Reinforced head gasket COMETIC MLS Mini Cooper S R53 1.6 16V W11B16A

We offer several reinforced head gaskets from COMETIC for the W11B16A engine, with the full technical data below.

OEM head gasket data

• Engine bore: 77mm
• Thickness: 0.65mm

Technical specification

• Engine bore: up to 78.5mm
• Gasket type: MLS
• Number of layers: 3, then 5 for gaskets from 1.68mm thick
• Thicknesses available: 0.69, 0.76, 0.91, 1.02, 1.14, 1.30, 1.42, 1.52, 1.68, 1.78, 1.91, 2.03, 2.13, 2.18, 2.34, 2.49, 3.05, 3.56mm
• References: C4308, C4308-027, C4308-030, C4308-036, C4308-040, C4308-045, C4308-051, C4308-056, C4308-060, C4308-066, C4308-070, C4308-075, C4308-080, C4308-084, C4308-086, C4308-092, C4308-098, C4308-120, C4308-140

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:

• 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).