For what it's worth: I was talking to my friend/mechanic yesterday and he mentioned that he was 0 for 2 ordering rod bolts for a six he is rebuilding. They don't fit in the holes and are unacceptable. He spoke to Pelican about it. The manufacture is, get this, "OEM." Other parts are manufactured by "Germany." He surmised that they are Chinese manufacturers and we are being mislead by the name. He finally ordered some from Germany, the country.

You can always use ARP bolts

On Pelican, OEM is a brand name. I'm sure a bunch of it is Chinese sourced.

Sadly the supply chain has become a crap shoot these days. NOBODY is double checking the product before it's retailed.

It's cheaper to take the return than labor $ for QCing the items. Failure/unacceptability rate is built in. Either you're lucky or not. What does Pelican get for a solo bolt?

You can buy directly from Porsche if you want “oem” parts. It’s not all perfect but much more reliable.

When I was building my 3.0 /6 engine I bought a #8 "german" bearing from a known supplier that was so out of spec (OS) on the ID it was laughable.
I ended up reusing my old #8 as it was in spec.

Buy ARP and be done with it.

Buy ARP and be done with it.

For rods yes plus they are reusable if you like..

I was just looking on line at some other parts place and there, too, is OEM parts.

I think this is a deliberate fraud. I think Pelican and others are part of the fraud and should be required to indicate where the part was manufactured.

Even the major supplier we buy from just lists it as OEM - because that's the name for the company, not it's actual origin. It would be similar to me calling my company "Real Original Parts" and having them made in China.

Good to know, I always assumed they were Original Equipment Manufacturer without the Porsche Tax.

That term is 'oem supplier'.

But then with all the failed leveraged buyouts of European manufactures during the Great Recession, name brand parts might now be from China too.

Some are, if you notice that the part number is ground off it was actually the Porsche logo that's been removed.

For a long time 911 production numbers were so low the scammers ignored the 911, with porsche cars and parts becoming more valuable I think we're seeing the counterfeiters becoming more prevalent.

When I can't get factory parts I try for known names, mahle, sachs, etc.

Next thing someone will be selling fake cheese under the name "Real" Cheese.

shall we call them Velveta?

All processed cheese is fake cheese.

Unfortunately, this is a problem that is proliferating the supply chain. You've seen this with another supplier I shall not name. Which by the way lists themselves as a supplier to Porsche. Wouldn't be surprised it's them.
They spend money on PR to try to make it sound good, but you can be the judge there.

I always assumed uro & oem were the same people or get their product from the same manufacturer. Their pricing and parts look the same.

They might be, as the Chinese will sell to anyone who pays. We've been able to find sources for some of their parts.

Recurring conspiracy theories aside, we don't have any partnerships with other brands of parts for European cars. Some of our parts come off the same production line as those sold by a few competitors, including some well-respected big-name brands that sell for twice the price, but we don't private label our parts for anyone other than certain niche items for Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes and Saab.

Nor do we make rod bolts or any other highly-stressed internal engine components for any vehicle. Anyone can check our online catalog to confirm this.


^ X2.

It’s not a conspiracy theory, it’s just a partial quote of what I said. I’ll rephrase - I always thought uro and oem were the same crap, just a different name.

^ Cool, no hard feelings. Just clarifying, since we're often blamed for failures for a lot of parts that we don't even offer (such as these rod bolts), and never have.

We definitely want feedback for any issue with our parts so we can make it right, but unfortunately all we can do is point out the facts when a competitor's part fails and we're wrongly blamed.