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Intake manifold replacement - dry gasket or sealant?

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2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
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2003 - 2007 S60 R
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Intake manifold replacement - dry gasket or sealant?

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I'm going to do a PCV breather system service on my 01 v70 T5 soon. Should I install the new intake manifold gasket dry or use some kind of sealant?

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Dry & snip the bottom left corner off the bolt hole like in the videos.
2001 V70XC 200k
2004 V70 AWD 174k
2004 V70R M66 147k
2004 XC70 361k
1995 F250 7.3PSD 262k
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