the ring is set inside the wg. started the car to make sure i didnt have any exhaust leaks at all. well it sounds as if i have a bad exhaust leak and its coming from the wg?? you can feel the pressure coming out the wg, high pressure at that... there are no pressure lines hooked up to it or is the dump tube on there yet. any ideas???

 

im telling him its the ring.. i had a very similar problem, i had the waher in up side down and it was leaky and loud, i flippped it over and hammered it in and it shut up and was fine.

i tell him if the vacuum lines are off the wg shoudl be closed, very weird

 

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You answered your own question

 

if its leaking just there at idle then theres definitely a problem...it shouldnt matter whether or not any vacume lines are hooked up to it yet or not.

make sure the ring is in the right way (the tapered side up into the wastegate)...if its right and its all tight and it still leaks then his flange is more then likely warped and he will need to get a new one welded on or get that one surfaced down flat.

 

also, dont use the tial gaskets that came with it. they end up blowing. i have ran without a gasket for a few months now, no problems... yet (knock on wood)

krazy

 

try copper gaskets

 

turbonetics "Firering" gaskets work great.

 

which tial does he even have? the 40mm's dont use a gasket at all, just the sealing ring.