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!

 

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

 

No one?? Wow.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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