8v and 16v head gasket the same???

1. turbomad Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 aberdeen Posts: 634 saxo vtr/205 rallye turbo

   #1 27th February 2010, 19:10

   as title says is there a difference between the two of them???
2. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #2 28th February 2010, 01:04

   In the Saxo the 8V were available in smaller bore sizes and alloy blocks where as the 16V were all iron. You have to get the correct one for your engine.
3. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #3 28th February 2010, 01:08

   No they're totally different.
4. turbomad Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 aberdeen Posts: 634 saxo vtr/205 rallye turbo

   #4 28th February 2010, 19:03

   it was just i had a tripple lare metal one from peugeot that i was going to put on my xsi with a vtr engine but i sold it.
   so now i am putting a 16v in a 205 rallye and wandered if it would fit