3.2L Head Gasket Part Numbers

[mchan68]

For those of you interested, there are three different head gasket part numbers for these engines, without any quick and easy way of identifying the correct one for the application being worked on. That said, the part numbers for the three head gaskets are as follows:

BB3Z-6051-A           For piston protrusion of 0.430-0.520 mm (0.0169-0.0204 in)             1.1 (one hole /one tooth)

BB3Z-6051-B           For piston protrusion of 0.521-0.570 mm (0.0205-0.02244 in)           1.15 mm (two holes /two teeth)

BB3Z-6051-C           For piston protrusion of 0.571-0.620 mm (0.02248-0.02440 in)         1.2 mm (three holes /three teeth)

[forddieseldoctor]

Are the teeth or holes visible when it is fully assembled?

[mchan68]

On 10/29/2020 at 8:55 PM, forddieseldoctor said:

Are the teeth or holes visible when it is fully assembled?

As you can see by the pictures, unfortunately NO, neither the teeth nor the holes are visible on a fully assembled engine. But the pictures should clarify the meaning of the different applications for this engine. As you can also see, the particular engine in the illustration uses the gasket with two holes and two teeth.