"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

 

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

Ken

 

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.





www.walkerexhaust.com/vehicletypescrn.asp

 

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