Aftermarket D15 head gaskets with reinforced hot spot?
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Aftermarket D15 head gaskets with reinforced hot spot?
Does anybody have a list of aftermarket head gaskets that have the reinforced hot spot for D15 engines? I know Fel-Pro's Permatorque MLS line is reinforced. Not sure about the lower-end Fel-Pro HGs. How about DNJ, Beck/Arnley, etc.? Are any of those reinforced as well?
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Re: Aftermarket D15 head gaskets with reinforced hot spot?
There's a known hotspot in D15 engines between cylinder 2 and 3 due to a missing coolant vein. It was/is an engineering issue. I think Honda might have even put out a bulletin about it at some point. Anyway, it has a tendency to cause new (un-reinforced) head gaskets to go bad after 100k miles or so. Some aftermarket head gasket manufacturers (Fel-Pro does for sure) have since reinforced their head gaskets at this spot to help prevent failure.
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Re: Aftermarket D15 head gaskets with reinforced hot spot?
I don't think I would even mind if an aftermarket head gasket went bad after 100K lol. That's a lot of driving, regardless.
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