UNBOXING! Rockauto Parts Haul. Did We Get Good Stuff Or Did We Get Junk (Your First Engine Job)
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2023
- It took about a week for all the parts ordered for our Jeep 4.0 engine build to show up from the popular online retailer.
We got lots of nice boxes, but were the parts we wanted all there, and better still, are they even usable?
Tune in as the cardboard flies and the shiny, clanking chinesium goodies within burst forth for our scrutiny and inspection.
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The trick to Rock Auto is that you try to buy as much stuff from the same warehouse. You sometimes pay more or get a better part but it's often totally cheaper because it gets thrown in the same box for nothing more instead of paying another $10-15 to send your $2 thermostat to you from a totally separate warehouse. That $5 thermostat may end up being cheaper if it's at the same warehouse the pistons came from. They have a little cart icon to let you know what parts are at the same warehouse. I play games with the site whenever making an order to try and force as much from the same locations as possible.
It’s like a game of moving parts in and out of the cart to see if you can order a dozen parts from 1-2 warehouses. Then you add the brake rotors and shipping goes from 10.99 to $50😂
its always cheaper to get a more expensive part from the same warehouse than a cheaper part from a different one. so whenever i buy i try to get as much from as few warehouses if i can keep it within brands i trust
That „Rock Auto warehouse game“ can be time consuming, even more when you do a engine rebuild with a lot of parts🙄
i buy by brand and country of origin.
Makes me wonder...sometimes i got a good cart going, increase quantity from 1 to 2 of an item, and they hit me with a second truck! They must profit from ship charges.
RockAuto boxes were always synonymous with upcoming weekend pain & misery.
The Harbor Freight of auto parts. Still, AutoZone and ORielly's sells some of the same
Weekend fun and joy! (Unless its ford parts) 😛
Depends on if it’s a fun project or if it’s maintenance that should take 1/5th of the time than it does.
@@cg9952 RockAuto sells all sorts of name brand parts. I consider AZO, AAP, ORielly's house name parts to be on par with the generic RA parts. I got a front hub/bearing for $60 shipped on RA, AutoZone was $160. Same part number.
and I have a fridge FULL of magnets to prove it!
You don't carry a pocket knife?! I've carried one since high school when it was acceptable and it doesn't feel right if I don't have one in my pocket. No doubt, I use my pocket knife every day. Like to open packages!
I've carried the (USA made) Schrade pocket knife that my then girlfriend, now wife bought me as a birthday present since 1986. I don't use it often for opening packages though. I have a $5 folding lock back razor knife for that.
Heck yea I've carried a pocket knife since I was in Junior High school.
I carried a Barlow from 4th grade when my papaw gave it to me, all through high school. Never was without it.
If a kid so much as carries a pen knife to school now they'll call in the swat team and every news station within a 100 mile radius would be at the school.
🙄 And the drama kids all needing counseling and crap.
Yea this world has taken a nose dive man
@@lilmike2710I was suspended for carrying one at school after a kid lied and said I had drugs on me and the cops found the pocket knife while they were searching me. Do you know how traumatizing it is to a fourteen years old to be arrested for doing something like that? I've lost all. Respect for law enforcement since then.
No pocket knife for Tony, parole violation 😂.
I worked 46 years in machining and tool & die. It gave me shivers when Tony used those dial calipers as a box cutter. But I do love unboxing new parts for my toys!
Probably a Harbor Freight Tool any how not like Fowler or Starrett.
This is a great series! I hope you don't leave us hanging! I'm ready to watch the reassembly!
There's unboxing videos and now there's unboxing videos with a soundtrack of passing traffic on the highway. Way to up the ambiance!
A ton of rock auto parts come from warehouse liquidations, which means the parts were often manufactured 20 years ago, and don’t suffer from being made of chinesium. Not everything they have, but depending on the car, a good amount.
Unfortunately some things do not improve with age. I believe that is exactly what caused the rockauto slave cylinder I put in my Saab Viggen that lasted all of about a month to let go. I was super exited to take the transmission back out again.
Wholesale closeouts can be decent NOS parts.
@@RealmCenter40as it a Üroparts product? I’ve had some perfect and some really crappy for my SL. The valve cover gaskets leaked more than the wavy old originals, but the blower motor is great.
@@malibuclassic77 I believe it was as a matter of fact. I ended up ponying up the $380 or whatever it was for the OEM Luk or Sachs or whatever it was replacement. The car has sat for so many years now it will take a lot to get it running again. Life just gets in the way of shit and I really loved driving that car.
