Ok im looking at buying a turbo 1989 supra. And the guy sais he replaced the stock turbo with a used replacement turbo. And he said he didn't have the gasget for the one spot on the turbo so he just used rtv silicone for a gasket. And the car SMOKES LIKE CRAZY! So I am asking what the problem is before I buy it. So can you tell me why this is happening?=(
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008 AT 10:05 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi hondas2000,
The turbo is a HOT item so how can silicone be used insted of a gasket?
If it smokes like what you described, most probably the turbo unit is scrap material.