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01 VQ30DE-K bank 2 Pre-Cat gasket?

Old Feb 22, 2023 | 03:32 AM
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01 VQ30DE-K bank 2 Pre-Cat gasket?

Update:
Actually the outer ring around the catalyst material is gasket, it's like ring type crush gasket...

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Anyone know that bank 2 pre-cat have gasket or not?
Mine look like this when I remove it, nothing fall out or extra... Thanks




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Today I had remove both pre-cat to replace the leaking steering rack, but I'm sure that pre-cat has been removed by workshop before judging by the nut is not even hand-tighen at all. After remove it I didn't notice any metal gasket or wire gasket at the manifold to pre-cat mating surface, is this normal? Or maybe I just overlooking something? Thanks
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Old Feb 22, 2023 | 06:23 AM
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No gasket
Old Feb 22, 2023 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by slvr2KSE5
No gasket
Alright, thank you very much
Old Feb 22, 2023 | 09:03 AM
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It appears you are missing 20840-3Y110 and 20822-3Y100.
Old Feb 22, 2023 | 11:57 AM
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Clean the flange and use copper RTV.

There's definitely a gasket stuck around the cat material. Mesh crush gasket, iirc. Slather it all in RTV and reinstall.
Old Feb 22, 2023 | 12:14 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2023 | 04:26 PM
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You guys must have different cars. I just installed a set for a customer 2 weeks ago. No gasket.

Rear cat does have a crush ring
Old Feb 22, 2023 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by schmellyfart
I just went through replacing these. Its a crush ring gasket.
Do you have a part number?
Old Feb 23, 2023 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
Do you have a part number?
Negative ghostrider. I'm guilty of not looking at the photo closely. That would be the two part numbers you posted earlier.


Old Feb 24, 2023 | 10:34 AM
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Again. No gasket for bank 2 but there is a gasket on bank 1


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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by slvr2KSE5
Again. No gasket for bank 2 but there is a gasket on bank 1


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I think you are looking at a 3.5.
Old Feb 24, 2023 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
I think you are looking at a 3.5.
Lolol
yep. I'll check a Cali spec de-k tomorrow. Didn't even pay attention to the title. Just saw the pic and mind went right to 3.5


Called it. There is a ring on the Cali spec de-k.

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