Head gasket

[Steve Jones]

It's a question of each to his own. I've used Loctite copper silicone sparingly on head gaskets on road and competition engines for years and years and never had a failure. I always start with a head and block that are clean and flat and am almost paranoid when it comes to the torquing down process so it might be belt and braces but it works for me and always has. I won't be changing and I know that a lot of people I respect in the A7 (and wider) world do the same. If doing it differently works for others then that's fine. As above, it's each to his own.

Steve