Reinforced head gasket COMETIC MLS Suzuki 1.6 125hp M16A

We offer several reinforced head gaskets from COMETIC for the SUZUKI 1.6 125hp M16A engine, with the full technical data below.

Choose your gasket from the drop-down menus just below the price: simply select the thickness and the type of gasket you need.

OEM head gasket data

• Engine bore: 78mm
• Thickness: 0.60mm

Technical specification

• Engine bore: up to 78mm, up to 79.50mm, up to 81mm
• Gasket type: MLS
• Thicknesses available: 0.76, 1.00, 1.30mm
• References: H3163SP2030S H3163SP2040S H3163SP2051S H3163SPA2030S

Founded by Bob Gorman in 1989, Cometic is recognised worldwide as a leader in the design and manufacture of reinforced head gaskets. Like every product in the range, they are made in the United States. A Cometic reinforced head gasket is built from several pressed stainless steel layers held together by rivets. Cometic offers three types of head gasket:

This construction calls for a lower head bolt torque, which reduces bore distortion and spreads the clamping load more evenly across the whole gasket.

• MLS: the equivalent of the Athena MLS gaskets, these multi-layer gaskets (3 to 5 stainless steel layers depending on thickness) have embossed beads around the cylinders and the fluid passages.

• MLX: the same base as the MLS gasket, with an added reinforcement (a folded steel layer) around the cylinders and a special high-temperature coating.

• HP: an MLX gasket with one extra layer, added to improve the sealing of the cylinders (see below).