Ive got a question about the theory on OE seals and gaskets.
Ive read a lot of "use OE Toyota main seals, head gaskets, wheel bearing seals" etc.
And at $10-20 a pop for seals (say a trans seal or rear wheel bearing seal) and $50 for say a head gasket, it doesnt really break my budget if its going to guarantee a leak free service for a plethora of miles....so I buy OE. I drink the koo-laid, ane buy Toyota OE. Saving some money on seals doesnt offset the snowball effect.
Although I do wonder. What is the difference between a $12 trans input seal from Toyota and the $8 jobber seal from the parts store? I can venture to guess the difference between a $3 jobber seal and a $12 Toyota seal, but at the $8 "premium" aftermarket price point, is there a difference?
I also had a borderline catastrophic marlin T case seal failure. Which is considered premiun. It was around 10 years old, but on the front output so only saw a handful of actual turning miles. Didnt leak before total failure. The inside seal lip split off and dropped oil buy the cup full anytime the shaft spun. Makes me wonder if I should ONLY run Toyota OE in every application.
Ive read a lot of "use OE Toyota main seals, head gaskets, wheel bearing seals" etc.
And at $10-20 a pop for seals (say a trans seal or rear wheel bearing seal) and $50 for say a head gasket, it doesnt really break my budget if its going to guarantee a leak free service for a plethora of miles....so I buy OE. I drink the koo-laid, ane buy Toyota OE. Saving some money on seals doesnt offset the snowball effect.
Although I do wonder. What is the difference between a $12 trans input seal from Toyota and the $8 jobber seal from the parts store? I can venture to guess the difference between a $3 jobber seal and a $12 Toyota seal, but at the $8 "premium" aftermarket price point, is there a difference?
I also had a borderline catastrophic marlin T case seal failure. Which is considered premiun. It was around 10 years old, but on the front output so only saw a handful of actual turning miles. Didnt leak before total failure. The inside seal lip split off and dropped oil buy the cup full anytime the shaft spun. Makes me wonder if I should ONLY run Toyota OE in every application.
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