Why you shouldnt buy cheap head gaskets

If you're thinking of buying a cheap head gasket just to save money, today i'm going to show you why this is a bad idea. Buy the quality parts and do the job properly the first time!

[@Hellohallo]

thanks for all your videos man!!!!!!!! please keep them up forever. if you want, could you make a video on how to do the correct timing, when replacing the timing belt? i am unsure about screwing the timing up when changing a belt. it would be the first time i do that, so i would really want to see and know how i can be certain. also 4efe thanks for your videos

[@rhyswinsper9728]

literally just put my turbo 4EFE back together, there is a notch on the crank pulley, line it up with the 0. then you line up the timing marks on BOTH camshaft gears. turn the cam sprocket until the 4E hole lines up with the dot mark on the head. then put your timing belt on and you’re good to go !

[@Hellohallo]

@@rhyswinsper9728 thanks i copied your guidance. thanks man

[@nexthedrunkendragon5461]

oooohh... glad i hung around for the last 10-15 seconds of the vid :) cant wait! bought gasket set when i first bought my paseo, now im thinking i might wanna get some diff ones haha

[@PeterAndersons]

Great video Matt and good to warn others about the horseshit being peddled by many eBay sellers... Permaseal have always worked well for me!

[@iosh4G]

I see a neat little bugeye ep82 in the background!

[@Shadowcloud1]

Got my money on the G35-1050. Appreciate the PSA Matt 👌

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

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[@Ricerguy]

The dreaded cheap gaskets! 😭 They legit last 2 weeks and just give up, they might as well be sold in a prank store. Love the detail you go into showing where the gasket design is flawed I never noticed. My daily driver (never touched the engine since buying it) started making a knocking noise one day back in 2016/17 and I parked it, the bearings looked fine and it had me puzzled... I never took the head off to rebuild it since the head bolts looked/felt like they were torqued with an Allen key and stripped. Now I'm really curious curious. Would be hilarious if it's just the headgasket, I miss driving a stock starlet daily. 😆

[@dreamsun69]

Always love your videos mate, so informative and raw. I love the fact you just sped up you taking off the head in like what 30 mins?? not even?? hahaha

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

cheers mate and 7 and a half minutes lol

[@jobariedunn7185]

Had a similar situation.. customer carried cheap gaskets twice. Blew two within 3 months...insisted they get the genuine, been golden over a year

[@luckystig1]

Hey Matt, very informative channel which has inspired me to turbo my 98 corolla with 4efe engine. Is it possible to skim the pistons to remove the raised area to lower compression? 4efte pistons are scarce. Keep the vids coming, cheers.

[@alidennaoui5632]

Love the videos bro keep it up. Any suggestions for a bottom end on a ep82.

[@dustintheriverrat]

Thank you! ..very helpful

[@andrew1977au]

Use a knife sharpening stone to clean the head and deck it will also show high/low spots

[@dougm0]

el54 paseo have a metal shim head gasket from the factory, its thinner also for more comp and all the powerz

[@akee8060]

Hi, Matt ,would you recommend using copper spray on the head gasket before installing,or any other gasket sealant or nothing at all? I heard different opinion about this. Thanks ,..love your videos..cheers

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Hi ive used head gaskets with and without copper spray, makes no difference

[@akee8060]

@@MattBerrymotorsport thanks for the reply..really appreciate it.. long live camp dog..cheers and stay safe..

[@L35inColorado]

Great video!

[@ScuzzySera]

Just having a chat over headgaskets with another 5EFHE owner and we've noticed there's a lot more holes in the block than there are on the OEM and Cometic head gaskets, I'm trusting that Toyota know what they're doing, but we've also seen gaskets that have a lot more holes for the water, whats the deal there?

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Yeah you’re not wrong. We thing cylinder 3 and 4 is getting hot so we want to try add a couple extra holes in number 4 to get the coolant flowing. Will be interesting to see what happens

[@bjongregory8442]

Can you make a video in depth about the oil issues with the 4efe and 5efe engines.

