Random 32 Gts-t Questions

[dwayne293]

Hey all,

Upon recent inspection i have found that the nuts securing my turbo to manifold have loosened themselves off and the turbo-manifold flange gasket has blown apart. I know this has been a problem for some owners, but was just wondering if anybody has fixed it and prevented it from re-occuring and whether anybody knows the cause of it?

Also would like to know where i can get a flange gasket in Adelaide, ie to repco, etc sell them and how much they are worth.

Also wondering whether anyone runs 0 or 5w synthetic oil as I am leaning towards 10w at the moment due to the age of the RB20

Thanks in advance

Dwayne

[TokyoTaxi]

Hey all,

Upon recent inspection i have found that the nuts securing my turbo to manifold have loosened themselves off and the turbo-manifold flange gasket has blown apart. I know this has been a problem for some owners, but was just wondering if anybody has fixed it and prevented it from re-occuring and whether anybody knows the cause of it?

Also would like to know where i can get a flange gasket in Adelaide, ie to repco, etc sell them and how much they are worth.

Also wondering whether anyone runs 0 or 5w synthetic oil as I am leaning towards 10w at the moment due to the age of the RB20

Thanks in advance

Dwayne

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Dwayne,

Firstly ( and this is only my opinion ), if you're going to remove the turbo to do the gasket, do yourself a favour and pull the exhaust manifold off the head, replace any damaged / broken studs ( almost every RB seems to break the rear most manifold stud in time ) and the manifold gasket.

As for the nuts holding the turbo on, just make sure that you use new / genuine lock tabs and gasket when putting the turbo back on ( gasket can be re-used a few times if OK ) and all should stay tight. Also make sure the studs are OK. Most of the cars that I've worked on that have had this problem have an old twisted set of lock tabs, are poorly bent / locking or none fitted at all.

Again my opinion, use nissan genuine parts unless something better is available. It's worth spending a little bit extra to get quality ! ( I can't stand people who spend $600 on rice gear but won't spend an extra $10 to buy a quality gaskt !! <_< )

Not touching the oil subject. Sure to cause debate I know what I use in my car and those that I service and I'm happy

Hope that helps.

[dwayne293]

Thanks FAT32,

I was going to check the manifold as well as I have heard of them breaking studs etc, which won't be a problem as I am a diesel mechanic myself. I thought I would just check first before checking genuine prices incase Nissan charge something like $50000 for a gasket like they do most other parts. I think i will go with 10w synthetic oil next should be fine

Cheers again

Dwayne