Vic Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:08:02 -0500, Steve <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> It depends... Toyota, like most carmakers (GM being a remaining
>> exception, and even its getting rarer as they continue to spin off
>> former divisions like Delphi), doesn't make its own waterpumps,
>> alternators, starters, A/C compressors, oil pumps, wheel bearings, and
>> other accessories. Carmakers all tend to spec very good parts from the
>> original vendors when they build the cars, but over the years after a
>> given model is built, the contract for producing replacement parts gets
>> re-negotiated, so there's NO guarantee that the same supplier that made
>> waterpumps for 96 Camrys when they rolled off the assembly line is
>> making the waterpump you get at the Toyota dealer for a 96 Camry today.
>> In fact its very likely the same vendor that NAPA uses.
>>
>>
>> And in some cases when a carmaker under-specs an OEM part and there's a
>> rash of failures, the aftermarket suppliers respond with improved parts
>> faster than the OEM parts supply chain does.
>>
> I'm not up to date. But I did just put a new compressor on my '97
> Lumina, and asked for a Delco. I got OEM, but it wasn't Delco.
Well, an OEM A/C compressor for a GM would probably be a Harrison (or
back in the old days, a Frgidaire.) I don't know if today GM also uses
Nippondenso and Sanden like everyone else does or not. Delco/Delphi only
made GM electrical parts, Saginaw made steering and suspension parts,
Harrison made heating/cooling parts, Rochester made fuel system parts...
etc. etc. etc.
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