WaltH
Senior Member
I just replaced the three gaskets on the “Y” exhaust pipe. For the upper ones, I used gaskets made by Honda for the Goldwing (got the idea from Lamont). These look to be a little thicker and of better quality than the ones BRP sells. There was no Honda replacement for the lower gasket so I used the stock BRP issue. Before I do this again, I will seek out a better replacement for the lower gasket. I used the Honda gaskets because I wanted to extend the service interval for these items.
BRP recommends replacement every 12,000 miles, which is outrageous for an item such as this. They should be able to do much better with the quality of their gaskets. My gaskets blew out at 15,000 miles and I replaced them at 18,000 miles. I will report on the service life of the Honda gaskets when this is known. BRP was willing to do the replacement under the warranty, even though it is listed as a service item, but I wanted to try the Honda gaskets. So, I paid for the job. BRP knows they have a problem here.
Last summer I had blown gaskets on Spyder#1 and didn’t know it. I thought my Hindle muffler was getting louder. After a while, I had serious performance problems. I was throwing an inactive fault code and my dealer didn’t have a clue. BRP was of no help. They said to change the fuel filter and the air filter, which the dealer did at my expense. This had no effect on the performance problem. Later, I cut the fuel filter open and it was clean as a whistle. The air filter was likewise clean. We did not find the answer until I read on SpyderLovers.com about the “Y” gaskets leaking. I ask the dealer to check if the gaskets were leaking. They were. BRP replaced the gaskets under the warranty. The performance problems disappeared. As I recall, the fault code referred to possible restrictions in fuel or air availability. In my context, the leaking gaskets were the equivalent of a restriction in fuel availability. BRP should have known the gaskets were prone to leaking and this could cause the particular fault code.
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BRP recommends replacement every 12,000 miles, which is outrageous for an item such as this. They should be able to do much better with the quality of their gaskets. My gaskets blew out at 15,000 miles and I replaced them at 18,000 miles. I will report on the service life of the Honda gaskets when this is known. BRP was willing to do the replacement under the warranty, even though it is listed as a service item, but I wanted to try the Honda gaskets. So, I paid for the job. BRP knows they have a problem here.
Last summer I had blown gaskets on Spyder#1 and didn’t know it. I thought my Hindle muffler was getting louder. After a while, I had serious performance problems. I was throwing an inactive fault code and my dealer didn’t have a clue. BRP was of no help. They said to change the fuel filter and the air filter, which the dealer did at my expense. This had no effect on the performance problem. Later, I cut the fuel filter open and it was clean as a whistle. The air filter was likewise clean. We did not find the answer until I read on SpyderLovers.com about the “Y” gaskets leaking. I ask the dealer to check if the gaskets were leaking. They were. BRP replaced the gaskets under the warranty. The performance problems disappeared. As I recall, the fault code referred to possible restrictions in fuel or air availability. In my context, the leaking gaskets were the equivalent of a restriction in fuel availability. BRP should have known the gaskets were prone to leaking and this could cause the particular fault code.
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