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[conalnugent]

I dont know about the rest of the omegas but the 2.5td is a pain in the arse to find gaskets for and there dam expensive.  For example I need a set of inlet manifold gaskets and they work out about 6 quid each so timss this by 6 and its hardly cheap.  I remember complaining years ago about the 2.5 v6 inlet man gasket being £2 lol.

Anyways are the gasket paper sheets any good? What thickness and brands are reliable? IIf anyone could send me an ebay link That would be great. Also, what type/brand of instant gasket is good? They vary on ebay from 2 -15 quid.

Thanks

[TheBoy]

Of all the times I removed the inlet on my TD, I never damaged a gasket. So while I always kept a spare set on the shelf in case I did, they are robust enough to reuse.

[conalnugent]

The set I have on are only about 6 weeks old. I instant gasketed both sides. The old ones were baked solid. When reusing the ones that I put on a while back do I need to take the instant gasket off them and redo them or will it be ok just lifting manifold off and plopping it back on?

[TheBoy]

I never instant gasketted or anything like that.

[Shackeng]

IIRC someone suggested a while back that BMW gaskets were cheaper, but I may have made that up. CAF were £6.18 +VAT last year.

[Seth]

Try your local Land Rover people

[Kevin Wood]

I very much doubt paper gasket would be any good on a V6s inlets. The standard rubber gaskets can take up any misalignment between heads and I doubt a paper gasket would be compliant enough. There's also very little surface for a gasket to seal against. The abolition of paper gaskets is a key reason why modern cars generally retain their fluids rather than dripping them wherever they are parked, IMHO.

I too have never had a problem re-using the standard rubber seals, but I fit them with just a smear of oil or grease and never use any compound on them. Perhaps this is the key?

[Seth]

I very much doubt paper gasket would be any good on a V6s inlets. The standard rubber gaskets can take up any misalignment between heads and I doubt a paper gasket would be compliant enough. There's also very little surface for a gasket to seal against. The abolition of paper gaskets is a key reason why modern cars generally retain their fluids rather than dripping them wherever they are parked, IMHO.

I too have never had a problem re-using the standard rubber seals, but I fit them with just a smear of oil or grease and never use any compound on them. Perhaps this is the key?

2.5TD dear boy. 2.5TD!

I dont know about the rest of the omegas but the 2.5td is a pain in the arse to find gaskets for and there dam expensive.  For example I need a set of inlet manifold gaskets and they work out about 6 quid each so timss this by 6 and its hardly cheap.  I remember complaining years ago about the 2.5 v6 inlet man gasket being £2 lol.

Anyways are the gasket paper sheets any good? What thickness and brands are reliable? IIf anyone could send me an ebay link That would be great. Also, what type/brand of instant gasket is good? They vary on ebay from 2 -15 quid.

Thanks

[Marks DTM Calib]

Gasket paper would work fine

[05omegav6]

Try your local Land Rover people

Second most supported vehicles on the road, after the MGB  

BMW also (used to) have a discount scheme for cars over 4 years old... just need the reg/chassis number from a similarly aged 3/5 series

[bootie]

Gasket paper would work fine

What thickness?
I can get loads out here on the rig.....

[Webby the Bear]

I used gasket paper once for a thermostat housing on a Nissan Micra in the work shop. It started and we ran it a few times and then found it leaking.

When I took it apart it was all soaked and acted just like, well, paper lol

Having said all that I have no idea whether it should be used in this application or what grade of paper it was so I can't say whether it was crap or whether I simply used it in the wrong application. but thought I'd share anyway 

[conalnugent]

Ive found a place online that does the inlet gaskets.  All six for 10 including delivery. Will report back with pics and quality when they arrive.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I used gasket paper once for a thermostat housing on a Nissan Micra in the work shop. It started and we ran it a few times and then found it leaking.

When I took it apart it was all soaked and acted just like, well, paper lol

Having said all that I have no idea whether it should be used in this application or what grade of paper it was so I can't say whether it was crap or whether I simply used it in the wrong application. but thought I'd share anyway 

Big difference between a cooling system and an inlet, for contact with liquids there is a different gasket type you use other than simple paper.

[conalnugent]

Now were learning. 

Can the coolant ones be got in sheet form