Intake Manifold Gasket Set - Mahle MS19454

Product Information

An engine intake manifold gasket seals the intake manifold to the cylinder head. Its primary job is to ensure that all metered air that has been taken in through the air intake system is delivered to the engine without any air being lost through a leak at the manifold to the cylinder head connection. It also keeps any unmetered air, dirt, and debris from entering the intake manifold to the cylinder head connection.

On older vehicles and engines, these are usually flat gaskets made of paper or similar composite materials, or may occasionally be a multi-layer metal gasket. On newer vehicles, they are often made of rubber or similar elastomer materials. An engine intake manifold gasket may be a single-piece part that will seal all of the intake runners to the cylinder head or a singular gasket that is used multiple times on a per-cylinder basis. The color, shape, and materials can vary depending on the brand, manufacturer, and application, but are often orange and orange/brown, or green.

It is common practice to replace the engine intake manifold gasket any time that you have the intake manifold removed from the cylinder head. This ensures that when you assemble the intake system, it is free of leaks or other issues. This is especially important on turbocharged or supercharged engines that have positive manifold pressures above the atmospheric pressure.

• Air leaks: Over time, your intake manifold gasket will degrade because of heat, vibration, and exposure to oils and other solvents. Paper or composite gaskets can begin to break down and chunk apart. Rubber gaskets can become hard and brittle. This can let dirt and debris in but is more likely to cause an air intake flow fault or CEL.
• Swelling / Damage from external sources: Cleaners, solvents, and other chemicals such as brake clean can cause rubber and other elastomers to swell and cause issues.
• Loss of elasticity: Eventually the rubber or material will harden and lose its elasticity, eventually becoming brittle and easily damaged. These gaskets will appear completely flat and will not reseal at all if they are reused.
• Check Engine Light: Excessive unmetered air from a bad intake manifold gasket can result in a CEL for an air intake leak fault or other airflow-related diagnostic trouble codes.
• Misfire: A severe air intake leak can cause rough running and an engine misfire.
• Oil residue: Because the positive crankcase ventilation system feeds air that may oil vapor into the intake to be burned during combustion, it is common for a bad or failed intake manifold gasket to result in oil residue on or around the intake manifold.

About Mahle

Mahle began in 1920 when pistons made of heavy gray cast iron were being used in internal combustion engines for automobiles and there was a need for a new design. The Mahle brothers countered this trend by producing light-alloy pistons at their small, newly established company however the technology was still finicky and problems come up frequently. They soon determined that they needed to come up with a solution to keep dirt and dust out of the engine so they eventually developed air and oil filters as well. Their perseverance paid off and the light-alloy pistons began to take over the market. Today, half of all automobiles produced worldwide contain MAHLE components. MAHLE offers an extensive range of parts for everyone including pistons, cylinder liners, piston ring sets, bearings, assemblies, valves, valve train components, and air, oil, fuel, and cabin air filters. Their catalog and online database of aftermarket engine components is an indispensable reference.

MAHLE Aftermarket is the world’s leading manufacturer of more than 100,000 OE and aftermarket parts, including MAHLE gaskets, engine bearings, turbochargers, thermostats, pistons and piston rings, valves, engine air and fluid filters, heavy-duty engine components, and rotating electric components such as starters, electric motors, and alternators.