12 replies to this topic

[sport2000]

Well everybody,I have bought caps recently branded as genuine Unipart items that infact are NOT,
I contacted them by message and heard NOTHING..
I thought ok I will contact the manufacturer of these caps and they have been amazing so far.they confirm that the caps sent are not for the MPI and is probably the reason the screw thread fails to tighten down and wrong psi.

I will update when we know what one should be used as the ones I bought last no time at all.
I have bought them from one of the main boys plus others claiming to be genuine and they do not last or work efficiently or even screw down correctly.

Im now sick of shelling out £6 to last no time at all..I even bought a new genuine(hopefully) expansion tank...

Will let you know as these caps are bloody useless and could contribute to head gasket failure...

[cian]

Are they the ones that have a different appearence or the same appearence as the originals? I seem to remember i bought a few a while back and they wr bagged with mg rover part number stickers on but who knows if they are legit or not

[sport2000]

Hi
Yes they look the same give or take a few markings but It seems suppliers are not sure which are correct...
The manufacturer I have contacted are looking into this and so far the caps I received are WRONG and are not for the Mpi..they confirmed they will fit the Mpi for a short period of time but will not last screw thread fails etc etc... There are also two very similar caps,one is 10psi and the other is 15psi pressure..we need 15psi version..can you tell from initially looking at them,NO...

[cian]

A so people are selling " genuiene " caps but are not actually suited for the mpi?

[sport2000]

I think this is probably the case..it was only when I looked deeper into this that a manufacturer replied to my concerns and said they never supplied unipart and the cap I had been supplied from the pictures was for......



Wait for it......









Fiat Uno... what the hell!!!

[cian]

Bad very bad practise

[nev_payne]

Can you pinpoint which suppler and when/where?

I'm currently running on a Smiffy'sBits cap and seen no ill effects.

[Jayme 1275]

I just bought a new cap for mine hope this isnt the case, generally get from smiffybis but couldn't find it on the ebay page this time so i bought from a different supplier 

[sport2000]

Received the correct cap direct from the manufacturer,seems to tighten down ok,better than other types,valve is different aswell and 1bar
Will test for longer and see how it goes.

[Ipod]

So who was the comapny that sold it to you as genuine, it will help others to decide wether to buy from there or not

[sport2000]

Old Skool Classic Car Parts..

Moderator remove if not permitted..

[Dan]

  Of course it's permitted.  If you go to the buying and selling section there is a specific section for reporting this kind of supplier issue.  Please contact the supplier though and let them know.  They will want to know that their wholesaler is selling them the wrong parts marked up as Unipart approved when they aren't.  If Old Skool (who incidentally I personally wouldn't call one of the main boys, the internet is brilliant at making local suppliers appear to be national) really aren't interested as you hinted at above, and they still dont correct the error even after you have done this research, then please add a warning to the relevant section.

[sport2000]

No not main boys but bought from one of the main boys previously,I contacted them but heard nothing though..dealt with the manufacturer direct and now have a replacement which Is the correct type(time will tell...!!)...

Edited by sport2000, 04 August 2013 - 04:07 PM.