Best brand for Gaskets

[_666_]

i have recently bought a B16A2 engine and i while its out im looking to replace some gaskets on the engine,

which gaskets are best to replace while its out and which brands are best or is OEM best ?

i have had honda price up the gaskets i was thinking of and some are quite expensive


examples as below

Oil Filter $20.54
Timing belt $92.11
Timing tensioner $156.06
Timing Cam Seals $41.45
water pump $301.79
Crank Seal $27.21
Sump Gasket $108.00
VTEC Solenoid Seal $54.93
Rocker Cover Seal $53.20
Rocker Cover Nuts 3.77ea
Rocker Cover washer and rubber 7.39ea
Exhaust Gasket $82.64
Intake Gasket $24.90

[grifty]

PM me, I can source these for you from Honda at a much cheaper rate. I would recommend OEM as I've had bad experiences with the aftermarket stuff especially the rocker cover and sump gasket. Cheers

[YeahByuddy]

Nigerian scammer ^^

[bennjamin]

Please buy OEM parts.

Even try searching the part numbers online and you can source a few bits cheaper ( ebay , honda / acura parts etc)


If you are having a cry now , just wait to later on when aftermarket seals fail or leak and you are up for the labour + part again to replace.

[_666_]

How about aftermarket like mfactory thermal intake gaskets ?

[beeza]

It's plastic so you won't have a problem there.

Also: rear main and valve stem seals.

Cheers devil.

[bennjamin]

How about aftermarket like mfactory thermal intake gaskets ?

Dont bother. Likely to splay and cause a leak somewhere. Also , do nothing for most cars short of a race car. Waste of $$$

[Austro]

You can save a lot of money if you order from online part suppliers such as Amayama, I just compared a few of those to what I had priced up for my own rebuild and it's approximately a 30-70% saving before shipping. You can also add spark plug seals to that list.

[bennjamin]

You can save a lot of money if you order from online part suppliers such as Amayama, I just compared a few of those to what I had priced up for my own rebuild and it's approximately a 30-70% saving before shipping. You can also add spark plug seals to that list.


Once you added shipping - what was the saving vs buying locally ?
Often the small saving isnt worth it considering the time shipping takes / no warranty etc

[Austro]

Once you added shipping - what was the saving vs buying locally ?
Often the small saving isnt worth it considering the time shipping takes / no warranty etc

Still quite a lot actually, EMS is very reasonable. Also never paid more than $12 for shipping last year regardless of order size, but they have dynamic rates now.

[amant02]

Buy OEM from a local guy. Support Aussies, make Australia great again.

[_666_]

Can anyone recommend a site for oem gaskets

[lilthug]

PM me, I can source these for you from Honda at a much cheaper rate. I would recommend OEM as I've had bad experiences with the aftermarket stuff especially the rocker cover and sump gasket. Cheers
+1 grifty supplied gaskets