Reuse gaskets?
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From: Big Red Ne
Originally Posted by babala65
Is it normal to reuse the oil pan, front and rear cover gaskets?
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From: Slave to the evil empire
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St. Jude Donor '04
I will only reuse a gasket if it looks good and then only if it can be replaced easily should it leak. I would bever reuse a front or rear cover gasket just because of what it takes to replace those but I have reused the lower oil pan gasket.
BTW - I had the lower section of my oil pan off 4 times and the last time I developed an oil leak so I wound up doing an unscheduled oil change to fix it but it still saved me from buying 3 gaskets at $40.00 a piece.
BTW - I had the lower section of my oil pan off 4 times and the last time I developed an oil leak so I wound up doing an unscheduled oil change to fix it but it still saved me from buying 3 gaskets at $40.00 a piece.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Brownstown Michigan
Originally Posted by rkhegler
Never re-use a gasket, any time, any where. They do not cost that much and then you don't have to worry about leaks if you do the job right.
This is not always true the rubber valve cover gaskets are reuseable and the covers are of the same type.
