Gaskets

Find the right replacement gasket from our thousands of gasket options

It can show as a couple of drops of oil, a louder than normal exhaust note or even a milky substance in your coolant, but when this happens it is usually a faulty gasket at play. You may have a leaky rocker cover gasket, a perished exhaust gasket or even a blown head gasket to consider when these signs appear on your vehicle. With the huge range of gaskets on offer at Repco, we can provide a quality gasket to whatever is leaking to keep your vehicle performing at its best. Choose the best in gaskets from Gates, Dayco and more and stop that issue before it gets worse.

Car gaskets exist for a reason and no matter how finely machined the mating surfaces between components are, the necessity for a tight seal is integral to many functions on your vehicle. Whether keeping intake or exhaust gases from escaping, through to stopping oil or coolant from leaking, it is vital that the gasket performs its duty under the most torturous of conditions. Have a gasket fail on your vehicle and you'll be faced with anything from a mild inconvenience through to a major headache and many thousands of dollars in repairs. Keep on top of your vehicle maintenance and replace gaskets as they wear or deteriorate and save on costly repairs down the track.

Some of the more common gasket failures on vehicles appear as the following -

• Valve cover or rocker cover gasket failure - When a valve cover gasket fails it will usually present as oil running down the outside of the engine head. This is not a terminal problem but if left over time can cause issues such as dirty, oily and possibly faulty engine ancillaries. A build up of oil and dirt deposits on the engine will also hide other vehicle issues or stop them from being easily identified
• Exhaust gasket failure - This may present as an exhaust manifold gasket leak against the engine head or as an exhaust system leak at any of the joins in the pipes comprising your exhaust system. Once again these are not terminal issues but will contribute to both a louder than normal exhaust note and possibly further issues overtime.
• Cylinder head gasket failure - A faulty head gasket is probably one of the most terminal gasket issues your vehicle can have. Once the tight seal between the engine block and cylinder head have been breached you will be confronted by a whole raft of issues. The first signs are misfiring and poor vehicle performance, coupled with either steam from the exhaust system or oil merging with the coolant to create a mayonnaise type consistency in the water galleries and radiator. When this occurs it is crucial that this gasket failure is remedied as soon as possible. Failure to fix a blown head gasket can lead to full engine malfunction and many thousands of dollars in repair bills.

Gaskets appear in all areas of a vehicle and can be constructed of a variety of materials to cope with the demands on that component. In times past a large variety of gaskets were simply constructed of gasket paper that took up the space between parts and relied upon a gasket compound to adhere to each surface. This method and its simplicity were effective to a point but over time and with constant pressure or fluids acting upon these they would give way and leak. Modern construction methods and advances in technology see gaskets being made of metal, rubber, silicone, cork, felt, nitrile, fibreglass, Teflon or a combination of these to suit their task. Each purposely designed for its specific application, modern vehicles utilise an array of gaskets constructed of materials that are the most effective in combating their intended use. Whether it be the high temperature environment of an exhaust gasket through to a high pressure application such as a water pump housing you need to use the correct gasket to maintain safe and effective operation of your vehicle.

Shop at Repco for our full range of vehicle and engine gaskets designed and engineered to be a perfect fit on whatever you drive. Don't leave leaking and faulty gaskets to get worse and incur further repair bills, when at Repco we have the widest selection of quality gaskets. When looking to replace gaskets shop for a gasket scraper and reliable gasket compound to make the repair as quick and long lasting as possible. Repco are your home of the right vehicle parts and service equipment to keep your vehicle on the road.

Suiting a multitude of applications, Repco stock a wide range of gaskets such as -

• Head Gaskets
• Fuel Pump Gaskets
• Manifold Gaskets
• Valve Cover Gaskets
• Turbo Gaskets

Use our handy Rego search function or come in store today and speak to one of our friendly staff to find the right gasket for your vehicle. Fix the issue properly before any further damage occurs, and when it comes to keeping your car on the road, it starts with the parts at Repco.