Ram Turbo Actuator Replacement- 6.7 Cummins U010C

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This video is about 2014 Ram Turbo Actuator Replacement- 6.7 Cummins. I remove the old actuator due to a U010C Lost Communication With Turbocharger / Supercharger Control Module A. The dealer told me I needed to replace the entire turbo. I was getting good exhaust brake function and good turbo boost so I was not convinced that the turbo was actually bad. I decided to purchase a turbo actuator first and then remove it and check my turbo charger to see if I needed to send it in for repair. In this video I remove the turbo actuator and check the actuator arm for functionality in full travel rate. The turbo charger actuator arm moves super easy line to line. Once I check this I determine that the actuator is the only fault for the U010C code. So with my new genuine holset actuator part number 5579127H I install it on the turbo. Before you begin you will need to drain the coolant which I did. Remove the old actuator prep the new actuator with grease. Plug in the new actuator only and leave it sitting on the shock mount. With the scan tool of your choice pre-align the actuator. The scan tool I used was alpha OBD. Once you pre-aligned the actuator you can then install the actuator on the turbo and finish the calibration process once this is complete go ahead and torque your bolts down in a crisscross pattern and refill your coolant.

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@scbane 6 ай бұрын

For those watching this now, City Diesel in Decatur AL makes an actuator that is self-calibrating. No need for dealer visit to calibrate.

@leandromedina6805 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video and thank you for your comment my friend, thanks to you I met City Diesel and saved me a lot of money and the work looks 5 stars

@leandromedina6805 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@4MRanch 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@patrickdavis3165 3 жыл бұрын

The U010C - VGT Actuator Driver Circuit - Abnormal update rate can also be caused by a bad harness. If your replacement actuator fails again after some time you may need to replace the harness.

@timholmes4396 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video! It's great to see how well the Alfa OBD software worked to do both the pre and post calibration steps!! I hope your turbo works great now!

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah thanks for telling me about the software. It’s working good now. 3 days code free now.

@peketrovsky 2 жыл бұрын

Any more problems, I’m glad Alpha OBD is available to any one

@4MRanch 2 жыл бұрын

No I haven’t had any

@emmanuelortiz4251 2 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks

@tonybacon9174 Жыл бұрын

I will be doing mines in the morning

@math450 2 жыл бұрын

Thank for the video. I tried to remove my actuator, but one of the socket head cap bolt is rounded. Impossible to remove.

@kirkout7366 2 жыл бұрын

How did you tackle this stripped socket?

@krisf5247 11 ай бұрын

Hi 4M, can I ask what problems you were having to make you do this job? I have a situation where my exhaust brake stopped working, no codes. Could this be solved with this actuator replacement?

@4MRanch 11 ай бұрын

What year is your truck?

@krisf5247 11 ай бұрын

@@4MRanch 2013 ram 2500

@4MRanch 11 ай бұрын

@@krisf5247 it’s hard to say . One truck I looked at that a Buddy owns had the exhaust brake not working and it ended up some how being turned off in the computer some how, it was a 2007. My truck never stopped working but I was getting the lost communication code. If you have quite a few miles on it its possible that it needs replaced but your truck being a 13 should be throwing a code I would think. I’d do some wire checking first an if you have a scan tool check for pending code before you buy a new one the are pretty expensive now.

@crabshack122 3 жыл бұрын

What is the tool you are using to run the alignment procedures. I need to replace my actuator on my 2010 Ram turbo. Thanks

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called Alfa obd. The link is in the description. If you see the last two links one is the software which you can run on a android tablet. The other is the wireless Bluetooth obd2 module you will need for the software to communicate with the truck.

@crabshack122 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t see any links sorry

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

If your watching from a phone When you click on the video to play it the title of the video should be at the bottom. To the far right of the title should be a little drop down arrow that looks like this ^ but pointing down.

@crabshack122 3 жыл бұрын

Found it thanks 👍🏻

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

@@crabshack122 cool, yeah you can do a lot of stuff with that software. It’s well worth it and simple to use.

@caseyriggs2633 3 жыл бұрын

Did you loose boost in your truck when the actuator went out?

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

No I did not. That’s why I wasn’t sure what was going on until I took off the actuator and found that the motor in it was weak.

@caseyriggs2633 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2008 6.7 Cummins I was towing my boat recently and noticed loss of boost and the truck was rolling coal on a stock pickup. It’s not the actuator then, when I go to go step on it a little bit it does make a squealing noise. It could be turbo is going bad or a bad gasket in the egr valve.

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Could be the turbo possibly

@tonybacon9174 Жыл бұрын

I lost boost

@slinger3350 2 жыл бұрын

I'd try a couple different things before spending the time or $2200 on an actuator. Like a little WD-40 in past the air cleaner.

@jonathanjuarez6413 Жыл бұрын

How do you do that?

@4MRanch Жыл бұрын

Yeah I wouldn’t spray wd-40 in mine.

@austinball5878 3 жыл бұрын

How do I get the software I clicked on the link but it said there was nothing on Amazon

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like they took it off the store for some reason. Try this play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AlfaOBD.AlfaOBD&hl=en_US&gl=US

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Also here is the main site. alfaobd.com/

@austinball5878 3 жыл бұрын

@@4MRanch thank you sir

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

You welcome

@viram1831 3 жыл бұрын

I have replaced 3 in less than a year....they're not that cheap also...on isl9 engine..🤦‍♂️

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that sucks. We also had to replace one on an isl9 engine at my work.

@d.t.f1353 3 жыл бұрын

The video is very well explained for calibration, but the problem with the Holset VGT is that it is not resistant, which breaks down many 6.7 Cummins engine owners. It's a real disease this VGT. Dodge dealers take us for fools by charging four digits close to five digits for a turbo set!!!!!, so we all place orders through the secondary market that are more efficient (not the holset brand) on the responsiveness of the turbo and the torque of the electric motor of the VGT that is twice the VGT Holset, like the one that is sold by Geno's Garage which also makes a control of the turbo movement at each turn of the key, which the Holset doesn't do. My question is: holset goes this decided when to correct this problem? especially at the price where we pay our trucks!!! it is not normal to drive with the engine brake continuously to obtain a reprieve of the vgt. I have 5 months of winter, and on snow or ice you don't ride with the engine brake running at the risk of finding yourself in the field, or just killing someone.

@scottharmon818 3 жыл бұрын

Im using your links to purchase the actuator on Amazon, no company name or details? is this legit?

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

When I click on it it shows it’s sold by everything diesel. As fare as I know it’s legit. Just had a guy buy one last week through the link. 3707 south 500 east lafayette in 47905 US. That’s the business address it listed.

@scottharmon818 3 жыл бұрын

@@4MRanch great thank you!

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

No problem.

@mariodominguez4956 3 жыл бұрын

can u install the actuator without having to calibrate it

@4MRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Some people see you can but everything I’ve read says no and being that the part is almost $1000 I didn’t take any chances because it says it’ll mess up if you don’t.

@mariodominguez4956 3 жыл бұрын

@@4MRanch my dad has a 2017 2500 n he has the U010C code amd we are trying to figure out if it’s the actual actuator tht is bad or something else

@yerbeilisready8562 2 жыл бұрын

City diesel sells an actuator that self calibrates

@donscott6720 Жыл бұрын

@@yerbeilisready8562 putting it in this morning. I hope this is so . To get this part into Canada with currency exchange 950 USD plus 300.00 CAD import fees , well you do the math

@4MRanch Жыл бұрын

Let me know. I hope it works for you.