Throttle body boost leak

[xluciusx]

So I have a boost leak that is coming from the gaskets on the throttle body. Would it be stupid to just put some RTV on around the outside where the gaskets are?

[unreal808]

Yes!

[slowbubblecar]

You could try it but it will be ugly and might not work. I used rtv instead of a gasket before and it worked fine but it would be best to just replace the gasket as they aren't hard to replace.

[unreal808]

Some of the reason our car get a bad rap for being unreliable, is people half assing things like this IMOP.

[JET]

It probably isn't much of a leak around there. I wouldn't worry about it. If it is big, there are some o-rings or also gaskets you can buy to put in there. The gaskets are a bit better, but harder to find.

[xluciusx]

From what I can tell it doesn't seem to be a very bad leak thats why I didn't really want to replace the gaskets but I probly will rather than doing something the ricer way.

[Matt D.]

I used rtv instead of a gasket before and it worked fine
Living up to your name again I see...

[slowbubblecar]

Living up to your name again I see...

I pulled the bad gasket off and used only rtv instead of one before until I could get another one since it was late. Are you saying it would have been better to use a leaking gasket than rtv for a day until I could get another???

What else are you talking about. Nobody can say anything about you because you never had a car that ran right?

[FORSFED]

Are you saying it would have been better to use a leaking gasket than rtv for a day until I could get another???


I'm guessing that if it had been leaking for some time, one more day of a little leak probably wasn't going to hurt anything...

[1ViciousGSX]

MD340327 inlet elbow side of TB
MD192535 intake mani side of TB

Both are available from Mitsu.

Spray copper coat and put them on. No leaks. ;)