ok the first oil pan gasket i bought from summit was blue and had those little blue tabs that align the pan on the gasket.... well upon installation i seen it had a slight tear in it and i asked summit to exchange it... well they did and they said that they sent me the exact same part number as before...so the box comes today and i open it to find a Grey gasket with a steel core and no gasket aligners... its part number os 34500 R.


heres a pic of it installed on the block...also a pic of the part number on the box.


http://img822.imageshack.us/gal.php?...soilpan053.jpg

it seems to fit ok but its just Grey and has a visible steel core...also the little spacers that make the gasket crush proof are also steel... is there an advantage of running this one or should i try and get the blue one again?

 

I've only seen the Felpro blue oil pan gaskets. Is that grey one as thick as the blue?

 

seems so

 

Products get changed all the time and keep the same part number.

 

Thats a Felpro I've got that one as well, Like the grey better than the blue, well so far anyhow, have about a year on it the grey seems to be thicker

Chris