Is this a "bad" LIM gasket??? *Pics*

[BLK99GT]

The story of why I began a top engine tear down can be found here.

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79017

After completing the teardown, I didnt find anything major in the valvetrain, but the LIM gaskets kind of scared me. Would these be considered a "failure"? They were just replaced 5 months ago with the Felpro kit by a shop. :???:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/smokin97gtp/LIM%20Gasket%20Replacement/IMGP0897.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/smokin97gtp/LIM%20Gasket%20Replacement/IMGP0902.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/smokin97gtp/LIM%20Gasket%20Replacement/IMGP0901.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/smokin97gtp/LIM%20Gasket%20Replacement/IMGP0904.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/smokin97gtp/LIM%20Gasket%20Replacement/IMGP0900.jpg

[BLK99GT]

Kind of answered my own question after a ton of googling...

http://www.dsengine.com/gmgasket/index.html

I believe the answer is YES.

[DomestikDemon]

dont feel bad....I had a set go bad less than a week later...the symptoms werent showing, but when I tore the motor down I found the gasket was shot

BTW
you dont have a "V6 HO"....its just a badge...2000+ models say RAM AIR V6

[Jchiasson]

Originally posted by BLK99GT
The story of why I began a top engine tear down can be found here.

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79017

After completing the teardown, I didnt find anything major in the valvetrain, but the LIM gaskets kind of scared me. Would these be considered a "failure"? They were just replaced 5 months ago with the Felpro kit by a shop. :???: Looks like they used the old LIM set, MS90565. I just recently purchased the other set available from Felpro, MS98003T, for our engines and the intakes look nothing like that. They are basically a steel shim with rubber (or other compound) for sealing around the passages. Costs more to. I ordered mine from the local NAPA store for $150 + Canadian.

[coupe]

Like Joe said, that isnt a felpro

[Jchiasson]

I think it is a felpro set. I went to www.rockauto.com, and they look the same as pictured for Felpro set number MS90565.
http://info.rockauto.com/Fel-Pro/Detail.html?MS90565_TOP.jpg
The Felpro set with the updated gaskets is MS98003T.

[coupe]

Originally posted by Jchiasson
I think it is a felpro set. I went to www.rockauto.com, and they look the same as pictured for Felpro set number MS90565.
http://info.rockauto.com/Fel-Pro/Detail.html?MS90565_TOP.jpg
The Felpro set with the updated gaskets is MS98003T.

Whoops, i dont remember them looking like that, of course there are like 3 revisions.

[BLK99GT]

These are definitely Felpro. They say felpro on them, and the ones I just replaced them with look the same as these. I wish I would have known about the "updated" version. :( The leak is fixed........for now I guess. Who knows how long this one will last.