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I keep blowing the exhaust gaskets

Old May 14, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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I keep blowing the exhaust gaskets

I have had Budget Y and B pipes for about 1.5 years now and since then had to replace the gaskets at least twice. Now I need to replace two more, one between B-pipe and the cat and the other between the muffler and the B-pipe.
Initially, I used the gaskets that Budget supplied (yeah I know...should've went with better quality ones) but then used the shop supplied ones.

Could you please recommend some quality gaskets so that I wouldn't have to replace them once a year?

Should I go with Nissan oem, AutoZone/O'Reilly's/Pep Boys, or some other?

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Mike
Old May 14, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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OEM ones are very high quality. I would stick with that. Also check to see if your Y-pipe or B-pipe is causing your cat to sag, that could be another source of your gasket failures.
Old May 14, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Loe max
... Also check to see if your Y-pipe or B-pipe is causing your cat to sag, that could be another source of your gasket failures.
What do you mean...if it's aligned properly?
Old May 14, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Is everything level basically.
Old May 14, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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When the car was up on the lift everything looked fine except for the gaskets mentioned above. Anyway, I going to double check for any sagging when the new gaskets are going to be installed.

Thanks for the help.
Old May 14, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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the OEM cat to B pipe gasket is the best one since its all metal.
Old May 14, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
the OEM cat to B pipe gasket is the best one since its all metal.
OEM Y-pipe to cat gasket it metal also.
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