M70 rocker gamble - Spareto
Well this coming weekend, since it will be relatively warm out, I decided to tackle replacement of all Hydraulic lifters. I had one that was noisy and was replaced last year. Now another on the same bank is bad. So I figured since I am pulling the valve covers I may as well replace the works. Valve seals were done with top end rebuild. But the liters were not. Rockers and pressure pads looked good, I had two sets that I pulled the best from. But heck, may as well replace them.
So after shopping around, I found a new parts site. Reviews are generally positive. I have never heard of Spareto though, anyone else? Generally ECS was best on price for a known US seller, but shipping of $100 for a few ounces of metal was insane. Rockers were also best price at ECS - but again, shipping. Not to mention ECS does not seem to stock them, so everything would not even ship until April. So from Spareto I will be getting Febi pressure pads but the gamble is in the rockers. If they look like crap, I may not install them. But they are from a company called Topran. From what I can find, they generally are like Febi and Meyle in that they simply re-package. So my hope is they are something good. Would not be the first time I bought a "cheap" part only to end up with an OEM part in a plain box.
So fingers crossed. Hate to cut corners, but in the end I saved about $180 over ECS and the parts should be here in just a few days, not April.
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