Full Gasket Set

**Posted:** Wed May 18, 2005 6:51 pm

Just received this gasket set below off ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Looks good value. Comes with rocker cover gasket, head gasket, inlet / exhaust gasket, camshaft seals, downpipe gasket, and a few more, even think it has valve stem seals too. All in all really good value, even has all the torque settings for the head too

Only for the 1.8 16v. And many of the gaskets are steel

**Posted:** Wed May 18, 2005 8:35 pm

hmm not sure if this will work i know we sud have the same engines as the mx5 but tell me if it does need to know for future reference.

**Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 10:00 am

Damn ! Wish I'd seen this 2 weeks ago - I just payed more than that for just the tappet cover gasket !!!

(NB : The set in question is just the top-end set, by the way ...)

**Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 10:21 am

Compression ratios are different, but that should only make your BA engine go better. Worth checking out.

Mark

**Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 10:27 am

[quote="Mark.T"]Compression ratios are different, but that should only make your BA engine go better. Worth checking out.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure the compression ratio has more to do with the pistons and the crank than with the head gasket ...

**Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 1:46 pm

Mostly, yeah. But if you space the head closer to the block with a thinner head gasket, it'll change your compression ratio. It essentially brings your ports closer to the pistons.

Mark

**Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 10:33 pm

Or you can skim the head down a bit :wink:

I realised it didnt specify the BA 1.8 16v on the page when i clicked buy it now :oops:

However everything looks tickety boo (the same)

**Posted:** Fri May 20, 2005 10:37 am

Good luck, keep us posted

Mark

**Posted:** Sat May 21, 2005 12:26 am

Will do Mark, just need to find a Timing Belt kit and I can kill two birds with one stone.

**Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 5:32 pm

ok need a bit of help. Went to my local car shop to get new rocker gasket and an o-ring well rocker gasket was £10 but couldn't find an o-ring unless i buy the whole kit for like £110 :O anyways found this link for an o-ring but its for an mx5 do you think it'll fit?

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/default.php/cPath/53_61

cheers guys n gurls

**Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 11:31 am

Yeah the MX-5 1.8 is almost the same as the one in our cars.

I got more than this

[img]http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/images/si325.jpg[/img]

for less money!!

**Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 12:56 pm

cool thanx mike hopefull the o-ring and the camshaft gasket should fit i'll let you all know soon as

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