OS made two press releases last winter about counterfeit glow plugs:
Announcement 1 - pictures of fake packaging
Announcement 2 - #6's are also being counterfeited
Complicating the issue is that vendors will use pictures of the genuine packaging in their listings and ship you fakes, which happened to me.
If it's under $5/plug it's definitely fake, but given how many are sold through ebay, there's no assurance except for buying them from established retailers.
I wound up receiving a half dozen. I'm guessing they're basically HSP #3's or #4's which can be found for $3-4 but burn out in less than half the time. I actually got my money back when I submitted a dispute, since they'd been listed with pictures of the genuine article.
Announcement 1 - pictures of fake packaging
Announcement 2 - #6's are also being counterfeited
Complicating the issue is that vendors will use pictures of the genuine packaging in their listings and ship you fakes, which happened to me.
If it's under $5/plug it's definitely fake, but given how many are sold through ebay, there's no assurance except for buying them from established retailers.
I wound up receiving a half dozen. I'm guessing they're basically HSP #3's or #4's which can be found for $3-4 but burn out in less than half the time. I actually got my money back when I submitted a dispute, since they'd been listed with pictures of the genuine article.
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