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      07-03-2018, 01:57 PM   #1
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These ebay valve covers just keep getting cheaper and cheaper

$90 with free shipping for a bunch just like this. Even if it doesn't last as long as the genuine article, you'd still be in the black to replace the valve cover 4 times with this than get the FCPEuro one once. I'm not advocating to buy cheap parts from China, but we all know the siren song to do so is strong when holding our wallets.
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$90 with free shipping for a bunch just like this. Even if it doesn't last as long as the genuine article, you'd still be in the black to replace the valve cover 4 times with this than get the FCPEuro one once. I'm not advocating to buy cheap parts from China, but we all know the siren song to do so is strong when holding our wallets.
That's because people on here who have bought them had to replace them again a few days later!
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You get 5% off when you buy two or more too...so when the first one craps out after a few days you'll have another one ready to go!
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You get 5% off when you buy two or more too...so when the first one craps out after a few days you'll have another one ready to go!
After replacing 4 in 2 weeks, you'll be so fast at this you could start making money replacing all your friends' covers for a fee until you make enough to buy a proper valve cover!
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That's because people on here who have bought them had to replace them again a few days later!
My ebay cover cracked in a few thousand miles in the same place they always crack, by the oil cap. It had a warranty so the seller just sent another. This one has been fine since. I have a suspicion that something on our heads is not square causing them to crack in the same place, so i only snugged down the bolts near the oil cap. no leaks.
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My Ebay cover never sealed properly. it was the spacers on the bolts. I even replaced the gasket to see if that would seal it with no luck. the ebay seller let me return with full refund.
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