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[Martin_1962]

I need to have a look at one - I think mine may be the wrong way round

[albitz]

cant you look at your old one? :-/

[Andy B]

I need to have a look at one - I think mine may be the wrong way round

Turn it over!  :-/  :-/ 

[Martin_1962]

Of course

Anyway I am going to try to reuse head bolts and head gasket as I am now sure they are the wrong way round on 135

[Andy B]

Of course

Anyway I am going to try to reuse head bolts and head gasket as I am now sure they are the wrong way round on 135

Is it possibe to get it wrong? :-/ Never done one though (on an Omega)

[Omega man 2]

Good view here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-B-SAAB-9000-SINTRA-HEAD-GASKET-SET-3-0-V6-X30XE_W0QQitemZ200341819852QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2ea54d91cc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A4|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A200

[Andy B]

It does look like it's possible to put on 4r$e about face, but looking at the oil way, I think you'd have a huge oil leak from the head where the oil is supposed to be going up to the head.

[Martin_1962]

The pattern one I used is wide the whole length

[markey mark]

It does look like it's possible to put on 4r$e about face, but looking at the oil way, I think you'd have a huge oil leak from the head where the oil is supposed to be going up to the head.

thats a 2.5 gasket set the 2.6 has metal layer gaskets 

[Andy B]

The pattern one I used is wide the whole length

but the oil hole in the gasket will still be relative to the oil feed.

[markey mark]

also you carnt get them wrong way round 

[Martin_1962]

also you carnt get them wrong way round 

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine

[Omega man 2]

also you carnt get them wrong way round 

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine

At least you got it before any lasting damage.

That was rather quick getting them off

[Martin_1962]

also you carnt get them wrong way round 

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine

At least you got it before any lasting damage.

That was rather quick getting them off

Head is unbolted and loosish - the holes are visible from the outside

[Andy B]

also you carnt get them wrong way round 

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine

 :-/ I know it's now irrelevent now, but, using the gaskets above, which way were they wrong. Did you spin them along a north/south axis or an east/west axis? Either way your oil way wouldn't be lined up.