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"Exhaust"ing time with exhaust

I have a 98 SL2, bought off lease from the Northeast area of the country. I needed the exhaust replaced from the catalytic converter on back. Rather than go direct to Saturn (dealer's 45 miles away) I went to a shop I've dealt with for the past 25 years; they bought an aftermarket exhaust. It's a welded unit with hangers already attached and it connects with a 3 bolt triangular flange to the catalytic converter. Three times the replacement unit came in with the triangular flange attached in a different orientation than that of the converter. Now they have to get it direct from Saturn; having the car tied up for over a week.

My question(s) is(are); how could an aftermarket store get this wrong three times in a row? Did Saturn make a design change that one needs to supply a VIN to get the right part? Has anyone else run into this problem?

Thanks in advance, Greg

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Greg
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It seems that they could have cut and turned that flange.

Ken

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wrong three

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Napalm Heart

I have tried to post a pic of exhaust system for a Saturn with part numbers from Walker. But the reply doesn't get posted. So here it is with a link.

Maybe try a Walker pipe #48294, NAPA carries them. I had bought one for my 2000 SL2, and it fit fine.

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<mcben

I wonder how long the original muffler and exhaust will last? I'm still on original equipment, although the muffler itself looks bad. It has a layer peeling off of it from the bottom. The layer above it is rusted. The only thing I replaced myself was the bracket about two years ago. Bought it at Saturn and intstalled it myself. It was a bit of a pain to do only because of the seized bolt holding up the old bracket. How long does the pipe last?

Frank

97 SC2 123k km Toronto, ON, Canada

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Frank

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