Leaking gasket on turbo

Looks like the gasket on the Turbo is leaking air, mechanics say it's not critical (meaning it can wait a week or two). They say the gasket itself is perhaps $35, but labor.......anyways, is there any chance running the truck like this could permanently damage the turbo????

right now, the noise is annoying and there's a hesitation in the first three gears...once moving it's hardly noticeable in both performance and noise...


I swear, these trucks are worse than 13 year old girls...gotta buy em something every week!!!!

 

Well, tomorrow I'm gonna make a run and then it's going in the shop to change the mounting bracket on the radiator, so I'll end up taking care of it this weekend....