It is crucial you verify that the spare part you plan to order is actually the faulty one on your machine, while other spare parts that may also need to be replaced. Other spare parts may need to be replaced not necessarily because they are not currently in good condition, but they may be required when specific parts are replaced. For example, your machine may not have any problem with the cylinder gasket, but if you disassemble the engine so as to replace the piston rings, the cylinder gasket and other gaskets should be also replaced.
We had a few incidents with persisting problems on machines after the replacement of a specific spare part, not because some defect, but the underlying problem was not the spare part that was eventually replaced.
Read the complete listing description
In general, we consider that the information we provide in our listing description, including the listed pictures is adequate so that customers ensure that they order the correct spare part.
The safest way to order a spare part is by its OEM Part Number, no matter the kind of machinery. However, not all customers can find the OEM Part Number of the spare part they are looking for. For this reason, we provide more information in our listings than just the OEM Part Number, such as pictures of the offered items, and the machine models they fit. Depending on the spare part, additional information may be also included such as machine serial numbers, or year of edition.
To ensure that you buy the correct item, you should take into account all the mentioned information, and not just parts of it. In general, you should not buy a spare part just because:
- it looks like your old one from the listed pictures, as many spare parts may look similar in appearance.
- it is simply mentioned to fit your machine model, as it may fit specific range of its serial numbers.
- some listed model is close to yours. For example, some spare parts for HUSQVARNA 371XP chainsaw do not fit 371XP EPA chainsaw.
- you have read in a forum that it may work on your machine model, but without mentioning possible modifications, or additional spare parts that may be required.
- some specific dimension of the spare part may match the same dimension of your old spare part. For example, a piston may not work on any engine, though its diameter and wrist pin diameter are appropriate. Indeed, several other requirements should apply.
Be cautious with information found in Blogs & Forums
You may find articles published in blogs or forums which provide instructions about modifying a spare part so as to fit some engine, while that spare part typically fits a different engine. First of all, you should understand the exact purpose of those modifications. Secondly, you should ensure that you have the appropriate knowledge and tools so as to implement them. If you are not confident about those modifications, you'd better discuss them with a professional mechanic before ordering the spare part.
In any case, we do not take responsibility if a spare part requires modifications so as to fit an engine, unless we explicitly mention those modifications in our listing description.