Maybe I'm not doing it right, but searching for a Cardone 22242 steering rack on Google. Enter that in the box, and click on "Shopping," and I get turbochargers, axles, window motors, etc. What's the use of a "search engine" if the search results are garbage? Forget that, go to Rock Auto and order one there for $145 delivered and including the nonsense $4 core. Not trying come off as RA fanboy or something but Google search is useless for many things.
Searching on Google for parts has become nearly useless.
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Try the actual part number for Cardone. Its 22-242, not 22242 as you've listed it.
maybe they figure nobody in their right mind would search for Cardone parts 
Well that is as little better as it returns mostly steering racks, but still 98% of the results are other than the number I searched on.
Not a whole lot of options on a 23 year old car. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog...v6+dohc,1354812,steering,rack+and+pinion,7388maybe they figure nobody in their right mind would search for Cardone parts
That or BBB for $216 who I never heard of.
Google is useless in more ways that one. Remember they are an advertising company not a tech company anymore. Everything Google does from it's gmail to Android OS to search is designed to gain as much insight about you so that that information can be sold to advertisers. Google has become so entrenched that nobody seems to care to bother with better options.
I don't use Google, but instead DuckDuckGo. Google tracks you and its results are too compromised.
As a rule, I'd suggest Rock Auto first, then a search.
As a rule, I'd suggest Rock Auto first, then a search.
Its always hit or miss when searching for part numbers online. Sometimes you find that something not related at all shares the same part number or the part number isn't in the search results even though you did enter it. Its frustrating and I feel your pain!
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Is Altavista still around?
I'm old school... Lycos, Excite, Infoseek, Yahoo, Altavista. I was a teen when they came out and.. it's just a different world than the year 2000 now, I'm sorry to say.
Life used to be fun.
May want to look at this, it appears they are hooked up with Microsoft trackers but still better than Google.
Does DuckDuckGo Track You?
DuckDuckGo search browser claims it doesn't track your web activity like other search engines, however, new reports state otherwise. See here for details.
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I’ve found duck duck go to be horrible in most ways. I love the concept, but way more advertising or monetized link websites than useful content.
I’ve found car part searching in general has gotten worse. For example for my euro cars, if I search FCP or Pelican for example, a ton of useless oils and additives and tools pop up instead of what I’m looking for. The old (pre AAP worldpac type sites were far better.
I haven't used Google shopping in a decade. I just never found the best deals there.
Get that bad boy right on the kitchen table and put a $30 seal kit in it.
your google and cross referencing skills are not good you need to improve them
That was considered, but after seeing what a pain it was to take out and what it will be to put in, I'm not sure I wan't to risk it compared to a factory rebuilt job where they can pressure test it for leaks on the bench.
I always get on Google what I want when I enter part number. It us not Google.
Easy job really, if a min wage OJT migrant worker in Texas (sad but true) can do it so can almost anyone.
Don't click on the shopping tab, just search the web.
Many search engines include similar items to what you are searching for. But in some cases you know exactly what you want and don't want similar items. But other cases similar items might be helpful.
