Only reason I was asking about it is because I don't know what is stock turbo capable of in terms of boost, how much it can produce before it starts having problems. So if your wastegate is not operating, too much boost may damage the turbo like in petrol drag/racing car situations where excessive boost makes fins on turbine wheel bend and turbo starts producing less boost plus balancig issues. But it doesn't seem to be the problem in 300tdi case.
I take my wastegate actuator of the inlet manifold, but from the front of it. Don't see much difference front or back since intake maifold is all one chamber. Or am I wrong? Dial shows me 1.1 bar, where before while stock connections were in place, it was 1 bar on the dot.
Sorry about the hijack OP :)

