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Originally Posted by CedN
Wtf, this liquid gasket pandemic need to be stopped. Its really all over the world. My car had a new engine before i bought it after a valve spring fix. Now i feel i should check my oil pickup, obviously applying gaskets isn't part of the education for Toyota/Subaru mechanics, i thought it was something you learnt on day 1.
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A lot of it can be the old sealant that wasn't removed properly. That combined with a sloppy application of the new and you have a mess on your hands. Removal and reapplication is very time consuming and they just don't take their time with it. Then if there was metal in the oil and you have a cooler and don't replace it then the metal gets recirculated again and again. When I used the IAG block the first oil change was 50 miles, then 500 then 1,500 all with break in oil.