HOLDEN COMMODORE 3.8L 3800 BUICK ENG VN -VR (NOT ECOTEC) X 2 REQ STEEL HEADER GASKET.
Category: Extractors and headers
The Exhaust Systems Australia HOLDEN-COMMODORE-3-8L-3800-BUICK-ENG-VN-VR-NOT-ECOTEC-X-2-REQ-STEEL-HEADER-GASKE is a steel header gasket listed to fit the Holden Commodore VN to VR with the 3.8L 3800 Buick engine (not Ecotec), with two required for the job.
A header gasket seals the joint between the cylinder head's exhaust ports and the extractor or manifold flange, holding that seal through constant heat cycling. Steel is used here so it lasts under exhaust temperatures. The listing notes two are required, matching the V6's port layout. It's a service and fitment part — its job is to stop exhaust leaks at the head, not to alter performance.
It's listed to fit the VN to VR Commodore with the 3.8L 3800 Buick engine, and the listing is explicit that it is not for the Ecotec V6. That distinction matters because the two engines have different port arrangements, so confirm you have the Buick 3800 rather than the Ecotec with the workshop before ordering.
A header gasket is replaced whenever the extractors or manifolds come off the 3800 — during an extractor fit, a head job, or to cure a blowing leak at the port face. Refitting an old gasket onto a disturbed joint is a common reason a leak returns, so fresh gaskets are cheap insurance whenever those flanges are opened up.
Oak Flats Muffler Men fits header gaskets like this as part of extractor and manifold work across the Illawarra. We clean the faces, check the flanges are true and torque the fasteners evenly so the seals hold. At a recommended retail of $11.50 each they're normally fitted alongside a larger job. Send your details and we'll confirm they match your Buick 3800.
Stocked and fitted by Oak Flats Muffler Men, the Illawarra exhaust and 4x4 specialist in Oak Flats, NSW.
Oak Flats Muffler Men can check this part against supplier specs, part number, image, RRP and vehicle details for customers around Oak Flats, Shellharbour, Wollongong, Dapto, Albion Park, Kiama and the northern suburbs.
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