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Old 06-12-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lutzTD View Post
seems like a good deal, but how sure are you of the material of the orings? The Chinese knock off stuff could be made out of anything soft and black that they found along the side of the road. I guess its ok for easy to replace stuff, but I certainly wouldnt use them on something difficult to replace. would be nice if someone would dip a few of them in some of the claimed fluids to see if they are indeed nitrile
Even the Dorman O-ring kit is made in China.

If you are replacing the O-rings on your Fuel Injection Pump get the Factory Ones or the Viton ones.
If you are replacing Fuel Filter or Oil Filter O-rings the quality is not as important.
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