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hey all, i just have a quick question that i need to know as soon as i can,

I just have a new head and gasket for my mazda and was wondering when i put it on do i need to use gasket sealant / glue? its a metal headgasket (monotorque) and its a 1989 mazda 626 2.0L FE motor, alloy head and cast iron block.

I know its a noob question and not 4wd related but i just want to make sure.

cheers
Lincoln

lincooln wrote:hey all, i just have a quick question that i need to know as soon as i can,

I just have a new head and gasket for my mazda and was wondering when i put it on do i need to use gasket sealant / glue? its a metal headgasket (monotorque) and its a 1989 mazda 626 2.0L FE motor, alloy head and cast iron block.

I know its a noob question and not 4wd related but i just want to make sure.

cheers
Lincoln

dont use anything other than the gasket itself

ok, thanks, thought so. no work today so will get it done.

cheers
Lincoln

As above, also, even being a monotorque gasket, I highly recommend loosening and retorqueing after its been hot and cold a few times or after 500kms or so. They do go down further and those engines are prone to doing in the gasket between cylinders.

Landy Rover wrote:As above, also, even being a monotorque gasket, I highly recommend loosening and retorqueing after its been hot and cold a few times or after 500kms or so. They do go down further and those engines are prone to doing in the gasket between cylinders.

I will make sure I do that then, just another quick question, what about the other gaskets, ie the intake, distributor etc?

Cheers
Lincoln

You can put sealant on those, mainly inlet manifold, thermostat housing, a light smear of silicone gasket RTV, dont over do it

ok sweet as, thanks for the help guys