Don't Get Burned Buying Counterfeit Ford Motorcraft Parts!

In this video we show you how to spot the fake or counterfeit Ford parts!

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[jzaking]

If OEM parts from the dealer weren't outrageously marked up, people wouldn't shop around and get scammed too. Just like a new truck, markups are insane sometimes.

[jstephan]

I ran into this exact issue with Spark Plugs last year. I bought them on Amazon from FixaPart. I left a lengthy review with pictures comparing the 515's I pulled out, the 546's I bought from Amazon and the 546's I bought from the local AutoZone. There was a huge difference. I had a nasty misfire after installing the counterfeit's. I removed them and returned them. No questions asked.

[smokeu]

I bet the counterfeit guys are going to take pointers from this video 🤣

[kengibson]

Another good video. As a tech myself you always keep the old part and compare the new one to the old one. I have seen the new part have updated design. However, keep and compare the two for mounting bolts and other issues. Another problem is the factory don't use grease when installing coil on plug boots. When you remove it for plug replacement the boot will tear causing misfire. Use spray lubricant and wait a while before removing coil on plug.

[ronaldhickman]

Hey loco I actually had this exact same problem with AC Delco coil, plugs and parts from Amazon for the past two years.... great video, ....

[joer]

Bought my plugs at Advanced Auto Parts. They were less than the amazon ones by $2 each, dealer $5 each less; and much less likely to be fakes. Keep up the great videos.

[bobbygarrett]

Right On, Great Video, I have purchased aftermarket parts from Napa per customer request in the Elgin line that are clearly branded MotorCraft, and always thought it strange. Some work, most do not. Especially the blower motor resistors. Never Work.

[marks]

Went to Arizona Automotive Institute in 1976/1977 then worked as a mechanic at a Ford Dealership from 1978 to about 1985. Was there during the start of electronic ignition and electronic fuel injection. Then for some reason I went to college. Really glad I stumbled onto your channel. Things have come a long way. Thanks got the great content.

[dalebabbitt]

Brian, I also noticed the radius on the bottom of the ground strap on the spark plugs is different. The OEM plug has a radius and the fake is much flatter. I'm guessing the OEM radius design is to give a little longer life by providing more equidistant spark paths along the radius as the ground strap gets arc gouged to death. On the coils I noticed the plastic parting lines are different. Also, the ejector pins in the plastic molds are also in different locations.

[terrystroble]

Fake actually looks better in appearance: Threads, weld, machining...

[Acidsurfr]

Also noticed on this example that the coil bags, one said "COIL" and one said "IGNITION COIL", not sure if it is always like that.

[chadstout]

Brian, a quick update:
I checked the Motorcraft DG508 Ignition Coil suppliers you recommended and one of them has a clear counterfeit posted on Amazon. The bad supplier is Auto Parts Wholesale.
One customer checked his part with Motorcraft and they told him the part he bought is counterfeit, and it was from APW.
Just FYI brother.
Keep up the terrific videos!
They really help me with the restoration of a 2000 Ford Expedition 5.4L Eddie Bauer 4WD.

[cynaptyc]

The Motorcraft logo is in the ceramics. The counterfeit is printed on. That's how I was taught about the spark plug issue.

[ftbymikeD]

Brian, it's your attention to detail that helps us viewers. The un-initiated would do well to pay attention. Installing sub-par quality always comes back to bite us in the you-know-what! Thx.

[fargenvonwitbier]

Lol the closed captions

"hello and welcome back to the fort I'm a calico channel"

[rachelblack]

The specifics that you point out for fake coils can (mostly) be easily and quickly copied by the counterfeiters: a metallic Sharpie line, holes punched in the bags, etc. Those can be too easily remedied to look just like the OEM coils. What really caught my eye (especially on the poorer-quality fake) were the MOLD LINES, especially on the rubber boots. These are high-voltage devices and precautions are taken in manufacture to negate the flow of that electricity via the insulating rubber (or silicone) boot, and a common failure of high-voltage insulators are via cracks, and mold lines (in the rubber boot, in this instance). If I opened a new coil from the packaging and saw obvious mold lines running longitudinally on the insulating boot (from one end to the other end), I would promptly take it back to the counter and ask for a real OEM coil and not a fake. The mold lines are especially grievous on the poor fake! The OEM also has some longitudinal mold lines on the boot, but they are not as pronounced, and also not appear to run the entire length of it; there is a section, a band that goes all the way around, that appears to be perfectly smooth, no mold lines. This would make a good barrier to the flow of high-voltage current, but the fake boots, with obvious mold lines running all the way from one end of the boot to the other end, are the giveaway to me. One of the ways they can make the fakes so cheaply is to cut corners in the manufacturing process, and quality manufacturing usually leaves no mold lines, or very fine and clean mold lines.

[xnotx]

Thank you for the vid! Can you please cut the plugs(like a plug chop) to compare?

[JayCeeMax]

I would have never been able to tell the difference. Thanks for this mate.

[dustin]

Counterfeiters know how to improve their game after this video.