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Quality of aftermarket O-rings and Dryer/Receiver

uunfews on Sun August 31, 2008 11:11 PM User is offline

Is the quality of the aftermarket O rings poor as far as fit and sealing is concern? I am curious how many of you used aftermarket o rings w/o any issues? I have read many problems online when it comes to sealing and fit?

What about dryer/receiver? What is it that cause an OEM Dryer/Receiver for a Honda Civic to be 60 dollars vs an aftermarket at 12-15 dollars? Is the dessicant of poor quality and of China origin or of lower grade or smaller capacity??? What is the water capacity a dryer can hold anyways?

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Chick on Mon September 01, 2008 6:04 AM User is offlineView users profile

As long as the material is of good quality, O rings are O rings.. The difference in driers is cost... dealers always cost more.. The capacity of water in a drier?? not sure what you mean, but they are designed to remove and trap moisture, in the air or refrigerant, oil etc...not actual water..Thats why a deep vacuum is always needed before recharging, 1st, buy your parts here and you don't have to worry about the quality, 2nd do the job right...Then you won't have problems.. hope this helps..

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TRB on Mon September 01, 2008 12:24 PM User is offlineView users profile

Import accumulators & driers performance depends on the quality control the suppliers require to the china or other import manufacture. I hear all the time how you should not use a china product. Mostly from people that really don't know what they are talking about. Be careful where you purchase items. I know a few people that dump their unwanted stuff on Ebay. Aftermarket supplies most of the industry when it comes to gaskets and o-rings. Again blaming the o-ring for not sealing is a statement I would have to think twice about.

Ever notice it's always the same person that has problems time after time. Yet the first thing they say is I know what I'm doing so it has to be defective.

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Edited: Mon September 01, 2008 at 12:25 PM by TRB

uunfews on Tue September 02, 2008 1:10 AM User is offline

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Originally posted by: Chick
As long as the material is of good quality, O rings are O rings.. The difference in driers is cost... dealers always cost more.. The capacity of water in a drier?? not sure what you mean, but they are designed to remove and trap moisture, in the air or refrigerant, oil etc...not actual water..Thats why a deep vacuum is always needed before recharging, 1st, buy your parts here and you don't have to worry about the quality, 2nd do the job right...Then you won't have problems.. hope this helps..


Hi Chick

When I say capacity I meant how much volume of water that a certain brand of dryer receiver can hold? Is a Honda dryer at 60 dollar online able to capture and hold more water than an aftermarket costing 12-20 dollar? I do not mind paying more for anything at all as long as I know I am getting a better value for paying more. On the other hand I dont like getting ripped off either if it turns out it will perform the same as Honda. The other reason is since this is such a critical component that I am tempted to thinking of buying OEM.

Just throwing out this question to see if anyone knows.


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HECAT on Tue September 02, 2008 6:39 AM User is offline

Water volume would be measured in cups or quarts and only is a measure of the container capacity. The type and amount of desiccant used inside will dictate the capacity of moisture it can remove from an active system. It is a safety device, designed to remove the smallest amount of moisture from a system that is not designed to have any moisture. Therefore, the actual amount of water this device can remove, is estimated at only 1 or 2 drops. Be aware that the $60 item and the $12 item may be the same item in different boxes. Of course there are defects and "cheap" manufacturing practices employed. that may or may not make a real difference from one to another. But how would one know that this is not the design of the OE version. IMHO, Use either one, you will be OK.

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uunfews on Tue September 02, 2008 8:32 AM User is offline

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Originally posted by: TRB
Import accumulators & driers performance depends on the quality control the suppliers require to the china or other import manufacture. I hear all the time how you should not use a china product. Mostly from people that really don't know what they are talking about. Be careful where you purchase items. I know a few people that dump their unwanted stuff on Ebay. Aftermarket supplies most of the industry when it comes to gaskets and o-rings. Again blaming the o-ring for not sealing is a statement I would have to think twice about.



Ever notice it's always the same person that has problems time after time. Yet the first thing they say is I know what I'm doing so it has to be defective.

I bought an aftermarket Santech Seal Kit which gets marketed as vehicle specific but they got like 10 times more o rings than the whole system needs for a complete reinstallation. Havn't tested for fit yet but with that much Orings it leaves me doubting the manufacture ability to acquire the exact and correct OEM dimesional fitting and specs. I guess the only way is to find out is by installing it or comparing it back to back

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TRB on Tue September 02, 2008 9:29 AM User is offlineView users profile

They have so many different o-rings in a kit. Because it is easier to have more sizes per kit then to make 1000 different individual kits.

Hecat has the correct answer as to how much water a drier can handle. It all based on size and the amount of desiccant used.

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