Akebonos vs Duralast Gold brakes | BobIsTheOilGuy
Nov 3, 2018 · Akebono for sure. The problem with the house brand pads is that you have no idea who made them or what quality they are. +1 - and the company that made Duralast one year may not be the same one who currently makes it. These days my first choice for all my vehicles is the Akebono ProAct ceramic. I also think there is a good chance when you ...
Driveworks, Duralast or MasterPro... - Bob is the Oil Guy
Nov 7, 2010 · VA. May 6, 2014. #1. A previous thread about cheap house brand hub assemblies got me thinking. What are your preferred private label parts. Driveworks @ AAP , Duralast @ AZ or Masterpro at Oreilly's. Just would like to hear what people think of these and what you would chose . I work at Oreillys and have worked at the other two companies before ...
Transmission filter OEM or Aftermarket? | BobIsTheOilGuy
Mar 17, 2011 · Looks like aftermarket is as good as Motorcraft. Yes, we make the Autozone Duralast transmission filters. While we manufacture the majority of our products in the USA, we purchase our transmission filters from overseas suppliers. That being said, the filters still have to meet or exceed the OE specifications.
Duralast - Dayco made Belts? | BobIsTheOilGuy
Aug 15, 2009 · BTW, all made in the USA. The Duralast belt is an OE quality belt made to standard OE specifications. The branded belts have other features such as improved rib design and Aramid (Kevlar) reinforcements to work best with high mileage vehicles. The thing is, vehicles with 90K miles are far from perfect.
What is best thermostat brand - Bob is the Oil Guy
Jul 24, 2010 · Assuming it's a Camaro (or other GM product), a SuperStant or OEM would be your best bet. If there's any doubt whatsoever, stick with OEM. For my 1990 Lincoln Town Car that I used to have, the Motorcraft was HALF the price of the Canadian Tire brand. Seeing a dealer undercut a major chain by that much is rare.
Who makes Autozone's Duralast wipers? | BobIsTheOilGuy
Mar 20, 2008 · Is the Duralast Flex the same as Trico Flex? I tried googling the description of the wipers, but got no match. Very often, the parts stores' house brand parts are the exact same as a mainstream name brand.For example, Napa and Autozone's reman CV axles are reboxed A1 Cardone, and the product descriptions are identicxal to A1 Cardone's.
Be careful of those coated rotors! | BobIsTheOilGuy
Jan 11, 2019. #1. I did a quick simple brake job on my Accord during the week and bought new rotors from Autozone. I bought the 3 year warranty rotors that are fully coated with a black paint even on the rotor to pad surface. Obviously the idea is that the pad will wear off the paint where it makes contact and the edges will be left with black ...
Difference in MAF Sensor Brands | BobIsTheOilGuy
Apr 13, 2013 · Both would cause the torque converter to act confused on a hill in 3rd. The spectra premium was the worst. It would idle rough, the shifts were too soft, and it confused the torque converter lock up. The original one runs like a top, other than the CEL and sucky gas mileage. Autozone has a Delphi for 100 bucks.
Alternators, OEM vs aftermarket , which is best?
Aug 8, 2005 · Most seem to think, dealer OEM is the way to go. NAPA sells new alternators as well. NSA, beck arnley, and ac delco are othes tht sell new, not remanufactured. Im looking into this, but trying not to pay an arm and aleg! NEw alt. form chrysler, mistubishi modelis $500. New NAPA, non remanufactured, is around $300.
Akebonos vs Duralast Gold brakes | Page 2 | BobIsTheOilGuy
Oct 20, 2005 · Depends on the vehicle. The same is true with tires. In case of Land Cruiser, both stock and Akebono exhibited gradual deterioration of performance, it was quite manageable, but fading was there in both of them, Akebono was a tad worse than Toyota. If it's a price point decision, both will do fine.
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