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Turbo flange gasket
by
boxer246
on 23 Feb, 2008 12:23
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WHat kind of gasket is supposed to be between the exhaust manifold and turbo? THis is for a 1.6TD with Garrett T3. I never saw one, and havent seen any for sale anywhere.
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#1
by
dillenger1
on 23 Feb, 2008 15:47
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Ive heard you dont need one.I may be wrong
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#2
by
subsonic
on 23 Feb, 2008 18:16
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Perfectly flat on both surfaces, you should be good to go.
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#3
by
burn_your_money
on 23 Feb, 2008 21:32
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I have one of the gaskets, still in the packaging if you are interested.
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#4
by
Baselyne
on 24 Feb, 2008 01:16
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There wasnt one on mine when I removed it....manifold to turbo
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#5
by
hillfolk'r
on 24 Feb, 2008 06:43
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Use a light smear of Permatex Ultra Copper and it will seal fine even if it's slightly out of flat.
Andrew
yup,stuff is awesome!! i swear by it,not at it :lol:
also if ya wanted,ive done this on my latest turbo setup
hit your local metal supplier and get a little scrap sheet of .060(approx)
copper
i gave the guy like 3 dollars for it
then i traced and cut with a dremel
i made 2 gaskets,1 between the manifold and adapter
and 1 between the adapter+turbo
if stupid imageshack wasnt down,id post a pic :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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#6
by
Baselyne
on 11 Mar, 2008 10:09
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that's a good idea... Where do you buy these oem ones? Dealer?
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#7
by
Benjamin
on 11 Mar, 2008 10:52
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i dont use gaskets becouse most of the cars i see its original without.
i ever go to an Audi garage wich do had this original equiped, after i asked it they searched for it, and told me they dont use it anymore becouse without is also good enough
Greetz, Benjamin
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#8
by
Baselyne
on 11 Mar, 2008 10:54
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nice to know...How would one ever know if all the ones they took off didnt have them...
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#9
by
Quantum TD
on 11 Mar, 2008 12:56
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that's a good idea... Where do you buy these oem ones? Dealer?
I dont' see any gasket listed in the ETKA for either the MK 1 or 2. I don't think VW ever had one.
You might try prothe. In a similar manner, no gasket was specified for the MK 3 TDI, but I see he carries a gasket that works.
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#10
by
jtanguay
on 11 Mar, 2008 13:09
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i'm getting an exhaust leak from somewhere... i'm not too eager to find out where, but it feels like i have a laggy turbo
i would recommend using a gasket unless you machine both surfaces real nice and flat... but even then stuff can happen. if you lose that precious exhaust gas to a leak, you will lose performance, and the inside of your car will be smelly :lol:
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#11
by
boxer246
on 12 Mar, 2008 13:26
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I noticed, right before I put my turbo on the manifold, that the manifold flange was not flat....at all. I put a machinists straight edge on it and (without using feeler gauges) I would guess it was about 10 thousandths warped. I filed it till it was perfectly flat again so It would make a good seal with the turbo. Then I used a very small amount of ultra copper, like someone mentioned and the turbo sealed up perfect.
So if you have a leak, I would start to check here. Ten thousandths is enough for a leak.
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#12
by
burn_your_money
on 12 Mar, 2008 18:33
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I have a seen a couple on TDs, probably about 50/50
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#13
by
Baselyne
on 13 Mar, 2008 08:09
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sounds like without it were asking for a leak
It's wild that 50% of them had and others didnt
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#14
by
Baselyne
on 17 Mar, 2008 15:36
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Altrom.......PN# 893253115 center pipe gasket 14th item from the top
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