Exhaust gasket

corneliusfield · 19th June 2014, 19:45

ZT 1.8 Turbo petrol.

I'm just putting my engine back together after replacing the head gasket.

It's probably a daft question but I've come to a bit of stop.
Does anyone know which way round the exhaust manifold gasket goes on?
I didn't notice when I took the old one off and now I come to fit the new one it's thrown me.
The gasket has two different materials, smooth and black one side and a patterned aluminium material on the other.
I'm assuming that it does matter but I can't find out why.
I would really appreciate it if you guys did.
Many thanks in advance.
Corneliusfield.

NickAX54 · 19th June 2014, 22:23

I always place them silver side to exhaust side, not sure if that is how it is supposed to go but the manifold would get hotter than the head as it is not cooled.
Hope that helps

corneliusfield · 20th June 2014, 11:16

Thanks Nick, that makes sense.

19th June 2014, 19:45	#1
corneliusfield Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Barnsley Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Exhaust gasket ZT 1.8 Turbo petrol. I'm just putting my engine back together after replacing the head gasket. It's probably a daft question but I've come to a bit of stop. Does anyone know which way round the exhaust manifold gasket goes on? I didn't notice when I took the old one off and now I come to fit the new one it's thrown me. The gasket has two different materials, smooth and black one side and a patterned aluminium material on the other. I'm assuming that it does matter but I can't find out why. I would really appreciate it if you guys did. Many thanks in advance. Corneliusfield.

19th June 2014, 22:23	#2
NickAX54 Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: May 2014 Location: Romford Posts: 203 Thanks: 35 Thanked 33 Times in 28 Posts	I always place them silver side to exhaust side, not sure if that is how it is supposed to go but the manifold would get hotter than the head as it is not cooled. Hope that helps

20th June 2014, 11:16	#3
corneliusfield Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Barnsley Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks Nick, that makes sense.