I bought a few gaskets for my new engine build and some of them look different than the others, specifically the front main timing cover and rear cover gaskets. They have this dark orange tint to them and some black markings (see pics). The other the oil pan and water pump gaskets look clean and silver. These were bought brand new and are sealed.

Thanks for the help.

 

I have seen the front cover gaskets have that orange-ish color to them brand new straight out of the package. I think it is something that is done during the manufacturing process so I wouldn't be concerned at all.

 

Not necessarily worried about the color, moreso around the parts I circled in the last picture. Why would some look like this and mine look like that?

 

Maybe a manufacturing defect? I don't think someone would go through the trouble of packaging a used gasket exactly the way it would come new. But it is possible, they'll do anything for a buck.

 

If it is still flat and no distortion I'd run it.
If it is bent, kinked, or the soft part is not uniform simply exchange it due to manuf defect.

 

cosmoline. it's normal. run it