Recent content by parshisa

keep it and run for another year

I’ve been following Adrian Aceves’s journey with Honda and now his own shop. He seems like a knowledgeable guy and certainly taking pride in the job he does

not sure why, but brake fluid in the pilot gets dark and murky very quickly. but hey, 10$ every couple of years is no big expense

Final part of the order came in, PCV for the Pilot. Looks legit, made in Japan. I don’t think this platform sells counterfeit parts, but rather some are “grey” as others have mentioned. Anyhow, the bearing will be going back, I don’t feel like Chinese made “OEM” bearing is worth 100$.

wrong thread

I partially agree with you, however 100-150% mark up the dealers are charging for the parts is tough to swallow for a 10yo vehicle. Same bearing at my local dealer is 250$.

The PCV is made in Japan. had it replaced this morning, and the original PCV looked identical to the new one.

For comparison, this is what the PCV valve packaging looks like that I’ve also received. Notice the difference while also manufactured not in US (I’ve had Honda parts manufactured in Thailand before, in fact the engine in my Civic is built in Thailand)

is this the one you got?

I called my local dealer and had them check country of origin/packaging of the wheel bearing they have - Canada and packaged in the proper carton box. This puppy is going back.

Well, I had no idea. Is there a “true” Honda parts online retailer?

Hondapartsnow. I’ve ordered parts from them in the past, never had any Chinese made parts delivered. Main red flag for me is packaging and quality of the stickers. Looks way off

I’ve ordered an OEM wheel bearing for my Civic from one of the online Honda parts websites I used in the past, and that’s what I received. All in Chinese. Does this look OEM to yall? I’ve never seen Honda parts made in China. Additionally, bearing shipped in the envelope???

I did LF, RF, RR, LR

Do you have any actual data points to support this statement?