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Honda cars have no more problems with aftermarket parts than any other manufacturers.


Apart from .......

the fuel filters on the diesel engines.

and it looks as if it might be true for the alternators.


I'm sure there are a few more that I've forgotten ......
 
In reply to my point about Honda's not liking aftermarket parts! Well, in some instances I have used aftermarket but not many. My thoughts:

Brake pads, notorious for not fitting out of the box. Auto gearbox fluid, coolant and brake fluid has to be Honda IMO, it's usually cheaper than other brands too. Mate who is a mechanic has said you need to use rear diff oil from Honda if you don't want any trouble on the CRV. I've used aftermarket drop links but bushes have all been Honda, again just as cheap. The K series can be very funny with spark plugs, always best to use Honda supplied.
 
The only rule I've actually followed was with the Honda PFS, but then again, I did also run 5wt motorcycle fork oil in there for a week and it didnt really seem to care.
 
Other fuel filters DO work ok on the i-CTDi, it's just that many can cause problems. Mann ones work fine in place of the PFL OEM Bosch (but no point they cost around the same from, say, Mister auto).

And the Honda rear brake pads for the tourer still do need the painted edges filing a tad when fitting, at least on my car. Brembo pads were cheaper than OEM on the front.
 
I've been wondering if pepsterland is based in N Korea, evidentially they are, because a TA account has been hacked LOL
 
Anti-freeze and DOT4 brake fluid can be got cheaper elsewhere (particularly if you avoid rip off merchants like Euro Car Parts, Car Parts 4 Less and Halfords, etc). A couple of months ago I paid about £6 for 2L of suitable antifreeze concentrate from eBay.

I've no idea what genuine Honda tourer rear brake discs might cost, but I just paid £18.55 each (inc. delivery) for new BluePrint ones (but that was after having to send back the Eicher ones I first bought that had the brake shoe adjustment holes in the wrong place.... Grrr).

I have to say that the battery I bought from Holdcroft Honda with the generous TA forum discount a few years ago was outstanding value, but it's spec was nothing special.
 
Honda discs are expensive. I've just done the rears on mine and went for Pagid.
 
Not that I've had much experience of buying parts for the Tourer, but I would have thought adding a third party sunroof for a Honda is going to be riskier than factory fit.
 
There's also the Honda flux capacitor , if it's not OEM nothing will happen when the car reaches 88mph
 
Mine's not working. Probably because im running a snide Mr Fusion unit from eBay.
 
Miller beer used to be the fluid of choice, though generating the full 1.21 GW often requires the can as well. The cogs in the primary chamber are kept quiet by the addition of banana skins.
 
Oxygen sensors are very fussy.

I use pagid brake fluid, not had any issues.
 
I think it would be better if the thread ***le was something along the lines of do inferior quality parts make any more difference to Honda than other manufacturers. As the problem with some non genuine parts rests with the people who made them and not with Honda.
 
Asimo looking well strange here ....

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Pottermus said:
I think it would be better if the thread ***le was something along the lines of do inferior quality parts make any more difference to Honda than other manufacturers. As the problem with some non genuine parts rests with the people who made them and not with Honda.
The thread ***le is a quote from Jon_G in another thread.
 
And I stand by that comment... Fit bad parts and you'll have problems, same as any other make. Fit OEM or decent aftermarket parts and you'll probably be OK, same as any other make.

However a very different message is often given on another Honda forum run by a Honda obsessive with very strong views (who even buys his tyres from a Honda dealer!). He's obviously entitled to his views (and to share them on his own forum), but unfortunately the two forums share a high number of members and it does cause some conflict here on TA when threads become polluted with unhelpful comments about 'only buying genuine Honda' with warnings of disaster should anyone consider using, say, an aftermarket screenwash.

That's not to say I never buy from a Honda dealer. I've bought many parts from Holdcroft Honda using the forum discount (and via their eBay site) and will be doing so again in the near future.
 
The blueprint cheaper drive shaft I fitted 18 months ago is all loose and wobbly. You can just reach in there and shake it all about . Replacing them next week Insane Shafts rated for 500hp. Hopefully will negate against future problems.

Otherwise, running loads of blueprint parts, without problem. From drop links to bearings, to callipers. Generally speaking I think, aside from some specifics mentioned above, blueprints are OK, but you shouldn't go for the very cheapest.

I've fitted £12 ebay drop links and of course they broke. My Honda garage (to save me money) fitted their recommended blueprint supplier drop links at 2/3 the cost of OEM and they're still going strong.
 
