://www.gnttype.org/maint/malf.html