MalZon

Hello!

First, sorry for my crapy English!

I bought a 4-layer steel head gasket from England.
I am unfortunately a bit unsure about the quality of this. I ask you here if you can see if you recognize it, or may speak on the quality, then it is from your home country.
I would be very grateful if you would help me with this, then it will sit in a Sierra Cosworth 4x4 -91 with about 500hp.

Regards! /Jonas

MalZon

I guess the name is Ajusa FD6809000 ?

Regards/Jonas

TurboShed

www.ajusa.com seem to be the company. There's a head gasket of that model on a Russian website I found on Google, http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...n%26safe%3Doff Which says it's an Ajusa head gasket.

Other than that, never heard of them.

MalZon

TurboShed-> Thanks for the help! Can't find any info of those sites :/

Here are some pics om the gasket:

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

looks like a mountune gasket

MalZon

Any info about that? Site?

MVH Jonas

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

its the gasket most big power cars use, very reliable.

most cossie tuners sell them including matt lewis

around £200 normally

MalZon

Hello!

Interesting! Is there any indication on Mountune gasket?
The only text that is on my gasket is: "AJUSA 178 TOP"

Can I trust this one, or should I use a GrA?

Regards/Jonas

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

you will have to ask someone who has a wrc mountune gasket to see if they have the same markings on them, they are probably made by a sub contracted company for mountune.

if it is a mountune gasket, it is the one to use!

PGT

also looks like a 4 layer cometic but i have a cometic one sitting here in front of me and it has no markings like that on it (or on its packet).

MalZon

Hello!

Can you take som pictures of your gasket so I can look at yours?

Regards /Jonas

MalZon

Ok. If you get a shot at something special place in the gasket, do you can tell me if there is a Mountune gasket or not?
It had feelt good to know if there is at good gasket or not, so I dont need to worry about it anymore.

Regards/Jonas

Matt Lewis

iTrader: (2)

NOT the real deal Ajusa do not make the WRC Headgsket!!

MalZon

Ok, but is this gasket better than GrA gasket?

MVH Jonas

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

probably not then, i know the cometic copies of the wrc gasket are shit!.

MalZon

Ajusa, can they might buy in Mountune gaskets and put his own name on them?
Their name can been writen on the gasket afterwards? Especially if they look exactly same?

Regards/Jonas

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

i doubt it.

TiB

iTrader: (1)

How do you know they are shit?

MalZon

Hello again!

I had a friend here for a little while ago. He has bought a 'real' WRC 4-layer steel gasket, and we compare my and his and we can not find any difference at all! Everything is the same, layout and thickness.

I still believe that Ajusa set its own name on the gaskets they buy, and which they then sell as 'real' WRC gaskets. Right?

Regards/Jonas

TurboShed

If you have the two side by side, and can't tell the difference, I'd be happy with that

Matt Lewis

iTrader: (2)

Mountune dont make them

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

its not jsut what they look like though is it....

what materials are used to make it? they mau not be the same

MalZon

"Cosworth Parts Specialist"
Give me som answers then

Regards/Jonas

MalZon

It is often able to identify materials, I am not a fool

Regards/Jonas

Matt Lewis

iTrader: (2)

Already have, they are not the same Ajusa do not make the WRC Headgsaket

MalZon

Hello!

Ok ok! But do I dare to use it then? Seriously

Regards/Jonas

LHD220Turbo

iTrader: (4)

personally i wouldnt; imagine putting it all together only to find out the gasket fails straight away

for the price of a genuine gasket i know what i would do - especially in a 500hp engine

MalZon

Well, no one has come up with something good reasons not to use the seal, only that Ajusa do not produce them?

I personally do not think Ajusa is shit, but I want to hear others views and experiences.

Regards/Jonas

LHD220Turbo

iTrader: (4)

i think you've answered your own question then go ahead and use it

col cos1

iTrader: (5)

nothing wrong with a cometic multilayer gasket

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

i have heard of and know cars that had cometic gaskets fail, which is why i wouldnt use one, not worth the risk imo when the wrc one is now £180

MalZon

180£? WRC gasket? I bought my for 140£.

Regards/Jonas

TurboShed

And a head gasket failing causes what? It's not a big deal.

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

no its not a big deal, but why have an issue when it can be avoided?

if i had the choice i would rather not,replace cam belt, head gasket, head skim, ancillary gaskets, etc
just for the sake of using a better quality gasket to start with

im sure many peeps use the cometic without issue, but i chose not to use one because of the stories i heard

TiB

iTrader: (1)

My opinion on the head gasket thing is that cometic and wrc are just as good as each other IF they are clamped down well enough.. i believe that most heads lift too much but with the wrc having 4 layers it disguises the fault.

Just my opinion.

I have always run cometic and will continue too.

col cos1

iTrader: (5)

im on my third cometic with no issues james

and never replaced 1 due to gasketfailure mate

MalZon

I got lite info for me now abaout Ajusa gasket. I can't use it on my engine. I got O-ring round the cylinders så i can only use Group A gasket.. :/

Well, se how it goes

Regards/Jonas

T4matt

Ive had a cometic gasket and it weeped oil from the back of the engine, stuck a wrc one on, straight swap and its been fine ever since, i was told at the time by the guy that built my engine that the cometic ones leaked on occasion ????? but this was when the cometic gaskets had just become popular, they are better now i beleive, but i would stick with wrc

TurboShed

Ah ok yeah I forgot about the head skim

Yura

one year leter... ))
But I don't understand, why are you didn't put Ajusa gasket?