Anyone Tried an M50 sump gasket on an M20?!

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Post Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:26 am

Just wondering if i could use the steel gasket the 24v M5x engines use instead of the cork shite the M20 is saddled with
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Post Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:16 am

just by some more modern generic sheet gasket and cut your own? either that or "glue" it with oil resistant RTV without a gasket.

one of the aftermarket brands use a different style to cork to
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Post Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:39 pm

No because its a different shape.
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