Blown Turbo gasket....
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Out Sat' a'noon for a blast & come off a roundabout behind two lads in an Evo, both go for it up the bypass. Up his arse the whole way, hit 5th pull out, get upsides & inching past @ an indicated 145mph when bang from under the bonnet, ease off and after pulling into the BP garage finding just a blown gasket between turbo & exhaust manifold .......
Need a new one pronto to make the most of the dry weather, and the new kid in my Ford dealer ain't got a scooby what he's doing...
So anyone know the finis code for the Turbo/Manifold gasket???
Any help appreciated
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Need a new one pronto to make the most of the dry weather, and the new kid in my Ford dealer ain't got a scooby what he's doing...
So anyone know the finis code for the Turbo/Manifold gasket???
Any help appreciated
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There was no turbo to manifold gasket from new, it was a metal to metal seal!
But you can buy them from ebay mate for about £8 thats whre i got my last one from.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-GARRET...d=p3286.c0.m14
But you can buy them from ebay mate for about £8 thats whre i got my last one from.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-GARRET...d=p3286.c0.m14
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There was no turbo to manifold gasket from new, it was a metal to metal seal!
But you can buy them from ebay mate for about £8 thats whre i got my last one from.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-GARRET...d=p3286.c0.m14
But you can buy them from ebay mate for about £8 thats whre i got my last one from.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-GARRET...d=p3286.c0.m14
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was a Cometic one I blew... cant believe there was no Gasket as standard, is it the norm' to run 'em without a gasket???
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yeah but you will have to have the surfaces checked and skimmed if you dont want to fit one.
I use one of these cheapy ones and had no problems running 15psi for the last 18months on my old engine.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garrett-T3-T34...d=p3286.c0.m14
I use one of these cheapy ones and had no problems running 15psi for the last 18months on my old engine.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garrett-T3-T34...d=p3286.c0.m14
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Get a better one off of burton power- has a section that compresses and creates a good seal- seam to work fine everytime i've fitted one ![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
the one i fitted looks more substantial than both them off ebay as well
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the one i fitted looks more substantial than both them off ebay as well
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unless you remove both manifold and turbo and then strip the turbo to send the turbine housing and the manifold for skimming to get both surfaces absolutely smooth , no gasket will not work
what i do is smooth both faces as best i can with some sandpaper and then use a garret metal gasket with a smear of Fire Gum both sides. allow it to skin for a couple of hours , then start the car without touching the throttle and use the heat of the xaust gas to harden it
what i do is smooth both faces as best i can with some sandpaper and then use a garret metal gasket with a smear of Fire Gum both sides. allow it to skin for a couple of hours , then start the car without touching the throttle and use the heat of the xaust gas to harden it
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What i would do is find a piece of tough glass and glue a seet of emery to the surface. Then i would sand the face until smooth remembering to regulary changing the direction you are sanding to keep it flat and uniform. It takes a while but it works a treat
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