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Thanks Valvebouncer,
I did get the Permaseal set thanks. As the AU only came out with the MLS head gasket I think the Ford manual would have the correct torque settings?
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Bill
 

Thanks SPArKy_Dave,
no shortcuts on this baby!
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Bill

Finally got back on to this, the head is off and everything is looking pretty good.
With the MLS head gasket, it is genuine Ford 10 years old and has been stored well. Is it ok to use given the years sitting on the shelf?
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Bill

Thanks for your input Thom.
Yes, the timing cover was leaking along with the tensioner and the oil pan. The O rings throughout are brittle and I will be replacing all these with viton.
I do plan on keeping the ute for many more years so this overhaul apart from being enjoyable will keep it in good condition and hopefully the leaks to a minimum.
Any experiences  on the longevity of the MLS head gaskets?
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Bill

Hello all,
I have my 4.0 VCT 6 out for an oil leak fix & general freshen up and want to replace the head gasket. I have a genuine Ford one packed in 2008 and the multi layers are not bonded together. Is this normal? I have not used this type of gasket before.
Thanks for any good advice.
 
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Bill

Plenty of au taxis with 4/500,000ks on their original head gasket I did over 200,000 in my xh ute after I used an au MLS gasket in it, just make sure you buy new bolts, as the original bolts are torque to yield and are single use

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Yep, just clean/prep the sealing surfaces correctly.

Ford cats are reputed to have one of the best flowing bricks out there, and have a high amount of precious metals in them when compared to aftermarket ones. They can be used in a performance application with enlarged inlets and outlets.<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All sorted today after spending lots of time and headaches, changing fuel rails, mucking around with heaps of different pumps, the car started and ran, thank god! All due to a dodgy fuel regulator and looks like my wiring is all good! Not bad for a 17 year old with no real electrical experience to wire up a fuel injected AU motor into a XC Falcon

Thanks for your input Thom.
Yes, the timing cover was leaking along with the tensioner and the oil pan. The O rings throughout are brittle and I will be replacing all these with viton.
I do plan on keeping the ute for many more years so this overhaul apart from being enjoyable will keep it in good condition and hopefully the leaks to a minimum.
Any experiences  on the longevity of the MLS head gaskets?
cheers
Bill

That’s normal. The outer sides bond to the head and block then the middle layers can more and slide as the engine heats up and in some cases overheats ( over expands ) but doesn’t blow out the gasket.

Wish more people knew this. I've had multiple customers want us to order in a new gasket for them because their MLS gaskets has "seperated" before they installed it

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Just my 2c on this, au's rarely had head gasket issues due to the MLS head gasket they ran, personally if its not leaking between the timing cover and the head, and the timing cover itself isn't leaking I would leave the head alone unless of course you are planning on doing some headwork as well

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Thanks Valvebouncer! I learned something new today.
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Bill

Thanks Valvebouncer! I learned something new today.
cheers
Bill