Inlet manifold gasket

[dub-disaster]

I recently picked up an inlet manifold gasket from vw and it appears to be a
metal gasket, my old one was cardboard or paper. Just wondering if Ive gotthe write gasket to start with. I thought a card one would squish more and fill any imperfections in mating surfaces ( wich I have quite a few of ) is this the case ? Part number for the one I got is 030129717d

[GAF2]

inlet manifold shud be metal as far as i know, shud have a raised edge to compress to help seal.

[dub-disaster]

Yup that's the one I've got maybe old
card one was a cheap pattern part then

[Puncharado]

Sounds like your old one was homemade? Took my engine out on the weekend, and took the inlet off (first time I've done either), I didn't take much notice tbh, but pretty sure the gasket was a coated metal one, came off in one piece. Garage is nowhere near my house so I can't pop out and check!

[Jezza-7]

When i picked up a genuine vw inlet gasket it was a green colour like what you are on about. Its the same material as the tb to inlet gasket. Never had a metal one, only had that on the exhaust manifold. I dont think it has to have a metal inlet gasket.

[Justin14100]

When i picked up a genuine vw inlet gasket it was a green colour like what you are on about. Its the same material as the tb to inlet gasket. Never had a metal one, only had that on the exhaust manifold. I dont think it has to have a metal inlet gasket.

Weird, i got one from vw few weeks ago and its metal!

030 192 717 D

[cheys03]

Yup, I've always been given an alloy gasket from VW too (for a GT, but the gasket is the same for all MK3s, with the possible exception of the 1L).