I've taken it all apart this afternoon including the ball ache job of taking the manifold off. I needed to do this anyway as I've hot a leaking core plug in the head.

The turbo doesn't actually look that bad, however the turbo to top manifold joint was blowing at the bottom, and the connection between the two bits of the manifold didn't look to clever either. Would explain why I could smell fumes in the car.

I'll leave the turbo as it is for now. Who reckons a gasket between the turbo and manifold is a good idea? Or is it best to leave it out?