Mg Metro Turbo gasket

[stefan1971]

Just wandering if anyone knows about the gaskets on a T3 metro Turbo, I snapped the 3 studs that hold the exhaust elbow on so had to take off the side of the turbo where the waste gate flapper is but when I did it didn’t seem to have any kind of gasket but when looking on line you can buy what is called a flange gasket , what I’m wandering is if this is normal from new and just something that you buy as it gets older and needs sealing.

[comfortablynumb]

IME rover/Leyland/jlr whoever have a habit of building vehicles using 'Factory approved sealant' and it's been left to the aftermarket to actually manufacture the 'proper' gaskets instead for that application
Not saying that's actually the case here, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest

[jimspolicev8sd1]

If you have the original you can buy that gasket material in sheet. Its an utter utter curse word to cut without the layers peeling apart, but once you understand its frailties its ok.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231402564608?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item35e0aaec00:g:XZYAAOSwLuJc5lja&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACoPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSRAQR8FABHjfpFoyRlXhWmSHAFb%252FT2O%252FQX2UL84lysy7h9sUTavZZMQ%252BaNnqfnH6rXDg197LBkC%252BWp7WJrRqHf6Vz1FtER9IbqlWGhOwxWTylxlugZy52XjV81xI2wAz6451YRK2lsUngynyNT3r83xcj8dVIyWmW2X2twepJC1u6veMh%252BehkSPny0lLtbsbxqMbeHgepVTkLppzHGVTMYcTWQ8UejuSQ8BDcbt6BWByLkq0ei4iBjIEtY%252BdSKBw8%252F8h05vTyKObzK8YWxDps3ko4bmOC8vW0Oet25IPtCDOqOfakr7MHrBBJp3p6hcKjYl%252BJ0T4hgFXKqZ44HbnKqZV2mwCrbH7WfT7AZKoOcMtlA%252FnsGVO3P%252Fbm8JBsyxb4QbTnd2QRdMLRwE5KSAAezbRfDJrjmm9rKV4d%252B293ktkJrVUOVChl7RoSdN12NMahsyYobVxTAnWePYholG4KF9wIitZxnPdHVS%252F%252FnuVB6m5GkNP4i3wFbtYWgRwaCFzK%252BTrn3AhNpOQSQT5dGsAVB2zXMng0dwrJ9bo34%252BT7qjMfR%252FW9Rcw83ICSkTK6ELF50u3kxYWicVcZG1bgLUvTZ7U7vGc49wpls3ENQjVYJfka8qvhPla%252F1ZsSuXb0stBrDnxeSTppGI5C37HtX%252FnjMY9PnzdXzkzMoh7hl5XSH%252FfNh2VI8uvlIeiH5CBzWoTr5fDQU2TXVqbMcOcqQwLKMjEz%252FEZmof4dm%252FJgV8djC0lQ0d8n4LYqDHVWKdNmymvsBNj%252BqowoKBvK9I2cZWEeh6CuSvApolbLyxLOCFvCQAl%252BPtB5lFEGY%252FC9IRucJgYXoOuW6vi7VDMo8S9%252FnKbpnQ%253D%253D%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMgJvcqZpf

[stefan1971]

Oct 30, 2021 19:09:55 GMT jimspolicev8sd1 said:

If you have the original you can buy that gasket material in sheet. Its an utter utter curse word to cut without the layers peeling apart, but once you understand its frailties its ok.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231402564608?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item35e0aaec00:g:XZYAAOSwLuJc5lja&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACoPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSRAQR8FABHjfpFoyRlXhWmSHAFb%252FT2O%252FQX2UL84lysy7h9sUTavZZMQ%252BaNnqfnH6rXDg197LBkC%252BWp7WJrRqHf6Vz1FtER9IbqlWGhOwxWTylxlugZy52XjV81xI2wAz6451YRK2lsUngynyNT3r83xcj8dVIyWmW2X2twepJC1u6veMh%252BehkSPny0lLtbsbxqMbeHgepVTkLppzHGVTMYcTWQ8UejuSQ8BDcbt6BWByLkq0ei4iBjIEtY%252BdSKBw8%252F8h05vTyKObzK8YWxDps3ko4bmOC8vW0Oet25IPtCDOqOfakr7MHrBBJp3p6hcKjYl%252BJ0T4hgFXKqZ44HbnKqZV2mwCrbH7WfT7AZKoOcMtlA%252FnsGVO3P%252Fbm8JBsyxb4QbTnd2QRdMLRwE5KSAAezbRfDJrjmm9rKV4d%252B293ktkJrVUOVChl7RoSdN12NMahsyYobVxTAnWePYholG4KF9wIitZxnPdHVS%252F%252FnuVB6m5GkNP4i3wFbtYWgRwaCFzK%252BTrn3AhNpOQSQT5dGsAVB2zXMng0dwrJ9bo34%252BT7qjMfR%252FW9Rcw83ICSkTK6ELF50u3kxYWicVcZG1bgLUvTZ7U7vGc49wpls3ENQjVYJfka8qvhPla%252F1ZsSuXb0stBrDnxeSTppGI5C37HtX%252FnjMY9PnzdXzkzMoh7hl5XSH%252FfNh2VI8uvlIeiH5CBzWoTr5fDQU2TXVqbMcOcqQwLKMjEz%252FEZmof4dm%252FJgV8djC0lQ0d8n4LYqDHVWKdNmymvsBNj%252BqowoKBvK9I2cZWEeh6CuSvApolbLyxLOCFvCQAl%252BPtB5lFEGY%252FC9IRucJgYXoOuW6vi7VDMo8S9%252FnKbpnQ%253D%253D%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMgJvcqZpf

This is what I’m saying, it didn’t have any kind of gasket so was just wondering if this is normal from new and when you eventually take it apart many years down the line do you need to put a gasket in as you can buy them.
Ps many thanks for your link , I thought about this stuff but as you can buy a gasket I thought this would be the best option.