Anyone else dislike the OEM Head Gasket?

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09-26-2012, 03:20 PM

olderguy

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Anyone else dislike the OEM Head Gasket?

On the 1.6 (1989~1993)

I am tired of taking off heads and finding pieces of the gasket extruding into the holes in the deck. Anyone know of a better gasket?

09-26-2012, 03:28 PM

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the oem HG is WORLDS better than any of the cheap aftermarket ones I've ever used.

09-26-2012, 03:31 PM

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Doesn't cometic make a MLS version for the 1.6?

09-26-2012, 03:39 PM

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I believe they do actually, but it's like 3x the cost of the OEM one.

09-26-2012, 05:37 PM

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Yes cometic does make one.
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09-27-2012, 11:08 AM

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Cometic is a great MLS gasket. They also make a variety of thicknesses. Felpro is also a very good alternative to OEM.

09-27-2012, 11:18 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alta_Racer

Cometic is a great MLS gasket. They also make a variety of thicknesses. Felpro is also a very good alternative to OEM.

It's the material that the OEM gasket is made of that's annoying, not the fact that it's OEM.

Felpro's is identical, or a composite head gasket, rather than the later metal ones.