good/bad head gasket brands

[Rustam]

What are your experiences? Victor Heinz has been good to me and so was Federal Mogul/FelPro multilayered steel, but more expensive.

[632 Regal]

VictorReinz is pretty much the German standard. FelPro are good in US engines, not sure about German translation. Same goes for Japanese engines going with Japanese gaskets.

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As for Chinese engines its a crapshoot as they all have quality issues (IE: scooters). Matter of factly I still have not seen a decent quality controlled part from china. Just got a thermostat housing, they cast the thing solid and drill out the water passages making it very labor intensive IMO. Thermostat itself is crooked and seals only on 1 side lol. Better than a broken one tho.

[genphreak]

What are your experiences? Victor Heinz has been good to me and so was Federal Mogul/FelPro multilayered steel, but more expensive.

I'm yet to have trouble with Goetze.

[mattyb]

good to hear of the reinz endorsement Regal, got a v reinz sump gasket from FCP euro to put on next week. btw fcp have been a good experience for parts and delivery, don't know if an body has used them much, Shogun put me on to them

[Bill R.]

On bmw i use victor reinz, goetze or elring. I've had trouble with felpro on them even on valve cover seals so i don't use felpro even though its the most convenient. Felpro i use on american cars and trucks. Honda's i use Ishino or nippon reinz,toyota i use nippon reinz or ishino. Mercedes i use elring, victor reinz. Volvo the same. Kia i use DongA Mfg. or Keukdong. Hyundai the same as kia and sometimes ishino.

[Rustam]

felpro even though its the most convenient.

convenient meaning cheaper and/or sooner gotten?

[Bill R.]

Easiest to get, i don't have to order them, can pick them up locally

[Rustam]

Thank you for the answer Bill.