can i re-use my upper to lower intake gasket?

[bloopbloob]

just wondering if i need to pick up a new one, or if this one is still ok? it looks pretty much brand new, except for the oil on the back runner holes, but just wondering if its still ok? and second, what would cause the oil on there?

 

[ShortThrow50]

i always reuse mine but i dont get oil on mine, except for maybe a little coolant. that oil u have there is probably from the pcv. put a oil catch in line.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

thats normal, yeah just reuse it, smear some rtv really thin over the whole thing and then slap it on, and your good..

 

[bloopbloob]

ok thanks. just wondering if after being compressed it was garbage or something maybe. it looks new other than that oil. no rtv on it or anything, i pretty much could have just breathed on it and it would have slid off... so i was wondering if it could be re-used. its maybe 2 years old, from the rebuild....

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

yeah your fine..

 

[Foxfan88]

those blue gaskets like that are very nice and stay together good. i used to reuse mine all the time when i had a stock intake.

 

[Fast63]

I would re-use it but not use any RTV. Those gaskets are designed to not use RTV, that is why you don't see any on there right now.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

yes indeed, but it does help!!

 

[Fast63]

I disagree. I don't think it helps at all, just makes a mess of things. Why add something that is not supposed to be there?