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Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - andyyy - 19-02-2015

http://www.starsdiesel.net/bosch-head-rotor_c1141

Anyone had any experience good or bad with these? For £30 quid a head brand new is it worth a shot?

Or do they just seize up? 

Not in need just curious. 


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Toms306 - 19-02-2015

Are any cheap Chinese car parts good? Confused


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - silverzx - 19-02-2015

Only one way to find out...


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Eeyore - 19-02-2015

(19-02-2015, 12:09 PM)silverzx Wrote: Only one way to find out...

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RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Chairchild - 19-02-2015

I wouldn't even buy that as an expensive desk ornament tbh


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - andyyy - 19-02-2015

So no ones actually tried one? Might give one a go if I can find some one else to as minimum order is 2


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Chairchild - 19-02-2015

I know someone who tried a chinese head on his Rover - literally didn't even get the chance to get it in to gear, before it sheared the piston in two...


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Matt - 20-02-2015

Doesn't the words "cheap Chinese" sound horrible and off putting enough?


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Toms306 - 20-02-2015

The word cheap always sounds great! But not when it's a vital fuel system component. lol


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - andyyy - 20-02-2015

Yeah I agree but isn't it worth finding out ?

After a bit of research seems to be luck of the draw with these from what others say on other sites if you get a good one it will be good and last if not it will fail strait away.

What has been said is that they need running in for the first 1000 miles not exceeding 3000 RPM because the tolerances are so fine the head needs breaking in.

Link to one of the sites - http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=385321


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - silverzx - 20-02-2015

Just do it. Big Grin


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Chairchild - 20-02-2015

you've convinced yourself it'll be fine - so why are you still asking?

PS: when it breaks, the whole pump will need disassembly to remove all the shards of hardened steel, along with flushing the injector lines, return line, and disassembling the injectors for the same reason.


There's a good reason genuine ones are several hundred pounds


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - andyyy - 20-02-2015

No i haven't convinced my self it will be fine, in fact I'm doubtful but so far all I've heard of is one bad experience with it,  the rest  is just others opinions. Im asking because I don't know and I wanted to find out from people who have tried not just think it wont work so say don't try it...


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - silverzx - 20-02-2015

Theres a guy over on DriftWorks who has been running a China "HY35" replica turbo for over a year on his 1JZ and is running 400bhp+ regularly on the red line.

Just sayin. Big Grin


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Poodle - 21-02-2015

Worth a look at the price imo, Chinese made doesn't mean what it used to.


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Paul_13 - 21-02-2015

I think it'll be fine

Most of the stuff you buy is probably from China but in a very expensive bag/box


RE: Cheap Chinese Pump Heads , any good? - Chairchild - 21-02-2015

turbos are a different kettle of fish - a chinese turbo may well be balanced as good as any (it's only a balancing machine, which can be bought by anyone) but the tolerances can mean you won't get *as much* power as a genuine unit.

Again, proof of this is found on Some turbos a competitor tried to sell for Rovers - same basic core as the Hybrid I sold, but used chinese CHRA's. His was 20Bhp down compared to mine (160 vs 180bhp)



Buuuut... it's also luck of the draw tbh. To make something cheap, often means Quality control isn't as stringent