Thanks very much for the advice! will get some of that stuff!

I also found a place near to me called swansons gaskets.. they said bring in the manifold and they'll make them for me for $10 a piece so I'll get 3 made and put them on the shelf! great guys.. make any gasket for any situation out of the required material!

Get high-temperature RTV sealant. It is sold at all the usual auto parts stores. Use it to seal the torn gasket.

It will work every bit as good as a new gasket. In fact, new cars use this RTV instead of a gasket.

at the moment am running extractors.. would prefer to return to stock.. sell off extractors and the rims on the car I have at the moment and just get it to be a sedate daily driver.. function more important than anything else..

I have a working exhaust manifold I have soaked and cleaned out with an operational flap and will do the business.. it does have a gasket on the one I was posted but it's a bit torn up around where the bolts go so thought best to do it once do it right and replace it with a new one..

So Thom, you do not have a working exhaust manifold?
Why not use this type, no gasket needed as it doesn't touch the inlet manifold???

Hi Guys,
alas that is not the gasket.. mine is 3 bolts apparently i.e. the 3 bolt pic here Heat Riser Page

cheers!

bigE has sorted me out! big thanks!

and yes! tis quite annoying! :)

That gasket is a standard part of the "head set" -- gasket kit for replacing cylinder head gasket. All the gasket companies used to sell them.

What is Nissan coming too? Chasing profits without regard to customer loyalty? Nissan built its reputation on having parts available, at least in this country.

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or would you happen to know if someone else sells it under a different product code or the like?

yes! I'd love that gasket! but nissan dealers said it'd take until the end of august to get it in!
would you be selling that one you took a photo of? :)