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I originnaly thought my exhaust leak in my 93' miata was from the exhaust manifold headers as there was some soot on the heat shield but after removing it and looking at the down pipe I see this piece of metal between the manifold and the down pipe:

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I am not sure if this is normal or it is supposed to be the gasket? could this be the source of my leak?

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    If the gasket is blown out or the hardware is rotted/loose it could be. Though I would expect to see soot around the flange.
    – Ben
    Commented Jan 15, 2017 at 22:22
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    Agree with @Ben - soot is usually a visual key to an exhaust leak, especially where you're looking at.
    – Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 ♦
    Commented Jan 15, 2017 at 23:18
  • @Ben does it not look like there is some soot on the downpipe in the first picture?
    – method
    Commented Jan 16, 2017 at 0:59
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    pictures kind of fuzzy it looks more like rust to me. jam your hand up in there on a cold start it'll be pretty obvious if it's leaking or not.
    – Ben
    Commented Jan 16, 2017 at 1:04

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That appears to be the gasket. Take a look at the rockauto parts selector, it has a tab like that. 93 miata collector gasket

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