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

oiling issues are mainly caused by detonation... not from the oiling system itself

[@heincrament2125]

Hi ime from south Africa do you replace the head bolts or re use the old ones my setup is making about 153kw and 289nm wat is the beat head gasket as we dont have a lot of parts here for the 4efte setups

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Check out my other videos, all explained. Stock head bolts are good for about 250hp and arp bolts are good for about 300 hp as long as you dont get any detonation. If you do it will left the head straight away. Next option is to fit the 4age oversized head studs. Problem solved

[@ODBTED]

Hi Matt, I’m doing an engine rebuild on my starlet in the next week or so. I’ve already bought everything, as well as a JAPKO engine gasket kit. They are about £80 so $108. Should this be alright? Thankyou.

[@keepin_it_real_raginwolf]

I recently swap my intake to the first generation but now I'm get poor gas mileage did i do something wrong

[@gabrielmarin4593]

What clutch would you recommend for a small turbo set up on a daily driver? I need reliability and don't plan on exceeding 150whp with that clutch

[@redchris97]

We have the turbo Yoda, and now we have the 5efe Yoda.... or 5efe miyagi?

[@ozayking3364]

Hey bro my car had that same problem thankz alot. Plz I want install turbo in my car plz send d link plz

[@racingdreamz8021]

Do it right the first time so you don’t have to do the same job twice

[@rb200hp6]

Same problem i had,but from i get the right gasket it didnt happen again.

[@jonosjunkyard8603]

Hi Matt, did you end getting a online shop running for the collector jigs? Cheers

[@920400706]

Oi Matt, that's Fkn Sick! Here's a mystery for you...my stock 4efe has 200,000km on it and was using 1L oil every 1,000km bit of a pain in the arse...then 2 weeks ago I got a 3 inch exhaust fitted with sports cat, zero restriction and backpressure, loud AF... presto I've done over 1,200km and no oil consumption...oil levels the same...what's changed or different that there no longer any oil consumption? Can you solve this for us?

[@greasemonki4564]

Are those permaseal gasket good for turbo setup ? Or mls is the way to go

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

im pretty sure they are the stock gaskets anyway lol so yeah not bad to use at all

[@DimZin]

I'm about to do a rebuild on my engine and i'm thinking of using a cometic 1.2mm with the arp bolts i already have. By your experience would that be a good choice?

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

yeah those are great

[@jackopitbikes]

Stock engine ct9 hybrid, should you get a 1.2mm steel gasket and arp bolts or is it over kill

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Yeah i wouldnt worry man. The only reason that engine would be lifting the head with a ct9 is detonation. The higher boost you can run depends on the quality of fuel you use and the air temperatures.

[@HowToTurbo]

Biggest mob habibi turbo you’ve ever seen you reckon?

[@grahammurphy6184]

Hi Matt, is there anywhere I can contact you? Would love to talk to you about advice for doing a 1.5 conversion in my glanza v

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

dont do it, stick to the 4e

[@grahammurphy6184]

@@MattBerrymotorsport fair enough! What setup would you recommend on the 4e to make 300-350whp reliably?

[@MorphAssault]

What do you think about ajusa fiber max headgaskets?

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Never heard of them

[@kurtarcher2113]

Sounded like a victa .. 😂

[@maddoxlogging2303]

They don’t make those here in Michigan eh? Or should I say, bloke? 😆 bum deal ya got there

[@brendonpearce14]

Avoid the "super cheap" gaskets 🤔 did you just give away the brand there mate? 😂

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

nah ive only seen these available on ebay

[@ThatGuyKappa]

So an abused engine blown up once with nitrious won’t hold normal composite gaskets anymore without any machine work big surprise

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

Over 20,000 km since this video and no problems. Don’t buy crap gaskets

[@Pumpactionforeskin]

Never seen a starlet with an intact gear stick boot before 😂

[@bleach_drink_me]

I bought a cheap mls headgasket once. It blew within a month of daily driving. Not worth "saving" a few dollar.

[@MattBerrymotorsport]

A lot of factors here. Was it turbo? What was the tune like? What brand was it? Cheers for the comment 😁