Subject	Almost $20 for 3 rubber o-rings?
Posted by	nonstopna on June 09, 2015 at 5:59 PM
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Message	I'm in the process of doing the 120k maintenance and ill tell you.... The snow effect is REAL and I can see it emptying my pocket quickly. I'm staying away from autozone water pumps, thermostats, tensioner, belts and so on. But things like balance tube o-rings for almost $20 just doesn't compute if you know what I'm saying. This o-rings don't seem to be special... They aren't exposed to oil, fuel, or extreme temps. Same thing goes for the egr delete kit....$45 dollars for two blocking plates ? Alternatives anybody? What have you guys done??? Got o-rings at ace hardware? Welded egr holes shut? Use small freeze style plugs?
Follow Ups	Almost $20 for 3 rubber o-rings? - nonstopna 17:59:59 06/09/15 The o-ring material has to be the correct type or it will - ZXRider 18:06:45 06/09/15 I bought my O-Rings at a local supplier - Zbullet 18:52:34 06/09/15 Block plates, trace out the tube flange design on some thin - jzack 19:57:15 06/09/15 there is a paper gasket to trace and you can use original - Antihero 12:33:20 06/10/15 sell it, buy a honda (n/m) - Halo TTZ 20:56:17 06/09/15 Re: sell it, buy a honda - nonstopna 01:59:30 06/10/15 $20 isn't that big a deal - BlackholeZ 02:56:11 06/10/15 Re: $20 isn't that big a deal - nonstopna 03:44:18 06/10/15 "Just need to do a little more research on..." My time is - RAGTPZ 10:28:37 06/10/15 Nailed it. (n/m) - white22sky 10:37:43 06/10/15 You guys are ballers! - OverZealous (CT) 11:56:09 06/10/15 Disagree on there being little or nothing to show. Not - RAGTPZ 12:44:29 06/10/15 leaking balance tube won't leave you stranded.. - bartz32tt 13:05:19 06/10/15 You want Viton or Silicone - ZXRider 13:30:16 06/10/15 Is my link working? - bartz32tt 14:06:34 06/10/15 Yes. Your link works - ZXRider 14:48:10 06/10/15 Welll, I lost an hour of very expensive track time once - ConVerTT 14:14:35 06/10/15 Not sure what your point is. - bartz32tt 14:38:56 06/10/15 I was sort of stranded (n/m) - ConVerTT 18:53:13 06/10/15 I was saying in general by the way, not specifically about - RAGTPZ 19:24:22 06/10/15 And we fashioned one up out of some hose. Sorta worked. (n/m) - MixManMash 22:31:42 06/10/15 Psssst. It actually worked great.... - ConVerTT 23:23:53 06/10/15 Or, you know - BlackholeZ 14:17:12 06/10/15 Without specs, not sure I'd trust CZP's research blindly. - bartz32tt 14:35:18 06/10/15 How much have you put into your Z? - BlackholeZ 13:46:19 06/10/15 Re: How much have you put into your Z? - OverZealous (CT) 21:07:07 06/10/15 I had over 10k into it including purchase - BlackholeZ 17:01:39 06/11/15 Re: I had over 10k into it including purchase - OverZealous (CT) 18:13:49 06/11/15 No planes anymore, got into engineering - BlackholeZ 22:56:14 06/11/15 Engr? Math?? Yuck! J/k - OverZealous (CT) 18:20:14 06/12/15 I love the math - BlackholeZ 23:10:55 06/13/15 Woah! - OverZealous (CT) 13:01:13 06/14/15 I have removed my balance tube at least 6 times - MeatMan 12:11:46 06/10/15 Exactly what Ragtpz said - BlackholeZ 13:42:35 06/10/15 lol yeah those rotten vendors, just jacking up prices for no - LJZTT 17:36:01 06/10/15 Generally speaking, people thay have time save money. People - white22sky 10:39:53 06/10/15 There's a story of a lawyer - BlackholeZ 13:49:18 06/10/15 Then again I can waste an easy $160 worth of time - not4resaleZ 16:54:21 06/10/15 Unless youre reading a post from Zuberman. - white22sky 18:54:21 06/10/15 lol. vtf. (n/m) - CameronSF 19:28:06 06/10/15 ROFL!!! (n/m) - spicyZ 08:19:13 06/10/15 lmfao! