KLZE Gasket

rdawg000 · Post by **rdawg000** » April 27th, 2005, 11:13 am

If have a klze engine, i have to change valve cover gaskets. would i just buy valve cover gaskets off of a 2.5L Engine found in a Probe ????

Thanks,
Ryan

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » April 27th, 2005, 11:22 am

any k series valve cover gaskets...k8, kf, kl
they are all the same
mx-3, mx-6, probe, mx-6

rdawg000 · Post by **rdawg000** » April 27th, 2005, 1:33 pm

thanks !

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 28th, 2005, 7:39 am

babyblueMX3 wrote:any k series valve cover gaskets...k8, kf, kl
they are all the same
mx-3, mx-6, probe, mx-6

Steve; Who would have the less expensive gaskets - Mazda or Ford? Are they the same item/quality gasket?

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » April 28th, 2005, 7:45 am

I think I checked last year and ford was cheaper

MrMX3 · Post by **MrMX3** » April 28th, 2005, 10:00 am

around here mazda was cheaper than ford, and both were cheaper than canadian tire who wanted $268 for a valve cover gasket, I didn't believe him and he showed me right on the pc and it was indeed for the vcg

mxmaz · Post by **mxmaz** » April 28th, 2005, 10:03 am

Here mazda wants $85 for each one and ford wants $35

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 28th, 2005, 11:59 am

i got mine at mazda 81$ for both

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 28th, 2005, 12:08 pm

Wow, that is quite a dispairity between prices and geographies. It appears to be hit and miss and it's just a question of calling around to local dealerships. Good to know stuff!!

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 28th, 2005, 10:16 pm

Did a little searching at CT.
Part# VS50426R (Fel Pro) - $171.98cdn/set for Probe and Millennia.
Part# VS50462R (Fel Pro) - $64.72cdn/set for 2.5L '96 Ford Contour, 2.5L '98 Ford Mystique.
Not sure if different part numbers equate to different gaskets but this is quite a price difference.

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » April 29th, 2005, 12:53 am

look it up for the ford probe at autozone or a place similar.

usually the ford probe is cheaper just b/c more were sold, even though its teh same part number.

You shouldn't have to spend more than $40 for a pair of valve cover gaskets

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 29th, 2005, 1:11 am

yah they are just a type of rubber cheap as hell,

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 29th, 2005, 6:24 pm

More usefull tidbits. Local Mazda quoted $37.00cdn / each bank. They also mentioned that some Mazda dealerships don't always purchase/sell Mazda OEM parts as in the case with VC gaskets. Rather, they sometimes stock/sell replacement parts with the consumer sometimes believing that everything sold by Mazda is OEM. This may explain the disparity in prices and quality at various dealerships.

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » April 30th, 2005, 8:17 am

jschrauwen wrote:Did a little searching at CT.
Part# VS50426R (Fel Pro) - $171.98cdn/set for Probe and Millennia.
Part# VS50462R (Fel Pro) - $64.72cdn/set for 2.5L '96 Ford Contour, 2.5L '98 Ford Mystique.
Not sure if different part numbers equate to different gaskets but this is quite a price difference.

ford contour and mystique doesn't have the same gaskets as ours...it's the duratec engine and not a k-series engine...