Can U Use Silastic ( Gasket Goo) On A Comp Housing ?

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Ok so I had to rotate my comp housing on my turbo the other day and noticed the seal ( the one that seals the comp housing to the core ) is buggered is it safe to use silastic or a form a gasket goo type substance ?

Any feedback appreciated

[GTScotT]

generally sikaflex and 2way tape can fix anything in the right quantities

the real answer is a no unfortunately.. not recommended. But im sure the oring u broke isnt worth much, check ebay

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Sweet mate I thought that would be the case.

I assume there would be a lot of excess weping in the housing when h clamp down

So thanks for ya response :-)

[pipster11]

take it to someone like pirtek for a new seal, I'm sure thee ycna math something up

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Thanks mate will keep that in mind

[Bsa]

red gasket goo haha

[wolverine]

Red gasket goo on the external gate outlet...slightly caught fire on the dyno. Perhaps not the best thing to use that close to the hot side of an engine if there is oxygen present.

A case of, can you smell something burning?? Umm yep.

[boiracer]

if its just an o-ring??

go see any bearing/o-ring shoppe. they should be able to sort you out. most silicone's are VERY heat resistant, and how they catch fire is a little beyond me. i have the red stuff holding the extractors together on my Bug. its gotten hot, and a little bit white over the years, but never on fire...i assume its pretty hot there as it gets a nice glow going on at full song (no turbo attached tho....yet)

[discopotato03]

Why not just go to a turbo parts supplier and get a new one , can't be that expensive surely ?

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

It's not an Rubber o ring as such it's a ring but it's proper gasket papery stuff hahahah

And discopotato I can get them from mtq but I don't get much time to go that way so I was just swing if I could use what I had instead of going there but thanks either way lads

[Bsa]

im fairly sure its steal thats what mine had in it when i pulle the comp cover off

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

The standard one maybe Blake but this is a highflow turbo and it's definetly low quality gasket paper cause it fell to bits hahahah

but I have a spare turbo here so I might see if the factory steel one fits the highflow

Cheers for the input

[wolverine]

gasket paper in a turbo??

[Bsa]

The standard one maybe Blake but this is a highflow turbo and it's definetly low quality gasket paper cause it fell to bits hahahah

but I have a spare turbo here so I might see if the factory steel one fits the highflow

Cheers for the input

seems a bit suss who highflowed it? wack the proper seal on there should fit if its the same turbo

[Don Dada]

Since we are on the topic.....How come the newer garretts dont have any sort of seal between the comp housing and the plate which it rotates on?

Always wondered if boost wouldnt leak out thru there.....

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Usually when you get to machined surface clamped together they will seal when clamped mate I would assume that it's the same thing with the Garret turbos .

The old v6 commos vn to be serries 2 never ran exaust mani gaskets because they were two machined surfaces so they sealed well enOugh with the right clamp pressure .

And Blake it wa done by one of the boys at mtq as an after hours thing hahahah so I'd say that's why the seal didn't get replaced an when I rotated the housing it just fudged up on me lol

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I wouldn't use any glue on the rear comp, EGTs will hit around 800+ degrees, heat up the comp housing and that stuff could become a fire hazard.

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

It was got the front housing not the rear