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Old 05-06-2008, 11:50 PM
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Would I regret buying these kinda kits?

I need to replace the valve cover gasket, rear main seal, and camshaft seals. would getting a kit like this be a mistake because it may perhaps be poor quality since it is not factory?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...215143450&rd=1

I also need to replace the timing belt, would a kit like this be a mistake as well?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...139937726&rd=1
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I just bought the same sets, but from a different seller. They just arrived yesterday, and look to be okay.

Others will say to get OEM Toyota, but I'm on a budget, and they had excellent feedback. We'll see in the long run.
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you get what you pay for
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Originally Posted by Elton
you get what you pay for
That sums it up.
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If the materials turn out to be crap, will you be okay with:

a) Doing the job all over again
b) Buying the Toyota parts on TOP of what you paid for the kit
c) Going through the hassle of trying to get your money back from some eBay seller

If yes, then buy the kit. If not, then go OEM the first time. I have no experience with the eBay parts, so they very well may be OE or higher quality - but these are questions I ask myself every time I think about cheaping out on something. If the job is easy, and the parts are relatively cheap, sometimes it IS worth it to possibly waste money on cheap parts. On difficult stuff, it's usually not.
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Go to www.partstrain.com and get your parts there, ive bought many parts from them for my 86 4Runner and all of the parts have been good quality.
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