I have a freshly built H22A engine with a cometic headgasket. The head bolts have been torqued down but now I want to do some port polishing so Im wanting to take the head off. Can the gasket be reused?
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No, you risk blowing the head gasket and doing it all over again.

 

i actually thought the car had to go through one heat cycle, but im no pro. i just had a similar issue, and those cometic gaskets are starting to add up lol.

 

Thats why I asked, the gasket is quite pricey to just throw away if the gasket blows then its no biggy i'll just have a spare to hand but just wanted to see if anyone has tried this and whether it became the weak point of the engine build?

the engine has not been started at all since the gasket was fitted. Its not even in the car. Can I re-use it then retorque a couple of ft lbs more?

 

IMO when i do that, i spray on some copper head gasket spray

 

Since it hasn't been run i would give it a shot

 

it sucks man but they're not reusable you could copper spray her ever so lightly but the crush zones have already been depressed use at own risk...