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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:00 am 
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My timing case to head seal is leaking so i was just wondering if i can re-use a au steal head gasket after 700kmh

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:07 am 
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haha, Umm no... not worth what could happen, taking the head off agian...

Just buy a new one.

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:19 am 
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Same deal with the head bolts - torque to yield, so throw them too and use new ones.
Smear a small portion of RTV blue (or similar) between the top timing cover rubber seal (use a new one)and the head gasket (not on the gasket, but in the 2 gaps on each side between them).

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:52 pm 
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Same deal with the head bolts - torque to yield, so throw them too and use new ones.
Smear a small portion of RTV blue (or similar) between the top timing cover rubber seal (use a new one)and the head gasket (not on the gasket, but in the 2 gaps on each side between them).


were only the AU headbolts torqued to yield or all of the e-series as well?

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:40 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
{USERNAME} wrote:
Same deal with the head bolts - torque to yield, so throw them too and use new ones.
Smear a small portion of RTV blue (or similar) between the top timing cover rubber seal (use a new one)and the head gasket (not on the gasket, but in the 2 gaps on each side between them).


were only the AU headbolts torqued to yield or all of the e-series as well?


E-series too. Same bolts.
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