@@RealmCenter40uroparts is chinesium as far as i know, love to see another Saab fan in the comments! (Mine was an '88 turbo 2dr)
Dude.. That thermostat made in "East Boggosqueegie" had me spitting out my drink, laughing.!!😜🤣😂🤣😂
I’m lucky enough to have an independent parts store a block away from me. One woman operation, she started out 40 years ago as a counter person and bought the business when her former boss retired. She knows her stuff, she has some oddball brands you might never have heard of but she gets quality parts. She’s a bit more expensive than the chains but worth every penny. I swear she knows every farmer within an hour’s drive.
Those are the people you like to deal with. Up to about 20 years ago there was a place near me called F.M.Ward Automotive, I used him almost exclusively, the place had been open since my dad had been going there in the early 70's and the guy knew his stuff, he was a MOPAR guy, too, had a nice 70 Challenger T/A in red. I'll bet he had some stock in the back that had been there from day one.
We have a couple napa stores that kept the books when corporate told them to throw the books away, the catalogue was going all digital.
There are a lot of heavy truck and equipment parts the computer won't let them find, they need a part number if the computer can't find it by application.
I'm not a farmer, but there is one old school auto store left in my neighborhood, and I have a story about it. I needed a serpentine belt. It was for an under drive pulley so the OE parts list was useless. The numbers on the belt had worn off as well as the manufactures name.
If you went to Autozone for the belt you would be met with a glazed look without make and model. That's true even if you had the belt maker and belt number. So, I went to the old school place and the guy went to the over head hangers and took down a Gates gauge. For those who don't know, it is a sliding gauge that measures the belt's length.
After measuring he said it was 52" and he thought he had one. He then turned around and picked up a stick and took the belt off the rack. Voila, done deal and it only cost three bucks more than the big box stores. Now I always go to him. .
@@scotcoon1186 I was in parts when we "revolutionized" and shifted from books to microfische, I stashed a couple of each book away out of management sight. Then from Microfische to digital. As far as I know, those books were still covertly in use long after I left. Sadly, they only covered older models, obviously.
Got her name and number????
I love Rock Auto! They're the Shizzle! The best thing about 'em is collecting the refrigerator magnets.
If you get enough magnets on your fridge doors, they will pull themselves shut if you let the door open.
Happiest Tony has ever been is when he was playing with that impressive water pump..."nice, nice."
Lol
It's so funny, I just got a big order from Rock, rebuilding the suspension on my '87 Diplomat police package car. Love the refrigerator stickers. BTW, the parts I got, even with the shipping costs were still less than the local parts stores.
Oh my....Reminds me of Christmas '83 when I told my family "All I what is this list of parts for my '65 Impala SS" that was staining up my old man's driveway.
Hey Uncle Tony! Are we going to see any more in the "Your First Engine Job" series? I feel like I'm left hangin' !
Rockauto usually puts a magnet in every box they send out...as I have several 😎👍
The best use for rock auto is getting part numbers to fund the parts cheaper and faster somewhere else. 👍
I havent laughed this hard for a long time!!!! Yes more unboxing videos please, and your blade is in the big box the water pump came in🤪
Thank you for the unboxing. After the past couple days playing with wet nasty snow. Nice to see something that didn’t have anything to do with snow
FYI dorman/help also offers the metal heater tube that is bolted to the water pump. Common to seize/rust in the old one.
ah good ol' Dorman. The Company that has a 70% "we fucked this part because it's cheap/made wrong/Fuck me if i know" cheap shit. I so hate Dorman.
I replaced mine with a brass nipple and just ran a little longer hose to the firewall. It will never rust out again. I've actually done that in 3 of my 4.0 vehicles so far. Much easier to replace than the long curved pipe as well.
I use rock auto more than any other parts supplier simply for the convenience and the prices are so much better even with shipping. I paid $1700 to have my 99 XJ 4.0 rebuilt with a used head (mine cracked) by an old school engine machine shop that closed about 4 years ago. Owner retired and sold all equipment and lots of old engine parts/blocks/heads at auction in 2019.
At 9.58 you drop the blade into the box then later throw the box on the floor😂. Love the videos Tony it's great to watch someone with real knowledge. I'm learning so much. Thanks.
Hey Tony! I have been a HD mechanic for 10 years and have still found real value in this series! I am rebuilding an AMC v8 for the first time and wanted a refresh since I haven't built a gas engine in many years. You have provided an excellent rundown for me as well as great entertainment! Thank you!
