grotesque_joe

Hello all- 1st time poster here. I need some advice from you Maxima experts. First a bit of background- I recently purchased a 2003 Maxima for $500 with a bad alternator. After replacing the alternator I test drove it and it immediately overheated. I then replaced the radiator (crack in the top), fan shroud (one fan not working), and it still overheated so then on a last ditch effort I used a bottle of blue devil ... while using this per the instructions I removed the thermostat and lo and behold it was stuck OPEN, so I ordered a new thermostat. One or both of those items finally fixed it- no signs of overheating at all over the last 3 months.

However I have developed another issue- it continually shoots out a misfire about every 5-10 seconds while idling at a stop with the engine warmed up (doesn't seem to do it when cold.)

After doing a bit of research here, on youtube and a couple other boards, I determined the problem to be some bad ignition coils. Looking on ebay I found a seller that had a set of 6 "brand new genuine Nissan Hanshin "coils for $110 (less than $20/ coil!) I even messaged the seller and he assured me these were brand new not refurbished and genuine Nissan.

I went ahead and ordered a set--they arrived a couple days ago and looking at them I am wondering if I got taken. They came in what appear to be geuine Nissan parts boxes:










However each one was just in a loose small bubble wrap bag inside the box- 1st suspicious sign. But what really makes me wonder is the printing on the coils themselves-- two of the coils appear to pretty much match the size and font of the Hanshin coils that were on my car, they look like this:





But the other four just look flat out fake:





My question is, has anyone ever seen any Hanshin coils with this type font that they knew to be genuine Hanshin (Nissan)? If so I will go ahead and use these and hope for the best, but if the consensus is that they are counterfeit I will send them back and get my money back.

Thanks for anyone's help in advance!

grotesque_joe

P.S A picture of my car for anyone interested :

grotesque_joe

No one?? Wow.

JSutter

iTrader: (46)

These days everything gets counterfeit. Unless you buy from an authorized seller/dealer then who knows.

grotesque_joe

So your answer is "I don't know."
Not really helpful.

ChrisMan287

iTrader: (34)

Fakes for sure. Price says it all... stampings seal the deal.

grotesque_joe

Thank you sir, that confirms what I was thinking.
I had already sent a message back to the seller last night about what a liar he is, and started a return process through ebay.
I appreciate the input