assembling of exhuast turbo to downpipe

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justustwo

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Hi all, been doing some work on my series 3 which has a toyota turbo diesel in it and had to take off the exaust pipe from the turbo flange.It has a 3 bolt flange.Now question is I have it all back together but wasnt sure if there should be a sealant or gasket on that joint, Had that exhaust newly fitted about 3 months ago and when i took it apart just seemed a very small amount of a material like a worn elastic band??but no gasket .

so I put it back without anything but on, starting up got lots of smoke at the begining but think it has stopped(it was night) i have a removable gearbox tunnel lid and that was up- should i reassmble and put anything on that exhaust joint
 
Hi all, been doing some work on my series 3 which has a toyota turbo diesel in it and had to take off the exaust pipe from the turbo flange.It has a 3 bolt flange.Now question is I have it all back together but wasnt sure if there should be a sealant or gasket on that joint, Had that exhaust newly fitted about 3 months ago and when i took it apart just seemed a very small amount of a material like a worn elastic band??but no gasket .

so I put it back without anything but on, starting up got lots of smoke at the begining but think it has stopped(it was night) i have a removable gearbox tunnel lid and that was up- should i reassmble and put anything on that exhaust joint


Different beast I know, but I didn't have any sealant, just a gasket on my skylines turbo joint, same on the turbo we put in my brothers MX-5.
 
It's always best to put somekind of sealant on exhaust joints
Usually Toyota use a sealing ring around the down pipe that sits proud of the flange but not all
If it's a flat type flange just smear a little gungum on it that will sort it out
 
You can get exhaust assembly paste for a few quid, for me its been good stuff, I've bodged some big holes with it to get by the odd time.
 
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