No oil could ever escape from the valve cover of a 4.0 huh? Uncle Tony's got jokes.
YA, NO SHIT, I had to use Indian Head shellac to finally stop my valve pan cover from leaking all over hell. Tried DAMN NEAR EVERY BRAND ALSO.
These were the videos to give me confidence in taking my engine apart. I finally started buying all kinds of gaskets and parts for my 91 XJ. I had bought it a year ago and basically put it on the side of my house and sat there for all this time. When i started with the transmission and put everything back and checked the trans fluid, i notice a knocking sound from the valve cover. So now i gotta buy extra parts, cause i dont wanna take the engine apart twice. This playlist gave me everything to look for as my first time doing it myself. Never worked on a XJ before, and I am glad that you chose to do it with a 4.0l engine. Thank you for all the information!!! Subscribed.
So you’re saying watching someone open boxes gave you the confidence to do an engine rebuild? It just made me want to buy parts
Thank you for doing this video. You always do a good job with good info.
love the unboxing video , lots of good info , and a very nice escape , thank you so much .
Thsts a link type chain, not a roller. As the chain stretches, its sits further down on the tooth. That timing set is perfectly fine.
If you look around when selecting parts you can cut down on the number of places they ship from and lower the shipping cost.
Like one brand of gaskets come from one place and the pistons from another. But change brand on the gaskets and it could be located at the same place as the pistons. One less shipping and lower cost.
After a few different orders I realized this ”trick”.
I now have 20 something of those magnets 😅
fuuuuuck that, i only buy fel pro, Maaaybe Mahle. i choose parts by brand and country of origin, though the later is almost always china these days.
I love rockauto, but sometimes they do be wrongauto with bad parts. That's everywhere these days though. Sign of the times
One for the books! An Uncle Tony unboxing video. What a blessing that I could still experience this in my life.
Not sure why it reminds me of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets Show.
We did it all for you, man. You're welcome
OK, you get a thumbs up LOL!
Made me laugh.
I like watching unboxing videos of ever smaller boxes inside of other boxes.
Loved the caliper/ box opener tool
Personally, I like that Tony comments on the parts, talking about things to watch for, things to check. That kind of incidental expertise is priceless. But someone may need to chain a utility knife to his wrist for future videos...😂
I'm surprised Tony doesn't have a pocket knife. ???
Car key work good too.
Suggestion to Rock Auto: Make a batch of Uncle Tony Magnets!!! 😎
I have enjoyed this series. I hope you continue this “rebuild your first engine” series. I’m rebuilding my first engine with my 17 year son and this has been very helpful.
UT surprised expression only after the first box is priceless!
Rock Auto included an automotive related fridge magnet in every order. My tool chests are covered in them.
Uncle Tony. The New York Mechanic version of the Swedish Chef. Said in the spirit of friendship.
Oh yea that's one of the cool things about Rock Auto is those magnets. Have a pretty good size collection of them on the file cabinet in my shed and the outside fridge.
"No oil could ever escape from one of these valve covers." As every 4.0 owner in unison laughs maniacally!
The timing of this couldn’t be better. My 2001 Grand Cherokee just broke a skirt all the way up to and including the ring land for the oil ring. This is with around 180,000 easy miles with regular maintenance. My 1997 Grand Cherokee broke a skirt on me years ago. On that one I put a Jasper engine in it. This one I’m going to do myself.
I’m not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but I read that in 1996 they changed the pistons, and from 1996-2001 they had this issue of breaking skirts.
I had a couple of Comanches with 4.0 engines in the past, the one that was 2wd with the 5 speed as my first vehicle. I beat the crap out of it barking 2nd and 3rd gears a lot. It was well over 200k miles when I sold it and it still ran great.
I used to say that the 4.0 engine would outlast the rest of the vehicle, but I guess that is not true with the 1996-2001 4.0
THAT'S NOT A RAT TAIL FILE!
Missing razor blade, check that award winning refrigerator maginet.😂😂😂
With upcoming vlogs at cars and coffee, the wild Defeo is coming into full maturity...
Uncle Tony you got to show the magnets that come with the package
First unboxing video where I didn't want to stab a fork in my eye and turn off the video.
Right on Tony! I'm now getting deliveries daily for our '65 Chevy C10 restoration project. It's like Christmas early LOL
First box came off wearhouse pickers forklift he found loose on the shelf!!!
