Help Head Gasket looks wrong

[Tom M. P]

Hi All,

I'm changing my head gasket on my 95 Camry 5SFE. The gasket I bought looks wrong but so did the old one. On the water jackets it looks like they are blocked is that the way it is? I would like to know before I put it back together.

Thanks for all who help,

Tom

[mazdaverx7]

post a pic of the old one next to the new one. are you able to flip the gasket over and get it to line up properly?

[Tom M. P]

I'm at work right now so I will when I get home. Not sure if I still have the old one. I started over a month age. But why would they cover up the water jackets?

Thanks, Tom

[87path]

I did my 4 cylinder gasket last winter. I used a Felpro head gasket. IIRC, the gasket looked weird as well, like there were holes that had punch out style tabs on them. But it looked ok when I lined up holes with the OEM gasket I removed.

[Tom M. P]

Thanks 87path,

That is the same one I bought.

Have you had any issue with the new gasket?

[JustinC25]

I know that the holes are offset on these gaskets, so they only go on one way. I did a engine swap a few years ago, and I remember that the gasket was a little strange. Let me see if I have any pics.

[JustinC25]

I only have pics of the block deck, not of the headgasket.

Here is a pic of the block deck from the driver's side fender