So I purchased 6 hatachi coil packs for my 99 Maxima.
When I received them I inspected them and have suspicion that they are not OEM. Can you guys have a look and tell me what you think? The left coil pack has a sticker which the actual OEM coil pack does not it has its brand etched in the plastic. Also another red flag I see is they scratched off the location where the brand name would of been. Photos



attached below. Also I will not that the inside of the coil packs look chalky white I am not sure not if these are fake hatachi and I'm not sure if they were previously used.




Tell me what y'all think? Did the OEM coil packs actually use stickers instead of etched out plastic?

 

yes thats OE

 

Why did they scratch off their plastic off on their own coil pack? I feel like all the information should be etched into the plastic like my OE coil packs. Can someone explain why this would be done? And why there is a aftermarket part number on it? But if this is truly OEM I know someone knows about this and can explain it in more detail...... If they don't mind that is. Thanks. Also if someone can explain why there is white chalky stuff in the boot.

 

My old coil pack has Nissan etched into the spark plug boot. Meanwhile the rock auto spark plug boots do not? Did they make this change and stopped doing it?

 

NISSAN is trademarked. you bought hitachi. not hanshin.

hitachi bought hanshin years ago but its still a different box. very much like buying an aisin water pump for a toyota. you can see and compare where they grind the "toyota" off the aisin pump. that branding being shaved off is pretty much your guarantee that its the exact same part.

 

Okay.. but my coil packs look used. This is my first order ever at rock auto. And it's not a good experience.. it appears they have sent me USED parts and not NEW parts. The white chalky interior of the boot as shown in the photo above proves this part has been used before. I ordered it new and they don't look new they look like they have been around the block several times and it looks like they spray painted where the screws go in so it doesn't look like they were installed but it looks obvious this is what happened.

Also thank you for your quick replies. Let me know what you think about the boots having white walls inside the plug where the spark plug goes in.

Thanks.

 

i do this for a living. thats how they come. those are new and unused.

i *could* order one in and get a pic if you really want but that takes effort.
edit: nevermind. none of my suppliers have a hitachi local.

 

I got mine off of rock auto.

 

my point was i could order one and show you they have that powder when new. im definitely not ordering off rockauto as they are a pain in the *** to return to and it would cost me money.

 

 

I believe that the OEMs were made by Hitachi.

 

Hanshin. as seen in the first pic posted. Hitachi bought Hanshin in 2010.