C/ sprocket Ford, cam sprocket Hudson with a poncho 326 chain!!! Have fun
This packaging reminds me of the old Warshawsky/JC Whitney before they became all fufu stuff. For a long time if you needed old Ford/VW air cooled stuff you got it like this. Loose wrapped in paper. LoL was always fun to see what newspaper you got and from when LoL
Nice content, that intake, and exhaust gasket reminds me of the Victor gasket Co. I haven't heard of them in years, but I don't work on cars like I used to. Really injoying this segment of videos.
Looking forward to the next installation of this series, especially since I'm doing my first rebuild at the moment (and it's a 258, so the focus on the 4.0L makes me feel right at home).
Great Playlist! Any plans to post the assembly video?
Ive gotten many old old OEM NOS parts on closeout from rock auto! Love em
Uncle Tony. You dropped the razor blade in the box that the expansion plugs came out of. I noticed it when you did it.
Personally. I blame Uncle Squirrel.
Finally someone got em
😳
🥜🥜
Squirrels could tear the crap out of them boxes.
Ahhhhrrrr - tha's nice! LOL - Tony is like a kid on Christmas morning :D Just like me, when I'm unboxing new stuff.
Right on tony! Can't watch for the next video.
"Close enough for Government work" 🙂 That was a fun watch. Greetings from Prague, CZ
If pinching Penny's you can sometimes buy a more expensive part from rock auto but it will come from the same warehouse as your other part/parts and end up being a cheaper total. Rock autos warehouse shipping is a scheme anyways. You can watch the "warehouse"change as you add parts to your order. The warehouse is just a way for them to tack on more money since most of it doesn't go towards actual shipping. After 5 parts on one order you'll start seeing everything coming from a different "warehouse".
That what it means to be an Adult, you don't look away, you focus on the problem and don't distract yourself.
If the cylinder head has a quench pad or pads then it probably would be worth it to get flat top pistons and arrange a proper quench clearance, allows for better throttle responce, power, efficiency and ability to run higher compression without detection.
HeyTony, in my experience with ordering parts for my 1992 Isuzu Rodeo, if I ordered 3 parts , they came from 3 different warehouses and incurred 3 shipping charges. Also their jingle "All The Parts Your Car Will Ever Need." is a misnomer, because they keep closing out the parts that I need to keep my truck running.
Was that one of the least expensive timing sets RockAuto offered? If so, the old adage"you get what you pay for" holds true once again.
I find unboxing the new arrival of Rock Auto parts to be one of the few joys left in life. Maybe I should get a dog or something.
Unboxing like a boss! Watch and learn other tubers. 🤘
Check the pitch on the timing chain set, it doesn't look like they match! Keep up the great videos!!!
David Vizard talked about bad timing chains.
Years ago I flew model airplanes. I had just gotten a new engine from Italy I had been waiting for some time. The dealer told me, "Make sure you take it apart and clean it. The workers at the factory go on strike every other month. When they do, they throw aluminum cuttings inside during assembly. You want to clean all that out." Sure enough, not a few stray bits, it was loaded with cuttings off a mill or lathe. Had to be deliberate, as there was no way that much stuff could have just accidentally fallen into the crankcase unseen.
When you started asking where your razor blade was, it was in the last box you tossed away to the side. Lol
Rock Auto for the win! A year or two ago I was looking for wheel bearings, and while the specialist parts shops had them, they wanted $35 to $45 per set. Eight of those were going to set me back $280 to $360!
I'd never used Rock Auto... but thought it worth a try. It turned out they had the exact same Timken bearings for $7 a set! Ordered eight, got them in a few days, they were just as advertised and I saved more than $200.
! I just checked again and see the price has doubled at Rock Auto, while the specialist has reduced their price to $22. So Rock Auto is still the better deal... around 35% lower cost for the exact same item.
Unboxing is a good time to look for missing or bad parts.
I found a wrong parts count out of a Cummins box rebuilding an N14. Looked through the rest of them and found the thrust bearings were also missing.
The engine we did the year before, had a couple main bearings with a big blob of babbitt on them.
All oem parts.
Your the man uncle !!!!!!!!! I love unboxing videos of car parts
The thing I like about the online parts buying is I get to go through the catalogs (usually on the toilet at work) and make up a cart of everything that I'll need. Although the parts store trips are inevitable, it saves a few trips. Part cross reference is much easier and as long as I get what I actually ordered I'm the only one accountable if it's the wrong part.
