i got dc sport headers i am wanting to put on but i want to get another gasket incase i rip the old on on the engine block. so i was wondering if i could just go to a toyota dealer and get a gasket or do they make a certain on that i will have to get from the scion dealer.

thanks
shawn

Yes you can go to the dealership and buy a new gasket for your header. Unless you do it on purpose you won't rip your old one.

i am just wanting to be on the save side just incase i do but i hopefully dont rip the old gasket. so can i just go to a regular toyota dealer to get the gasket or do i have to go to a authorized scion dealer to get it.

thanks

go to the parts counter at a Toyota dealership.

i sell them on my site as well. They are the genuine toyota ones.

www.lastlookcustoms.com

ok thanks i can just ask for a echo engine header gasket right

just go to any toyota service center with a parts counter. they should be able to order scion parts even if they don't directly sell scion vehicles in their dealership. ask for xB manifold gaskets. they have a software that let's them visually see what part you are talking about.

i got totally new gaskets when i installed my header, both the intake and exhaust manifold gaskets. ran me 54 bucks, which is worth it i think. they probably won't have any in stock, so expect to wait a couple days for them to arrive.

might as well and get a new donut gasket too

I haven't had any problems with my donut (spelling?) gasket. I swapped the old one (11k miles) onto the new header. With that being said, if it would have crossed my mind when I got the manifold gasket then I would have picked up a new donut gasket as well.

evosky--why did you replace your intake gasket when you installed headers?

i got dc sport headers i am wanting to put on but i want to get another gasket incase i rip the old on on the engine block. so i was wondering if i could just go to a toyota dealer and get a gasket or do they make a certain on that i will have to get from the scion dealer.

thanks
shawn

where are you going to put the other header? :rofl: :rofl:

i replaced both gaskets when i went to install just to be safe. whenever you're dealing with these gasket parts, esp with the hot manifold area, they are subject to warping and cracking/ripping. also, my box had 32k on it when i installed the header, thus it was worth my money to replace them. plus, many on here highly recommend that you replace both. the material they're made out of are meant only to be installed once or something like that.

to be safe, i highly suggest just getting the replacing the two gaskets. only 50 bucks, worth it in the long run...

I think I've got you now evosky. You actually replaced the exhaust manifold gasket and the donut gasket down at the collector, right? Not the intake gasket, which is totally unrrelated to the exhaust/header.


Yup, I'd agree that replacing both manifold gasket and donut gasket is recommended/preferred. Like I said earlier, the only reason that I didn't replace the donut gasket is because my dummy self forgot about it.

yup, my bad about the intake misnomer. the exhaust manifold and donut gaskets were the ones i replaced.

Good deal, just wanted to make sure that I didn't totally miss something and my xA wasn't going to self destruct in 15 seconds or anything.

how do you swap the old donut gasket onto the new header?

no clue really, i took it to my local shop to get the header installed . sorry bro.

well i got the gasket off, but now eve more problems

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