Just bought one of these for my saph, anyone fitted one ? any tips ? its the group a metal one, ive herd its a good idea to use some sealer

cheers paul

 

Metal headgaskets are very good IF you have two flat surfaces. It requires your head and block to be very true as there is little room for play. With a fiber gasket, you get a little room for error. I was recommended by tabetha on here to run a yb 0611 group a gasket. I run 400+ and it has coped no problem at all. This is what I would recommend.

 

i had one, used a recommended sprayglue, didnt seal, leaked from the oil channels. had a skimmed block, head wasn´t but measured straight. changed to o-rings and grp a gasket instead. might have sealed if i had retightened the bolts some people say.

 

mmmm ok not what i wanted to hear, block is straight and head has been skimmed, im wondering if i should get the fibre one now

 

i would, unless you want to risk taking it apart again? i know from experience it aint that much fun but maybe thats just my opinion.

 

I heard the same thing about about multi layer and group A metal ones. The two surfaces must be completly flat. I went for the YB 0611 Group A Victor Reinz HG as this is much more forgiving if the two surfaces are not completly flat. Many people run the YB 0611 with 450+ BHP with no problems.

 

I had same problem whit 3layer wrc gasket, change to grpA yb0611 and find after that

 

has anyone fitted one and its atchualy worked ?

 

looks like you need to change it mr p......

 

Yes mate, fitted mine in combination with ARP stud & nut kit after i rebuild the engine, have done about 15k miles with no problems and used no sealer or whatsoever

 

any tips mate ? was it on the recomended torque settings

 

This is what i've done

Torque in sequence up to 60 lb ft, then 80,100, then finalise at 120lb ft.

If you're using the ARP stud & nut kit tap out the holes to clean up the threads and use a little bit of engine oil on them when torquing

 

cheers mate, how come no sealer ?, was that torquing in one go or did you leave for a few hours and check

 

Copied from Cometic website;

Cometic Multi-Layer Steel (MLS) head gaskets go on dry because they are coated with a sealant. Each MLS head gasket is coated with a .001" thick viton rubber that is bonded to the outer stainless steel layers. Adding an additional sealer can hinder the performance of an MLS head gasket.

I did this in one way if I remember correctly

 

cheers for that mate just read up about it on the website, dry it is then, wish me luck

 

Fingers crossed for ya