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Had to choose between a 3-hour drive for the right part or using a local 'close enough' gasket and I went with the drive...
The 'close enough' one from the parts store down the street was $12 cheaper, but after seeing three cars come back with oil leaks from that brand last year, I drove to the next city over for the OEM one and the job went perfectly.
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evan_campbell921h ago
Come on, that's just fear talking. I've used plenty of those "close enough" parts without a single problem. A gasket is a gasket. Those three cars with leaks? Probably installed wrong, or the engine was already junk. You just wasted three hours of your life and a ton of gas. Most of the time the cheap part works fine and you save the trip. People get too hung up on brand names.
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the_hayden14h ago
Ever try the cheap part and regret it? My rule is like sullivan.quinn's buddy, the right part saves the bigger headache later.
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sullivan.quinn1d ago
Remember my buddy trying to save time with a generic thermostat. Thing stuck closed a week later and cooked his engine... that extra hour drive for the right part suddenly seemed cheap.
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