1989 Toyota Supra car burns oil

Tiny
HONDAS2000
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  • 1989 TOYOTA SUPRA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 90,000 MILES
Ok im looking at buying a turbo 1989 supra. And the guy sais he replaced the stock turbo with a used replacement turbo. And he said he didn't have the gasget for the one spot on the turbo so he just used rtv silicone for a gasket. And the car SMOKES LIKE CRAZY! So I am asking what the problem is before I buy it. So can you tell me why this is happening?=(
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 AT 10:05 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi hondas2000,

The turbo is a HOT item so how can silicone be used insted of a gasket?

If it smokes like what you described, most probably the turbo unit is scrap material.
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008 AT 2:51 AM

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