right after swapping over turbos im leaking on the feed pipe at the bottom of the turbo , now i replaced this pipe 2 and new gasket on my old turbo , fitted my new one and its still leaking wot am i doing wrong is there a certain way the small gasketg goes , i have been using a smear of silcone over the gasket to hold it in place , i tighten the 2 bolts as tight as possible
is it a common place to leak
is there anything else i can do , a replacement pipe or something ,
[Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
gumbo_gts wrote:i have been using a smear of silcone over the gasket to hold it in place
That could be your problem, if the silicone has gone between the gasket it will leak.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
deffo...i thought mine was a steel gasket with a rib in it...
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
yeah thats wot ive been using , so no need for sealant then
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
I would say not...prob doesn't go off propperly there either...unless it's clinically clean...mine was fine and it looks like the original gasket, re-used for the ct20...but the lower banjo fitting gaskets were pants and I changed those...many thanks to Peter at Sbits.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] turbo oil feed pipe
shes at xxxx now , so hopefully be back soon lol