Whos using the Metal Front cover gasket?
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Originally Posted by HAI-TEK7
i used the teflon ring and o-ring, and just silicon, no gasket.
i would use a thin coat on the gasket, wont hurt nothing, for added protection.
i would use a thin coat on the gasket, wont hurt nothing, for added protection.
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I have the metal gasket, can of "the Right stuff" and the Regular Grey silicon.
I thought I remeber reading somewhere that the silicon would blow out with excess pressure, and out of the Front cover or oil pan, you would rather want the oil pan to blow. Which then it was something about using the gasket of rthe frontover. Something like that.
I am probably going to but a very thin coat of one of the silicons on the front cover and engine and use the metal gasket, if not that then just the metal gasket. To many damn options!!
I thought I remeber reading somewhere that the silicon would blow out with excess pressure, and out of the Front cover or oil pan, you would rather want the oil pan to blow. Which then it was something about using the gasket of rthe frontover. Something like that.
I am probably going to but a very thin coat of one of the silicons on the front cover and engine and use the metal gasket, if not that then just the metal gasket. To many damn options!!
#9
So I just dried fitted everything and it seems there is interfernce with the back up ring/oring with the gasket. So I called rotorsports and they said not to use the back up ring/oring because it will not fit. BTW should I place silicon around the backup ring area aswell? or just on the outside lip?
I guess when mazda switched to the metal gasket there was no longer a need for the back up ring/oring. Personally aftering dry fitting it, it seems to me that is what Mazda decided to do (adding the "crush" area there). I am not sure if the Paper gasket covered that area, anyone confrim this?
I attached a picture of how it interferes, then one without it, and the last placing the ring on top so you can see where the OD of the ring falls in relationship to the "crush" area on the gasket.
I guess when mazda switched to the metal gasket there was no longer a need for the back up ring/oring. Personally aftering dry fitting it, it seems to me that is what Mazda decided to do (adding the "crush" area there). I am not sure if the Paper gasket covered that area, anyone confrim this?
I attached a picture of how it interferes, then one without it, and the last placing the ring on top so you can see where the OD of the ring falls in relationship to the "crush" area on the gasket.
Last edited by eyecandy; 04-12-05 at 06:18 PM.
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