Counterfeit Parts!

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I recently had a catastrophic experience with counterfeit parts. In this video, I share my experience and offer advice on how to avoid buying counterfeit parts. I hope you find the information helpful.
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@rossb5593 2 года назад

Oh man does the advice of "If it's too good to be true, then it probably is" rings true for almost every aspect in life.

@Jafromobile 2 года назад

AISIN is factory Mitsubishi, too. They're quality. No doubt about it. All the other brands are no improvement. I've bought "remanufactured" hydraulic master cylinders, opened the box and found a PLASTIC part instead of the aluminum one that should be in it. If it was remanufactured, why is it plastic? More shenanigans!!!

@jblyon2 2 года назад

I work in IT and people balk about the cost of things because 'It's so much cheaper on Amazon!'. Nearly everything on Amazon that says it's OEM but that isn't reasonably close to OEM price (and sometimes even then), is counterfeit. Some try really hard to pass off the parts as OEM, but others just use a picture of the OEM part and send a blatant knockoff.

@darylicked 2 года назад

"The most expensive thing you can put on your car is a cheap part" ... Me

@dacolino84 2 года назад

This is a real problem within the industry now. I used to work for a large european parts wholesaler and can tell you first hand that it more or less started with european auto parts. I've been working on and buying "aftermarket" parts for VW's (a little different because the oem suppliers for VW/Audi were so widely supplied and supported in the aftermarket unlike JDM like Honda/Toyota) etc. But it has reached a point where manufacturing has become "better" overseas, and in some cases these OEM suppliers actually make a new slightly different logo and then their old logo gets sold off to some chinese vendor. In other words, they have become so sneaky that it says the inferior manufactured stuff sometimes has the oem suppliers "old" logo stamped on it...other times its a blunt copy in a shittier quality casting or packinging, and sometimes its a genuine piece with the oem logo rubbed off. It's a racket out there and you have to be vigilant as ever today and pay very close attention to all of it now.

@jrbpit1 2 года назад

I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado. About a year ago, the power steering pump cooler failed. 17 years and 186k miles, not too shabby. I got a cooler from Napa, rebranded Dorman. Leaked from the day I got it from the hoses. Finally got sick of the leak this weekend and got an original GM cooler. The hoses are properly crimped to the cooler. I expect another 16 years out of this one!!!

@ttibbles 2 года назад

Not counterfeit per se, but I have had poor quality aftermarket parts that don't work properly from new. (TPMS and ABS sensors)

@LethalMercury 2 года назад

If a single layer shrink wrap can bend the metal, that should be a red flag right there.

@luisamoa2500 2 года назад

So now the counterfeiters know to stamp their water pumps with Aisin.

@Joseph-Colin-EXP 2 года назад

I've found that if you search the internet for a dealer, some have gotten smart and sell to the internet. They aren't t the cheapest , but cheaper than your local dealer

@josholson5015 2 года назад

Counterfeit resellers should go to the same hell as catalytic converter thieves

@HouseCallAutoRepair 2 года назад

In my opinion, Amazon probably is the LARGEST hub of counterfeit parts! They are an ideal place for everyone to sell their products, even the fake ones.

@M1LAD81 2 года назад

If only the manufacturers could do more to limit the distribution of these counterfeit parts by working with the likes of "Amazon". Lately it seems Amazon is happy to let people sell trash.

@jasonelizanigel9381 2 года назад

I’ve bought what was supposed to be genuine Honda spark plugs off eBay back in 2015. It was a way to save money and the packaging look just like the same box we would get at the dealer. I installed them, maybe less than a week later the civic ran like crap. I pulled them out and found some with deformed electrodes and some on their way out. Went to my local auto parts store and bought some NGK Iridium then BOOM no problems. You hear a lot of counterfeit handbags, shoes etc. You never would expect counterfeit auto parts but they’re here now.

@OneLegged-honda-mechanic 2 года назад

Yep! Counterfeit parts are a real problem. The old saying, "I got a guy that can do it cheaper" comes to mind. They decline your quote to do the job correctly with the oem parts. You may never see them again because in their eyes you charge too much. Or they may have their car towed to your shop months later only to find the cheaper parts repair has failed. Ive seen aftermarket tensioners fail after just short use. One only lasted 45 minutes before it completely blew out. This synario has played out over and over and over.

@ronaldfreitas3566 2 года назад

I've called Amazon before when I've had problems and they do resolve the issue. Including getting your money back from price gouging suppliers and other issues I've had. Thank you for the heads up on those water pumps.

@BudTheDrummer 2 года назад

Hi Eric! First, today, January 20th is my 64th birthday so thank you for the cake. I am a retired Mechanic, Counterman (with Catalogs) and Parts Runner 14 years for Tilcon CT. I have worked in Wholesale, Retail and Distribution but I retired in 2008 on a Disability. I like Rock Auto. Advance Autoparts Sponsors our Bethel Speedway of which I am the "SuperFan" and blogger/Journalist. I have found NAPA (I also worked for ECHLIN in the '80's) to be the most reputable if I need something of higher quality and I'm willing to pay the price. Rock Auto does sell AC Delco OEM. I now have a 2007 Saturn VUE AWD (except some bone head took the rear driveshaft) and the Honda 3.5 and 95K from my ex wife who I bought it for in 2006.

@rjmac3001 2 года назад

This video hits home considering my $50 fan bracket on my 4runner blew up earlier. Bearing separated from the housing, all the belts flew off and it ate up my radiator. I knew i should've bought the oem for $130 but im broke quite frankly. Now ive got about $250 in repairs

@ReeveHelalV 2 года назад

A customer brought me a timing belt/water pump/serpentine belt kit that appeared to be genuine Honda just like the parts in your video. I installed it in his odyssey van and about six months later he called me and said his engine was making a noise. He brought it over and I found that the new serpentine belt had chunks missing out of it which was causing the noise. I could see where the printing on the back of the belt with the Honda part number and Honda logo was all but gone. This got me really concerned about the quality of the other parts in the kit. I did some research and found other people having similar problems and learned about the Chinese counterfeiting. The customer looked up the eBay seller he bought the parts from and the seller was based out of Guangdong China. He bought genuine Honda parts from the local dealer and I replaced all the Chinese counterfeit parts with genuine Honda. Lesson learned

@SmittySmithsonite 2 года назад

I've had several parts from both eBay and Amazon fail to last as long as they should have. They're getting so good at cloning parts these days it's nearly impossible to discern between genuine and counterfeit. I err on the side of caution and buy OE parts from an OE parts supplier. Paying a 10% (or more) higher price for a part that's genuine is WELL worth the headache-savings for me.