Is it the half-shaft side?

I put a pair or Blieprint shafts in mine, and they held up fine.
The wobble at the junction with the half shaft is all down to the half shaft splines being worn. Fitting a new component to a worn one will never work, then people blame the new component, not the old worn one.

I knew this would happen when I fitted them, as I couldn't get a decent used half shaft at the time, but fitted it all up with a good used OE halfshaft/driveshaft pair A couple of thousand miles later, and all is right with the world.
 
Jon_G said:
And I stand by that comment... Fit bad parts and you'll have problems, same as any other make. Fit OEM or decent aftermarket parts and you'll probably be OK, same as any other make.

However a very different message is often given on another Honda forum run by a Honda obsessive with very strong views (who even buys his tyres from a Honda dealer!). He's obviously entitled to his views (and to share them on his own forum), but unfortunately the two forums share a high number of members and it does cause some conflict here on TA when threads become polluted with unhelpful comments about 'only buying genuine Honda' with warnings of disaster should anyone consider using, say, an aftermarket screenwash.

That's not to say I never buy from a Honda dealer. I've bought many parts from Holdcroft Honda using the forum discount (and via their eBay site) and will be doing so again in the near future.
Agreed. When you're running a cheap old car like I do, expensive genuine parts don't always make sense.

Mine's full of aftermarket parts, and drives really nicely.
The trick is to have some idea of the quality of the part you're fitting, and to know when it's imperative you use genuine Honda parts - and in my experience, that's not a necessity that often.
 
Jon_G said:
And I stand by that comment... Fit bad parts and you'll have problems, same as any other make. Fit OEM or decent aftermarket parts and you'll probably be OK, same as any other make.
Fitting parts badly doesn't help either regardless of where they are sourced.
 
Honda forums such as TA and Civinfo do serve an excellent purpose as places where members can share their experiences with using aftermarket parts and suppliers, whether good or bad.
 
On the drop link subject, I fitted a pair of OCap cheapies from Euros, and had one die after approx 20k, and the other is still going strong at 28.
Obviously a huge variance in quality there.

Replaced it with a Lemforder part, which visually appears much tougher.

All the front suspension components excluding the struts, and the inner and outer track rods in my car are Lemforder parts. Got to be as good as OE I reckon.
Been in there 28k now, and the car still drives nice and tight.
 
Goodluckmonkey said:
Is it the half-shaft side?

I put a pair or Blieprint shafts in mine, and they held up fine.
The wobble at the junction with the half shaft is all down to the half shaft splines being worn. Fitting a new component to a worn one will never work, then people blame the new component, not the old worn one.

I knew this would happen when I fitted them, as I couldn't get a decent used half shaft at the time, but fitted it all up with a good used OE halfshaft/driveshaft pair A couple of thousand miles later, and all is right with the world.

PM inbound ;-)
 
Aye, but in the thread where Jon made the quote, it is looking like a non-OEM alternator is not a good idea (we have yet to see).

And then there's the PS fluid, and the diesel fuel filters, ATF fluid. All these are always recommended on TA and I'm sure there's more.

Also, despite what people say about other brands of brake pads and discs, I always buy them from Holdcroft, I don't think it's worth frigging about for the cost of less than a tank of fuel. Same goes for the air filter, and also the car battery.

I mean Jeez, whether petrol or diesel we pay loads to fill the tank, and then some penny-pinch by buying consumables elsewhere. Daft IMO, if one is that desperate buy a smaller car where consumables will wear out more slowly.
 
freddofrog said:
Aye, but in the thread where Jon made the quote, it is looking like a non-OEM alternator is not a good idea (we have yet to see).

And then there's the PS fluid, and the diesel fuel filters, ATF fluid. All these are always recommended on TA and I'm sure there's more.

Also, despite what people say about other brands of brake pads and discs, I always buy them from Holdcroft, I don't think it's worth frigging about for the cost of less than a tank of fuel. Same goes for the air filter, and also the car battery.

I mean Jeez, whether petrol or diesel we pay loads to fill the tank, and then some penny-pinch by buying consumables elsewhere. Daft IMO, if one is that desperate buy a smaller car where consumables will wear out more slowly.


freddofrog said:
I've been wondering if pepsterland is based in N Korea, evidentially they are, because a TA account has been hacked LOL
I'm now wondering if it's the 'freddofrog' account that's been hacked...
 
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