WATCH: Overlooked Gasket Sales Opportunities

WATCH: Overlooked Gasket Sales Opportunities

Many gasket sales can get overlooked because customers don’t realize they need certain gaskets to complete a repair job.

This video is sponsored by MAHLE.

The average vehicle has hundreds of gaskets. They’re in the engine. They’re on the exhaust system. They’re even used around the doors and windows.

With so many gaskets on a vehicle, they probably sell themselves, right? Well, that’s not always the case. In fact, many gasket sales can get overlooked because customers don’t realize they need certain gaskets to complete a repair job.

A great example is a leaky intake manifold gasket, which actually might require multiple replacement gaskets – not just the one that’s leaking. The same goes for head gaskets. Replacing an intake manifold gasket or head gasket requires a lot of engine disassembly, which means more than one gasket usually needs to be replaced.

Also, DIYers might not realize that the molded rubber valve cover, timing cover and oil-pan gaskets are not designed to be reused. The same goes for carrier-style intake manifold gaskets. If you reuse one of these, it could leak coolant and/or vacuum.

Exhaust manifold gaskets are especially leak-prone if they’re reused after a cylinder-head or exhaust repair. And reusing a head gasket is an even worse no-no. Once it’s been torqued down, it may be permanently deformed and won’t reseal properly if reused.

In the next video, we’ll talk about some more gasket sales opportunities.

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