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Old 12-30-2004, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott98
Where are the gaskets for the turbo located? Do any have a pin size hole? The reason I'm asking is that I have a very load whistling sound coming from mine and was told it's due to a pin size hole in a turbo gasket and I have no idea what gasket they are talking about.

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Scott
that pinhole is not supposed to be there....its a leak that formed in the gasket....the gasket between the turbine housing and the rear backing plate....

or the intake/exhaust manifold gasket....sort of like when you put a blade of grass between your thumbs and blew through it as a kid.....
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