Turbo to manifold gasket blowing

[cuprageoff]

Recently stolen a mk1 180 with a whole host of performance goodies. looking through paperwork from awesome Gti and it advises possible blown turbo to manifold gasket... This was 15 thousand miles ago.... It is sounding quite tractor like and is annoying..could anyone please advise where to get this type of work done and approx cost... I know a gasket is only pounds and pence... Could I possibly get away with nipping bolts up... And how do I get to them
Any advice is appreciated

 

[towcester vag]

the bolts can seize up and damage the threads in the turbo
just done one that did this
it was turbo off and retap with new bolts and gasket

 

[cuprageoff]

ok thought there might be risk with 12yr old bolts. im going to take it to a vag specialist to do this me thinks. from what i have studied it could be up to a 3hr job.. does this sound right..????

 

[towcester vag]

yes mate depends how it goes
if the bolts come undone ok then its ok

 

[turboboy]

Nether had a problem with the bolts before. Take the 3 bolts out (17mm I think) slide the gasket out slide the new one in and bolt back up.

Easy as falling off a log.

 

[alias]

One word of advice - do not put exhaust paste around it to lug any gaps! Exhaust paste upstream of the cat can break off an wind up inside. They rattle around, create hotspots and in short kill the cat.

Not saying you would, but in case you get tempted!

 

[LEE69]

Nether had a problem with the bolts before. Take the 3 bolts out (17mm I think) slide the gasket out slide the new one in and bolt back up.

Easy as falling off a log.

But the K03s has 4 bolts

 

[csd_19]

But the K03s has 4 bolts

Not on the turbo - mani it doesn't

turbo -> DP

 

[LEE69]

Ahh yeah ooops