hi all,

head gasket has gone on my zetec turbo

at the min im using a standard fibre type gasket, but im thinking of using the later blacktop MLS gasket?

would this be better than a fibre gasket?

cheers
steve

 

yep! same hadgasket used on wrc focus , and mine is fine on 500+bhp. and cheap as chips
just buy a genuine ford multilayer headgasket
cheers paul

 

so you dont run a cometic gasket then?

 

no standard ford multi layer gasket with standard headbolts , torgued then to 110 degrees (standard 90 degrees) ians says torgue to yeild , and hes never had any probs, the only prob is when running very high boost when the head starts to lift, then ian advice is 11mm or 12mm stud conversion which is what iam going for.

cheers paul

 

are all later blacktop head gaskets the same? as i went to fords they said theres a early or late version but i assumed the early one was normal fibre one?

very helpfull info hopefully this one will last

 

strange ! i would of thought they would know things we dont i mean why do you think they make them.











p-s couldnt help it....

 

you will have to cc your engine mate because the standard fibre gasket is 1.6mm thick and the std focus one is only 0.6mm you might be better off with the st170 gasket as its 0.9mm and there both good for well over 500hp and both only about Ł30 .

 

is the st170 gasket the same fitment then?

tbh its a budget engine with a spaer plate to lower the compression so i wont bother goin all out on it as i have another engine that im building proerly now i know how well they perform

 

thinking about it i cant use a st170 gasket as mine is only a 1.8

 

just use a blacktop steel 1.8 gasket then mate.