TLRD

Hello all,

I just recently had a Corsa X-pipe installed and after picking up the car noticed a loud "tick" which I immediately recognized as an exhaust leak. I took the car back to the shop, thinking a bolt wasn't tightened down all the way causing the leak. I left the car there over the weekend so they could look it over after cooling down. Today they advised me the leak was coming from "the connection from the manifold into the cat converter". The shop quoted me $594 to fix the exhaust flange gaskets for both the right and left bank. I'll include a cost breakdown below.

Part: Exhaust pipe flange gasket 2@$49= $99
Labor: Catalytic Converter, R&R Right Bank $210
Labor: Catalytic Converter, R&R Left Bank $210

With tax and $36.40 in "fees" the total came out to $594.08

Does this seem outrageous to anyone else to replace two "exhaust flange gaskets"? The shop I took it to is supposedly a very reputable shop here in Utah. I was told people often bring their cars from out of state specifically to this shop. I should mention there was ZERO tick and/or any exhaust leak that I was aware of prior to installing the X-Pipe.

cthusker

Seems high to me but I’m only a shade tree mechanic! I know I could do it for way way less then that amount but no idea what the labor rate is in your part of Utah! It’s really not a very difficult job imo.

PMPerformance

That rate is silly, but this is the price you
pay if you cannot work on a car yourself.
Pretty sure shops charge this to install longtubes though. Lol