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Garhar · 07-10-2017, 07:37 PM

I purchased and installed the Turbonetics CARB legal turbo kit on my 2012 Camaro SS and had a severe oil leak at the oil drain off the bottom of the turbo - the rubber gasket failed almost immediately after install - I had 2 of these rubber gaskets in the kit so I removed the turbo (hugh project) and installed the second rubber gasket which failed as quickly as the first one :( - Such a severe failure that it was a fire danger - The Turbo Heat Blanket was also soaked with oil to the point of a fire danger - I contacted Turbonetics immediately about my problem and was told that they replaced the original gasket with this rubber gasket because of problems and that I probably overtightened the rubber gasket and did not install lock tight on the bolt - I looked carefully looked thru the installation instructions and found no special torque requirements or lock tight on this rubber gasket and bolts and I asked for a new rubber gasket and Heat Blanket but was declined - Does anybody have a good contact at Turbonetics to get this resolved, I am not happy with their customer service with this problem?

who-dat · 07-11-2017, 10:31 AM

Is it possible to use a metal gasket?

bayarea408 · 07-13-2017, 05:49 PM

the rubber stuff that comes with turbonetics is trash, like you have experienced it wont hold up too well under heat and pressure.

For what its worth i have never touched mine since i put it on last may, not one single drop of oil. Precision turbo waste drain gasket looks like it may work for you sub 3 bucks online.

07-10-2017, 07:37 PM	#1
Garhar Drives: 2012 Camaro SS/RS 45th Anv Ed Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Middleville, MI Posts: 7	Turbonetics please help!! I purchased and installed the Turbonetics CARB legal turbo kit on my 2012 Camaro SS and had a severe oil leak at the oil drain off the bottom of the turbo - the rubber gasket failed almost immediately after install - I had 2 of these rubber gaskets in the kit so I removed the turbo (hugh project) and installed the second rubber gasket which failed as quickly as the first one :( - Such a severe failure that it was a fire danger - The Turbo Heat Blanket was also soaked with oil to the point of a fire danger - I contacted Turbonetics immediately about my problem and was told that they replaced the original gasket with this rubber gasket because of problems and that I probably overtightened the rubber gasket and did not install lock tight on the bolt - I looked carefully looked thru the installation instructions and found no special torque requirements or lock tight on this rubber gasket and bolts and I asked for a new rubber gasket and Heat Blanket but was declined - Does anybody have a good contact at Turbonetics to get this resolved, I am not happy with their customer service with this problem?

07-11-2017, 10:31 AM	#2
who-dat Drives: 2011 1ss Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 181	Is it possible to use a metal gasket?

07-13-2017, 05:49 PM	#3
bayarea408 Drives: T Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: CA Posts: 805	the rubber stuff that comes with turbonetics is trash, like you have experienced it wont hold up too well under heat and pressure. For what its worth i have never touched mine since i put it on last may, not one single drop of oil. Precision turbo waste drain gasket looks like it may work for you sub 3 bucks online.