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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Intake manifold gasket

I took off my lower intake manifold and the gasket was busted. Do I need to get a new gasket or can I use ultra black gaset maker. I need to put the intake manifold back on today. Let me know if this will work. Thanks for the help.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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You need to get a proper gasket. The original gaskets were paper, the updated ones are metal and last pretty much forever.

Get the right gasket, do the job RIGHT and do it ONCE. Black RTV is not the way to do it.

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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
You need to get a proper gasket. The original gaskets were paper, the updated ones are metal and last pretty much forever.

Get the right gasket, do the job RIGHT and do it ONCE. Black RTV is not the way to do it.

Dale
+1
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
You need to get a proper gasket. The original gaskets were paper, the updated ones are metal and last pretty much forever.

Get the right gasket, do the job RIGHT and do it ONCE. Black RTV is not the way to do it.

Dale
I like your style.

You can also find those polymer based gasket sets on ebay, not too sure how well they seal compared to stock though.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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my local mazda actually had one in stock, you may check with them. I may have just been lucky.

whoops if your location is right nevermind lol.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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They came stock paper? Meaning...that when i found a metal one...someones already changed mine previously? Everything else was completely stock
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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ok cool, i dont want to do it twice so ill just order one from ray on monday. thanks for the help
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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Is there suppose to be a gasket between the upper and the lower intake? I took off my upper and there was nothing there......
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by oppa637
They came stock paper? Meaning...that when i found a metal one...someones already changed mine previously? Everything else was completely stock
Not all FDs came with a stock paper gasket. I believe it was mostly 93s.

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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Double_J
Is there suppose to be a gasket between the upper and the lower intake? I took off my upper and there was nothing there......
Haha, uhhhh yes there is supposed to be a gasket in between two ridgid metal flanges where they are trying to contain pressurized air.

Can you say boost/vacuum leak?
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
Not all FDs came with a stock paper gasket. I believe it was mostly 93s.
Dave

My 1994 came with a paper gasket between the Lower Intake Manifold and the engine. It came apart upon removal and I replaced it with the updated metal gasket which looks like a better part.

I'd have to double-check but I think the gasket between the LIM and the UIM was metal.
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