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Apparently the apex seal thought the wastegate looked like fun...

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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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Apparently the apex seal thought the wastegate looked like fun...
Pulled the turbo off the car yesterday, pulling the wastegate off I see this thing sticking out of it, I'm like wtf is that there for? Then I'm like, oh... that's an apex seal. Nice.

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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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HOLY SHIEST!!! that's a good shot. that is crazy..
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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are u going to part your car
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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Hmm, kinda looks like a sideseal.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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lol thats funny
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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lol, what are the odds of that
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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ok, side seal probably, it's a little thin to be a 3mm apex seal.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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I can't imagine how a side seal could be expelled from the exhaust ports unless some serious and very creative engine damage took place.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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well I dunno wtf it is then. If an apex seal went, and a corner seal went... no... wait a minute.. that's too freaking short to be a side seal. It's gotta be an apex seal
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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it's not a seal it's an apex SPRING

there are two of them. Looks like the longer of them
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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that wastegate looks pretty used... sure it didn't come from another engine? (the spring?)
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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I'm pretty sure, the wastegate was functioning properly when installed.

That makes sense, an apex spring. It is kinda rounded at the middle, symmetric-like, like a spring.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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Now that was a good shot!
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