Dilemna on NOK Valve Seal

**jodski** · February 12th, 2015 12:04 PM

Mga bros and sis,

I was scouring different auto supplies in Las Pinas, Pasay and Banawe to find a replacement valve seal for my Mazda 323.

Everyone of them only has the NOK brand kaso naguluhan ako dun sa Pasay kasi may dalawang klase daw yun. The generic one that costs 50 each and the other one that costs 180 each and the only difference is that guaranteed daw yung isa dahil may specific part number and yun daw talaga and para dun and sure na matibay

My question now is how do you determine a genuine valve seal ng NOK? Naguluhan lang ako sa explanation nya kasi hehehe

**JohnM** · February 12th, 2015 12:19 PM

Ok naman ang 50 peso NOK sa 4g93t ng kaibigan ko. Sya lang kasi gumawa ng top overhaul kaya afford nya gawin uli kung sumingaw. 180 each is not bad actually. OEM ng 4g92 ko dati was around 300+ each IIRC.

**jodski** · February 12th, 2015 12:52 PM

^ thanks John... Currently i'm leaning to get the 180 a piece seal since hindi pa naman ako confident to diy that

sayang ang bayad sa labor kung sisingaw din agad

Pero still magulo pa rin ang distinction na dahil may specific part number lang is dapat mas mahal sya sa isa na same brand lang din. May "daw" kasi sa statement nya nung tinanong ko kung mas matibay :rofl:

**JohnM** · February 12th, 2015 01:00 PM

Parang Class A lang yan sa Greenhills hehe. NOK is an OEM provider to many car brands. The 180 with the part number might be made closer to OEM standards kaya in theory mas matibay 'to.

**shelu** · February 12th, 2015 01:00 PM

nok is a trusted brand. why not go for OEM? mahal na yong 180/pc sa mazda.

**jodski** · February 12th, 2015 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by shelu

nok is a trusted brand. why not go for OEM? mahal na yong 180/pc sa mazda.

Sa pag scout ko sa Banawe, Pasay, and Las Pinas bro puro yun lang ang brand na offer sa akin. Hmm at least you gave me an idea to look sa Casa

**miked** · February 12th, 2015 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by shelu

nok is a trusted brand. why not go for OEM? mahal na yong 180/pc sa mazda.

twice nako natanggalan dati (o thrice ata) ng crank seal na NOK. about P150 ata iyon.

ginawa ko is bumili ng gasket kit na federal mogul tapos pinahiran ko permatex silicone yung circumference ng seal. hanggang ngayon ok pa. tapos may nahanap ako na oil seal as spare kaparehas nung federal mogul. kulay brown na yung seal. hindi black. nabili ko ito nun ng 350 plus. if im not mistaken, NOK din ang brand.

mura lang naman kung tutuusin ang oil seal kaya kunin mo yung pinakamaganda na ang quality.

**jodski** · February 12th, 2015 05:18 PM

^ naku naman... Parang tsambahan ba yan?

**miked** · February 12th, 2015 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by jodski

^ naku naman... Parang tsambahan ba yan?

parang ganun na nga, caveat emptor. dahil kung ako rin bumibili kung minsan e clueless din ako kung papano ba talaga madetermine kung peke o hinde.

kaya nga nabanggit ko na bumili ako ng gasket kit (take note, ibat ibang gasket na iyon para sa makina) na federal mogul at yung crank oil seal ang ginamit ko pa lang sa ngayon. nasa imbentaryo ko pa yung natira like rear, balancer seals, filter base gasket, etc.

yung pinagkukuhana ko kasi ng pyesa dito sa probinsya e kaibigan ko na rin kaya naaasahan ko na rin sa mga pyesa.