how long will new mls headgasket last?

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jcs444dixmyth@yahoo.com - 23 Aug 2007 00:17 GMT

I just had the head gasket replaced in my 1998 dodge caravan 2.4l 4cyl
with 52k miles. It had been leaking oil from the original non mls
gasket for about a year and recently started getting worse. How long
can I expect this new mls gasket to last? Will it eventually leak too?

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maxpower - 23 Aug 2007 00:24 GMT

> I just had the head gasket replaced in my 1998 dodge caravan 2.4l 4cyl
> with 52k miles. It had been leaking oil from the original non mls
> gasket for about a year and recently started getting worse. How long
> can I expect this new mls gasket to last? Will it eventually leak too?

Depends on how well the head and block were cleaned before the installment
of the new gasket. I have installed so many of these gaskets to replace the
paper ones and have not had one come back with a leak yet

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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kmath50@gmail.com - 23 Aug 2007 16:08 GMT

> <jcs444dixm...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech

That is pretty much what I have heard too. If the MLS is installed
correctly it shouldn't need replacment.

I have a 2000 Cirrus with a 2.4, that came with the MLS. Doing fine at
50,000 miles. The one in my 1998 Stratus had to be replaced at 53,000
miles.

-KM

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