Gaskets

[Chris]

When you replace a gasket, you clean the mating surfaces and remove anything that would otherwise be a problem down the line. One question I have though is when you go to put the bolts in and you have torqued them to the correct specs and torqued them in the correct sequence, is it ok for the gasket to look more spread out in some places and recessed in others?

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[college man]

[quote=”ElCrazy93″ post=167552]When you replace a gasket, you clean the mating surfaces and remove anything that would otherwise be a problem down the line. One question I have though is when you go to put the bolts in and you have torqued them to the correct specs and torqued them in the correct sequence, is it ok for the gasket to look more spread out in some places and recessed in others?[/quote]

Usually things look pretty uniform. some gaskets will compress out some.
What job are we doing?

[Chris]

[quote=”college man” post=167586][quote=”ElCrazy93″ post=167552]When you replace a gasket, you clean the mating surfaces and remove anything that would otherwise be a problem down the line. One question I have though is when you go to put the bolts in and you have torqued them to the correct specs and torqued them in the correct sequence, is it ok for the gasket to look more spread out in some places and recessed in others?[/quote]

Usually things look pretty uniform. some gaskets will compress out some.
What job are we doing?[/quote]
Sorry for the late response as I had to go on a family emergency with my backup vehicle. I did the replacement of the oil pan gasket on a 93 Honda civic. I left it as it was and sure enough the oil seeps from the locations I felt looked funky Now I was reading in many forums people used Honda bond for the gasket to sit properly but I am curious if I need it on there since the gasket it pre molded. Could I get away with just placing them on the 4 corners where the crankshaft goes over it like you would the valve cover gasket? I know this one I have to replace since it has Honda bond all over it and has leaked since I put it on

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