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What are the symptoms of a Bad or Failing Exhaust manifold Gasket?

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  Before proceeding further, let's understand the working of the Exhaust manifold Gasket. The exhaust manifold is the metal part in the engine of your vehicle that is responsible for collecting exhaust gasses and transferring them to the exhaust for expelling them from the exhaust pipe at the tail of your vehicle. The manifold is connected to the engine cylinder heads and sealed with the exhaust manifold gasket. The gasket is used as a seal in order to prevent any excess gas from escaping the pipes and entering again in the mixture of fuel and air that have not been combusted yet. It is usually a multi-layered gasket that contains metal and other materials that are designed to provide the best seal possible. This gasket also seals the passages together to make sure that the gasses are exhausting through the exhaust pipe of your vehicle. Another advantage of the exhaust manifold gasket is that it helps the engine to breathe. For the proper functioning of your engine, it needs to