Harry Truman once said, “If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” He could have been talking about either thin-skinned politicians or header gaskets. It’s hard to imagine a component that ...

Head gasket failure is a common engine killer. Anyone who's spent hours wading through Craigslist ads for high-mileage Subarus and 4Runners knows it. A component we never think or talk about goes, and ...

Subaru's most reliable cars ever include old standbys the Outback and Forester along with newer models like the all-wheel drive 2024 Crosstrek. Yet despite the brand's solid reputation, Subaru became ...

Blown head gaskets are often signs of bigger problems, as a warped cylinder head is often what causes the gasket to fail in the first place. That’s why it’s best to just remove the head and have it ...

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Fel-Pro(R) PermaTorque(R) MLS Performance Head Gaskets' Layers are Key Differentiator for Reliability Southfield, Michigan, February 20, 2012...Multi-layer-steel (MLS) head gaskets continue to ...

The cylinder head gasket provides a seal between the engine block and the head that caps the cylinders. The gasket not only contains the pressure of controlled explosions within the cylinders but also ...

Gaskets. At a glance they seem unimportant, yet without them, fluids would leak from every joint, fuel would spew, and flaming gases would explode from every crevice once the spark plug flashed.