forddieseldoctor Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Customer bought a 6.0 sight unseen not knowing if it ran from an auction. They dragged it home and couldn't get it to crank due to a pos security system. Got it to crank, but it wouldn't start, found only 50 psi on the high pressure oil system. Pulled the ipr out and found a bunch of green rubber in the valve. Also noticed after it sat in the shop overnight that the egr cooler inlet hose was leaking. Finally got to tear it down today. I am shocked by what the gasket looks like. Even the rubber loop that is supposed to hold the screen down was bloated. I also noticed that all of the gaskets in this oil cooler are very flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That sure does make a mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Dorman should have a recall on there crap, its not fair for anyone who has installed this shit on there trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_M Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Couple years back I installed one of Dormans oil coolers, orings between cooler and cover swelled so bad i destroyed the cooler removing it when it leaked, and the green cover gasket was deteriorated and leaking. Dorman between the original install and second replacement had came out with different seals(new cover seal was purple I believe) that shouldnt have that problem. If it were me, if I had to use a Dorman cooler, Id at least get the OE gasket set and toss the seals that Dorman ships with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Now that you mention it this one was harder than hell to get knocked apart. There was nothing that was rubber to do with this oil cooler that wasn't swelled or was squashed flat enough that it looked like oe gaskets with 200k on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Four of these are 8 year old OEM, one is six month old Dorman junk. Can you tell which is which? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 You really do get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Today I had a Dorman vacuum pump on an 02 Super Duty that smells burned up and was very loud when it ran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8WA Sman Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 This is a Dorman relay(that another shop installed) on a 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee that failed after 2 months... The terminals are not as thick as the OE relay so they/Dorman tilted them in hopes that they would still make proper contact...which did not work...what joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 How are these guys staying in business? How are they even allowed to make this crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 C H I N A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredsvt Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 BMW window regulators and motors, less than half the Bavarian Money Waster cost. Put 2 left sides in a 3 series. They lasted 3 days. I've noticed Crapa, oh, excuse me Napa, sells the Dorman shyte with their sticker thrown over, as do many other auto parts stores in our area. One,in particular, an import store locally puts OEM part number stickers for all import makes on Dorman garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8WA Sman Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 One of the few Dorman products still worth buying..shock bolt kit 31001 I remember buying Dorman 4.6L plastic intake manifolds that had the Ford part # removed with a grinder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66glide Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I recently did a Dorman cooler mess like that. To give Dorman some credit, they paid $1950.00 in parts and labor toward the bill despite being over the one year warranty period. Still, I hate Dorman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fuck Dorman and everything they make. If my options were fix it with dorman or have a non running vehicle, I'd be on the bus on my way to the shoe store. My boss insists we use the shit. I would say probably half or better of the dorman parts we use, I end up replacing again. Even their remote/fob cases are fuckin' junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 IH recently released a TSB to fix melted headlight connectors using a Dorman 84791 high temp repair pigtail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavnon3rd Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 the gaskets used in the dorman egr and oil cooler kits are bad news, ive never seen one do that BUT the Chinese egr cooler inlet hoses don't make it a month usually lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 I got to replace a failed dorman fuel pump driver module on an F-150 last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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