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 11:20:41 06/10/15 Hahahaha (n/m) - ZXRider 11:25:47 06/10/15 you would like that.. - Halo TTZ 16:37:51 06/10/15 Re: you would like that.. - nonstopna 22:13:32 06/10/15 google: Honda (n/m) - Halo TTZ 00:51:01 06/11/15 Re: google: Honda - nonstopna 03:14:33 06/11/15 perfect (n/m) - Halo TTZ 23:46:57 06/11/15 I have them for sale $8 shipped for all 3. (n/m) - ILoveBoost 21:23:34 06/09/15 There are a TON of ways to save big bucks on the Z! - Goldchocobo 00:05:50 06/10/15 Turbo exhaust gaskets out of paper? Think I'll pass... - ZXoltan 05:36:59 06/10/15 Obviously one should not use paper for turbo exhaust (n/m) - Goldchocobo 10:00:05 06/10/15 LMAO ! A spliced up 25 YO harness <> a new harness - ConVerTT 07:43:21 06/10/15 There are no splices. You de-pin and replace the connectors. (n/m) - Goldchocobo 10:02:31 06/10/15 Strip some insulation and look at the wires. - ConVerTT 11:10:05 06/10/15 this will cause you headaches. - Antihero 12:34:49 06/10/15 Yes, look at the wires. - BlackholeZ 14:19:55 06/10/15 Alright, alright, you guys win. - Goldchocobo 14:56:37 06/10/15 Lol. You should see how much corrosion occurs on the wires - MixManMash 11:00:14 06/10/15 ****real costs**** - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 13:47:13 06/10/15 Greg I think its not you.. its the base cost. - Carlos Ramirez 13:54:12 06/10/15 My reply was based on the comment nonstopna posted... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 13:59:48 06/10/15 This. Glad you posted this Greg. (n/m) - MixManMash 14:15:34 06/10/15 The POTUS says you did not build your business. - njz 14:25:35 06/10/15 A good, thorough breakdown of your fixed costs. Thanks - Mr.Stacy 15:01:19 06/10/15 Re: ****real costs**** - nonstopna 18:21:29 06/10/15 lol, and where do you think dealers get their o-rings from? - LJZTT 17:22:00 06/12/15 Cheers Greg! (n/m) - ali300zx 18:43:04 06/10/15 thumbs way up (n/m) - MegaZ 21:15:07 06/10/15 As the owner-operator, sole-proprietor of two small - Zuberman 15:13:30 06/13/15 Re: Almost $20 for 3 rubber o-rings? - induetime 14:15:38 06/10/15 Ok...now THATS Baller! (n/m) - ConVerTT 14:20:34 06/10/15 I prefer the one done here - shiers69 21:28:58 06/10/15 Re: I prefer the one done here - induetime 11:02:47 06/11/15 Ok....who do I need to contact to have that done! - RobZ32 11:34:23 06/11/15 heh, go check Porsche parts prices - vorpalZ 02:22:38 06/11/15 You do understand that with just a little bit of time and - Ash's Z 00:29:20 06/12/15 lol Ash (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 03:06:08 06/12/15 Well that's an "old school Ash" type of post... - ConVerTT 08:06:03 06/12/15 Actually that might not be that bad of an idea - BlackholeZ 10:45:53 06/12/15 funny, i buy buna N o rings locally for about $1.25 per set - itsa300zx 18:13:18 06/12/15 Thanks, Ash! (n/m) - Zuberman 15:19:35 06/13/15 Thanks :-) (n/m) - nonstopna 15:12:44 06/15/15
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