Aisin auto parts lol! Oil pump

[FuzzyDunlop]

I bought an oil pump from Rockauto.com. The brand is Aisin, a company that makes parts for toyota. This exact same pump from my local toyota dealership (Canada rape dealer) would cost me $230. And $120+shipping from a dealership in Springfield, Oregon. But rockauto has is for $60 bucks!

How do I know its the EXACT same pump?
Check it out for yourself.

Pic of the pump

Close up of the branding - ...oh, hey, its looks like somethings been scratched out here... Starts with a "T" and is about seven characters long? hmmmm

 

[NutBucket]

LOL! Guess someone was too cheap to modify the mold!

 

[Jeff7]

LOL! Guess someone was too cheap to modify the mold!

Or maybe they did modify it. :awe:








(Though that definitely looks like it was ground off afterward.)

 

[jlee]

LOL. Good to know! I just priced water pumps - $42.79 on RockAuto for '93 3SGTE...$52.07 (with free Prime 2-day) on Amazon, and $120 from Lithia.

 

[Gibson486]

I have seen that alot with parts for my mazda3.

 

[HeXen]

could be cheap for a reason, maybe they sell their second grade stuff that didn't make the cut to other retailers and don't want to shame the Toyota brand?
I know they do similar in the audio markets, take used parts, make them look new and ship them out as brand new stuff to retailers who are not authorized dealers.