Turbo gasket reusable?

Turbo gasket reusable?
OR could they blow?:confused:

I am talkin about the gasket b/w manifold and turbo

personally, i wouldn't know the consequences of re-using that gasket.
it may be fine, becuase it should be a metal gasket, buy for a couple of bucks, i'd rather play on the safe side and buy a new one from GCG.

yeah... .. just being lazy that all..

don't be cos if it leaks its a pain in the ass to take out again to change a single gasket.

LOL @ Dan :p

Use the old gasket + some Loctite ;D should do the trick ROFL

If its one of those composite ones id ditch it, if your lucky and its a metal one id re-use.

the particular gasket is $50... just a pain in getting one too..

Reuse if it looks fine. Metal gaskets are incredibly expensive for OEM parts, get the most out of them.

Metal gaskets are usually the crush type, which crush to seal the manifold. Hence the next time u use them, the less potential they have to seal.

Personally, ive reused gaskets (metal and composite) on the exhaust side with great success... If it leaks, or if its a real pain in the ass to change, i would get a new one and as its a small price to pay for all the labour required/blow gasket on the dyno.

As long as you haven't bent the gasket it should be fine. On top of crushing to provide a seal, it also expands so it can still be re-used.