oil pan gasket - felpro or oem? (1 Viewer)

[cruzerfetish]

I see alot of recommendations for FELPRO gaskets and I have followed that, but I have also seen people saying "don't get the 4 piece oil pan gasket set, get the one-piece OEM." The FELPRO gasket I got was the 4 piece set and now I am thinking of returning it and ordering OEM. I have other projects to finish up before I get to this and want to have the right gasket when the time comes.

thanks.

 

[mpetersrx7]

Go OEM.

 

[Mud Shark Rosey]

The 4 piece is a pain to get sealed properly, and will likely leak down the road any way. Save your self doing it twice and go OEM.

 

[PabloCruise]

Go 1 piece Toyota

 

[tonkota]

OEM!!!!!!! The fel-pro gasket is a PITA!!!

 

[yetiman]

oem- oilpan, valve cover, rear main, front. They did not fail for 20yrs why take a chance!!!!!

 

[nikos8]

OEM is definetely better. I've tried both. The Felpro is a cork gasket. The OEM is not. It is a much stronger gasket. Go with the OEM. It is too much of a PITA to replace the gasket once it fails. Too many freeking screws and oil dripping in your eye.

 

[MR.FJ60]

OEM is definetely better. I've tried both. The Felpro is a cork gasket. The OEM is not. It is a much stronger gasket. Go with the OEM. It is too much of a PITA to replace the gasket once it fails. Too many freeking screws and oil dripping in your eye.

I thought that OEM ones were cork also? I just replaced mine with OEM cork one. It's still leaking though

 

[nuclearlemon]

i've learned the hard way that cruiser motors prefer oem.

 

[Fourrunner]

Hey Mr.FJ60 make sure you torqued it down good. I used my calibrated wrist and it still leaked. Picked up a torque wrench and crawled under and torqued them to spec and no more leaks.

 

[MR.FJ60]

Hey Mr.FJ60 make sure you torqued it down good. I used my calibrated wrist and it still leaked. Picked up a torque wrench and crawled under and torqued them to spec and no more leaks.

Sounds good, I will have to try that hopefully it will fix it. Thanks!

 

[Landpimp]

I have used OEM on 3 of my cruisers, no leaks, easy install.........I paid some to do em

 

[zebrabeefj40]

OEM is definetely better. I've tried both. The Felpro is a cork gasket. The OEM is not. It is a much stronger gasket. Go with the OEM. It is too much of a PITA to replace the gasket once it fails. Too many freeking screws and oil dripping in your eye.

Ummm, the OEM pan gasket I have hangin' in the shop is cork. Just one piece instead of 4. Much nicer that way.

Nick

 

[cruzerfetish]

thanks for the input. Ditching the 4 piece for a 1 piece OEM.

 

[FJ40Jim]

FWIW, the last Beck-Arnley pan gasket I got was 1-piece and made in japan. If it wasn't OEM, it was darn close. And it was cheap and available next morning at FLAPS.