How old is this actuator?

[david.mt]

What are the turbo actuators actually made off and how quickly do they corrode?

I have a bit of a dilemma - I recently had the rear actuator replaced but beforehand I checked the front to see if that also needed replacing and it looked quite new (that was last month) - I checked the paperwork and indeeed it had been replaced last May and the car has only done limited mileage since.

Now I looked again this weekend and it is very badly corroded to such an extent that I am questioning whether it is actually the same actuator I inspected last month

Now with a photo:





Am I going mad or can they corrode very quickly. Surely the garage cannot have just swapped them over....Suggestions?

[art411y]

Looks like its come out of davy jones locker