john deere turbo, new actuator or reman turbo?

radu · Oct 23, 2019

the turbo actuator on my 6115M, ~3800 hours, just crapped it's pants, probably some gear inside is broken, as it sticks in one position. On the turbine side the linkage moves easily. I can get a new actuator and new linkage (current one is a bit worn) for ~1000 Eur + VAT or a reman complete turbo for ~2000 euro.
My concern is about the turbine reliability, if i buy only the actuator now and the turbo will fail in the next year or two, i will have to shell out another 2000 euro because i cannot get the turbo without the actuator. Do i go cheap now and risk another big bill in the future or buy the whole lot and keep the turbo as a spare?

P. S. due to my location, can't have it doctored, don't know any good tuners/remappers around.

Phil P · Oct 23, 2019

I always fit re-man for the exact reason you’ve stated.

Tractortech · Oct 23, 2019

Now Then..
I too would fit a JD Reman unit. It will have 12 month warranty on it too.

tweedale terrier · Oct 23, 2019

How old is the tractor ? There was a repair program from Deere on this a few folk i know had very little to pay. I'd talk to your dealer.

kill · Oct 23, 2019

tweedale terrier said:
How old is the tractor ? There was a repair program from Deere on this a few folk i know had very little to pay. I'd talk to your dealer.

My dealer done the same and I paid three hundred towards the cost at 3500 hrs & 5.5 years old

radu · Oct 23, 2019

tweedale terrier said:
How old is the tractor ? There was a repair program from Deere on this a few folk i know had very little to pay. I'd talk to your dealer.

It's around 5 years old, will talk to the dealer about it tomorrow.

Mursal · Oct 23, 2019

Not 4k hours and it needs an actuator at €1000 ........

radu · Oct 23, 2019

Mursal said:
Not 4k hours and it needs an actuator at €1000 ........

to be fair, it's the first time i'm touching a turbo in 14 years of running deeres

tweedale terrier · Oct 24, 2019

Did you have any luck with your dealer.

farmerste · Oct 24, 2019

just had a reman turbo and actuator on my 6125r. 3500 hrs and 7 years old. The actuator wouldnt calibrate itself and dealer wasnt keen on just replacing the actuator on its own due to potential wear in the turbo so bit the bullet and replaced them both.

radu · Oct 24, 2019

Told the dealer about it, he said he'll check and get back to me

daveydiesel1 · Oct 24, 2019

radu said:
the turbo actuator on my 6115M, ~3800 hours, just crapped it's pants, probably some gear inside is broken, as it sticks in one position. On the turbine side the linkage moves easily. I can get a new actuator and new linkage (current one is a bit worn) for ~1000 Eur + VAT or a reman complete turbo for ~2000 euro.
My concern is about the turbine reliability, if i buy only the actuator now and the turbo will fail in the next year or two, i will have to shell out another 2000 euro because i cannot get the turbo without the actuator. Do i go cheap now and risk another big bill in the future or buy the whole lot and keep the turbo as a spare?

P. S. due to my location, can't have it doctored, don't know any good tuners/remappers
Fix her cheap and get her changed to nice massey lol?

Dog&stick · Oct 24, 2019

Had actuator failure, purchased a derv doctor kit, new turbo, manifold egr off , etc. . Tractor better on fuel, runs bit lower temp, stacks more power.
Very happy with it,id do the same again, on the next.

Cmoran · May 28, 2020

Having suspected actuator trouble with my 6150r what’s the best thing to do to sort it? I’m based in Ireland. Tractor is coming under pressure every few seconds when under load

Timbo · May 28, 2020

Cmoran said:
Having suspected actuator trouble with my 6150r what’s the best thing to do to sort it? I’m based in Ireland. Tractor is coming under pressure every few seconds when under load

did u not see the above post ????????

Cmoran · May 28, 2020

Timbo said:
did u not see the above post ????????

Yes I did but was hoping there was a cheap fix someone could point me toward

Timbo · May 28, 2020

There is nothing cheap about a VGT unit.

If your handy with the spanners and intend to keep the tractor a good while - have the Derv Dr VGT / EGR delete kit
If you want a very fast fix, call the dealer.

Cmoran · May 29, 2020

Timbo said:
There is nothing cheap about a VGT unit.

If your handy with the spanners and intend to keep the tractor a good while - have the Derv Dr VGT / EGR delete kit
If you want a very fast fix, call the dealer.

Does derv doctor do work in Ireland??the egr is already mapped out problem is the tractor won’t throw up any codes atall for engine

Timbo · May 29, 2020

Cmoran said:
Does derv doctor do work in Ireland??the egr is already mapped out problem is the tractor won’t throw up any codes atall for engine

A really rough remap then! Yes dd works in ireland.

Cmoran · May 29, 2020

Timbo said:
A really rough remap then! Yes dd works in ireland.

It was done before I bought it so don’t know who done it. My tractor already has the updated manifold so was obviously fixed before at some stage. Im surprised someone hasn’t figured a cost effective way to fix the problem it seems extremely common I but 15000hrs on my 6620 before reconditioning the turbo it cost €540 to rebuild

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