silent running

Genuine valve stem seals are £38.07 for the 8 exhausts and £42.48 for the 8 inlets. I can get a complete set of 16 copies for about £15, which are all identical.

Presumably the Subaru ones are different in some way from exhaust to inlet. I do seem to recall that the exhaust valves are supposed to run slightly more clearance in the guides. Anyone explain why I should pay 5 times as much for the genuine Subaru? I'll do it if I need to, but don't want to pay out if the genuine ones are just a rip-off for suckers who don't know better...

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Difference between the two is temp rating, the exhaust getting much hotter. We just use the EX seals, because they are cheaper, and work fine on the intake.

I can't comment on the copies, they may be fine, but I stick to the OEM, because of the hassle to replace them, if something goes wrong.

You can get discount on OEM parts !


Mark.

silent running

Well I had cheapo ones at first and then when I came to take them off to look at the valve seats again, quite a few tore up on the inside. How much can you do them for Mark?