Amen, I also love the ability to cross reference parts fitment. A handier way to check.
That timing chain looks like a "Wholesaler Closeout." When Rock uses that term, they really mean "already broken."
10/10 Best unboxing video I've seen! The brass freeze plugs were the best, oooo! Haha!
I'm on lunch break right now but when I get back to the store I'm gonna pull a 4.0 timing set and check out the fitment.
WELL ?
@@NoWr2Run the Cloyes kit I have in stock fits the same.
@@kenleppek Thank You, Sir.
The first thing out of the first box is defective... Is that a sign of the times? I work at a large trucking company, and the parts department folks spend most of the day pulling their hair out.
Check the water pump for casting inside the inflow pipe. I bought one that looked perfect but the interior casting was never removed. It totally blocked the water flow.
This was amazing. I must've really needed to tune out from the world
Loving this series! I'm following along as I do the exact same thing in a Ford 460. First time engine build for me 👍
I have been happy with Enginetech stuff Sealed power & Airtex. They use to put a magnet in every box. Looks like they have gone to 1 per order.
I put a set of engine tech lifters in a modern hemi. That damn engine was noisy as f on every cold start. No more garbage engine parts for me🤪
Yes we got something out of that. For the same reason you have two pairs of glasses is the same reason you through the box on the floor with the razor blade in it!
What a master. Even if you didn't want to learn anything you will. Thanks
Tony, once again a great video. I haven't owned a car in 29 years but I'm still a loyal viewer of yours. The one thing that stood out in this video is the volume of white wall behind you. Have you considered getting some cheap industrial shelving you could run along your shop walls? Maybe seek out a business or warehouse auction.
I don't think Tony has much interest in getting back into the parts business, if he bought shelves he would be compelled to fill them. The purchase of the transmission parts started with a need and grew because the price was right. Although on second thought, he is impulsive so you never know.
Watched the whole distraction. You crack me up Tony!
Awesome
Heehee, I got those cheap little Rock Auto magnets all over stuff in the garage here. :) I just stick em on tool boxes, circuit breakers, frames of the garage doors, whatever. :)
(Also, hey, Zero, my sister *finally* re-found that Direct Connection head gasket for a 225 I left on a wall in the folks' basement in the 80s, I guess let me know if you or anyone needs it :) )
Uncle Tony like a kid on Christmas morning!
Razor blade fell in the Rock auto box that contained the water pump when you pulled the pump out.😂🤣
Order parts from RC for a 273 "freshen up". Ordered Speed Pro rod bearings. core plug kit and Melling oil pump. Three different packages but the parts came fast. The oil pump is actually for a 318, Summit couldn't get me one a few months back. 273 was actually really good inside, other than the cam and one rod that was flipped the wrong way. Of course I had to do some die grinding on the heads for good measure.
Awesome Unboxing!
Thank God, this is the longest I've seen anyone overhaul a 6 cyl .. 😂 Unboxing and checking parts is very important part of the process!
The way he just yeeets everything made me die 🤣🤣
I love unboxings! You get to play "What country was it made in" Bingo!
Makin the magic happen, brother.
It's not a "gear" it's a sprocket and the chain cannot "ride" at the valley of the tooth root or it will bind.
It's like Christmas 🎄 at Uncle Tony's shop
Best unboxing video ever! It’s so good, I watched it twice, but on different accounts so you’d get an extra view❤️🔧
I was binge watching the videos when are the assembly series coming out. Gotta rebuild an 01 6.0 gm engine. I need all the help.
Uncle Tony unboxing videos rock! Much better experience than the boring 'professional' unboxers.
That chain will wear down to sit into that sprocket in no time 😂
Definitely check out that pump. Aftermarket ones for our local product are hit and miss. Sometimes we're better off reconditioning the old pump.
I have that collection of water pump gaskets already building up, as the same happens here, comes with the pump, and the set.
Rated 10/10 for unboxing videos, you may have to start a side channel for unboxing Tony.
*Typing all this while unboxing more of my Neon engine freshen up stuff* Yes, I have a Neon that still lives 🤣
Is it the turbo one those were fast as shit 300 or so HP in what 2000 lbs lol
@@glennmanchester5696 No. Just the 2L SOHC, and to make it even better, 3 speed automatic 😂🤣
The suspect timing chain is one of the reasons I go to the local O'Reilly instead of ordering online whenever possible. You can examine the parts right there before you buy. If you don't like it you can correct it right there without waiting days for shipping. Worth the small extra cost to me.