Spudboy, I'm not trying to throw cold water on your claim. I am the 4th owner and my cover was not warped or damaged, but I replaced the gasket anyways because of the fact that you can't remove the cover with the head installed. I 100% totally agree to replace the EGR cooler gasket when replacing the head gasket. It's the machining of the cover that is not a mandatory act. Just trying to say that every single EGR cooler is not warped. Yours warped because of a severe overheat that probably not only warped the EGR cooler but the exhaust manifold and possibly even the cylinder head.