For the turbo guru's out there.

The part where the manifold connects to the turbo a thin exhaust gasket goes there correct. no that everyone is following. heres my situation my exhaust gasket is broken. im leaking exhaust i know it sucks but it gets worst the only piece i removed was one section where the bolt was holdin it into place. what im freaked out about is is this gasket thick enough to damage my exhaust side of the turbine. i cant unbolt the whole thing i have school and a bunch other things this weekend

 

i run mine without a gasket and it never leaks,just pull the left over gasket out and bolt it back down,you should be fine,i had to drive about 100 miles before i could fix my leak and i didnt mess up the turbine so i am sure yours is fine.hope this was helpfull.

 

make your own out of sheet of copper and you'll never need another one again.

 

you need not worry about the gasket damaging your turbine.

the simple fact of it is, the section of exhaust where the manifold dumps into the turbine house is ALWAYS experiencing positive pressure... its how the turbo works.

because there is always pressure in the manifold/turbine housing, the gasket will not get sucked into the turbine, but rather blown OUT and away.

i would contend that the piece of gasket popped out, floated around in your engine bay for a few seconds, then, due to the venturi effect, was sucked out of the engine bay by passing air, never to bother you again.

so either clean up the mating surfaces and bolt the manifold straight to the turbo, or make a copper gasket and call it a day.

g/l.

 

thanks for the help update!! no damage to the turbo i replaced the turbo manifold with one i use a nuit and bolt and i can monitor ibetter. thx guys