Rubbish parts......

[Jim-Willy]

Will be fitting my 3rd vac pump this weekend, 1st replacement lasted 13 months and this one one lasted 7, i lost all servo on the M62 last night when the lump of junk randomley decided it was time the front cover came loose!  The original did 100,000+ but these Britparts ones are doing my head in.  Anybody having similar problems?  I haven't got £300 quid to spend on a genuine one........

[Range Rover Blues]

Dayco bvelt tensioner on the 300TDi, the pulley is running out of true so the belt jumpts off, trashes the belt and top hose, loose the power steering because the pulley for that is covered in anti freeze, lucky the engine isn't trashed form loosing coolant.  All because I swapped the tensioner as a precaution when I did the head.

[V8MoneyPit]

A problem we find in the Mini world is that 'genuine' parts boxes often contain what you an I would know as a pattern part. The likes of Lucas, AP, Girling, etc are often buying in imported parts to put in their boxes rather than the original parts they used to have made themselves.

Not sure if this goes on in the LR world, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[Porny]

Try and get yourself a Wabco one, as this is who makes the OE ones for Land Rover.

If needed, I can supply a Wabco unit for £99.80 + vat and postage (comes with a 12 month warranty)


Ian

[stuntman]

My rebuild has been on the road for a month and I've had.

13 wipac lights (small types)
2 britpart fuel gauge senders
2 britpart water pumps
3 britpart brake vaccuum servo's

And a few other bits and bobs

Any other car I'd have been hitting the roof and getting my solicitors involved, but for some reason these manufactures seem to get away with it as we all accept that the parts are crap.

[Jim-Willy]

Cheers Porny, sourced a Wabco one.......

[freeagent]

My rebuild has been on the road for a month and I've had.

13 wipac lights (small types)
2 britpart fuel gauge senders
2 britpart water pumps
3 britpart brake vaccuum servo's

And a few other bits and bobs

Any other car I'd have been hitting the roof and getting my solicitors involved, but for some reason these manufactures seem to get away with it as we all accept that the parts are crap.

Britpart stuff is garbage, i don't know how they get away with selling it.... 
try Bearmach or Allmakes, I've had no duff parts from them so far...
The other thing to do is swot up on who made the genuine parts (most answers are on the internet - google is your friend) then you can try and source OEM parts without getting shafted by a main agent.

[Range Rover Blues]

Deisel fule lift pump, leaking derv all over the place.  Once again a part I fitted "as a precaution", am I just wasting money now I'll have to put the old one back.

And as for tat parts turning up in Lucas boxes, don't get me started.

[V8MoneyPit]

And as for tat parts turning up in Lucas boxes, don't get me started.

Since AP Lockheed was split up, we are finding that many of the Delphi boxed parts are not what we would call original. the 'AP Braking' range from Caparo seem to be more like the originals.

Lucas stuff just seems to be a lottery as to whether you get a quality item or not in the box. It bugs me that you pay Lucas prices and then open the green box to find a plain white box inside it. If you buy the plain white boxed item in the first place it costs a quarter of the price 

[littlepow]

It's always worth paying an extra few pennies to get your parts from a good reliable source, doesn't always have to be from people that specialise in your vehicle. Thanks to the cheapness of BL, you will find a lot of the sparky side is used on many other vehicles.

[V8MoneyPit]

It's always worth paying an extra few pennies to get your parts from a good reliable source, doesn't always have to be from people that specialise in your vehicle. Thanks to the cheapness of BL, you will find a lot of the sparky side is used on many other vehicles.

But what you get these days, may not be the same as you used to get. Even if it's in a 'genuine' box. If you only get a 'pattern' part in a genuine box, why pay extra? As you know, I deal with these things every day and it is almost daily that I have to explain it to customers! Obviously, we have the advantage of being able to find the best product regardless of packaging. Often, the plain boxed items are better than the ones where you pay more for a branded box!

Unfortunately, as an individual, it is difficult to do this research before buying an item. I suppose that's where buying from a reputable dealer comes in. Hopefully, they will have done their homework and will supply the best option.

[Range Rover Blues]

On dizzy caps you can tell one of three manufacturers form the tool marks.  I found the LR dealer sold me a cap from the same tool as the Halrfrauds one which gave me all the trouble :?

Aparently they sell them to a TVR specialist because he is very fussy about the parts he uses.

they did sell me a genuine rotor arm shtough, just wish I could have afforded more than one but it cost the same as half a tank of fuel :shock:

[V8MoneyPit]

they did sell me a genuine rotor arm shtough, just wish I could have afforded more than one but it cost the same as half a tank of fuel :shock:

I had a Commercial Ignition V8 rotor arm last less than 80 miles before it started arcing. The replacement lasted for 2 years until I sold the vehicle. And as far as I know he hasn't yet changed it. You can never tell whether an aftermaket part is going to be fine or not!