Wich company is best

[seasprite]

Hello everybody I was just woundering wich company is best for quality parts for my 77 85hp johnson seems to be good bit diffence in price beteen mallory & sierra for parts Im going to reseal my lowerunit & replace my water pump impeller been 8 years since water pump has been replaced.

 

[wilde1j]

Re: Wich company is best

For water pump parts, I would only use BRP OEM parts.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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they are both aftermarket items. i always try to use the OEM parts.

 

[seasprite]

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I called the dealer the other day the impeller looks like BRP part # 777212 for $48.00 the seal kit they quoted me was $ 39.00 part#18-2692 looks like sierra part# my question is then are oe parts starting to get hard to come by because I would like to stay oe for as long as I can

 

[tashasdaddy]

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some things are nla. the 18# is sierra

 

[rolmops]

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I suspect that Sierra and OMC parts are made on the same assembly line in China.

 

[samo_ott]

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With the OMC ones having slightly tighter tolerances...

 

[seasprite]

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Thanks for your help I'll be ordrering parts soon so I can get ready for spring fishing love those crappie & walleye

 

[Benny1963]

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i run brp waterpump kits but irecently used a sierra kit its done well
i have also run sierra coils and power packs with no probs .but i feel if you have the money run brp
bennyb

 

[HighTrim]

Re: Wich company is best

I suspect that Sierra and OMC parts are made on the same assembly line in China.

Dont want to hijack the thread in any way, but just as a point of interest, Steve is correct in his response to this. Just as an example, a "Brand Name X" cordless drill that you buy from a certain big box store(which will remain un named) that we all shop at or from a hardware store are not the same drill. This un named store asks that the products run for their store are manufactured with inferior bearings, etc... to keep costs down.

 

[Benny1963]

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i compared my old pump brp to the sierra that i bought there is a different
shaft seal on the sierra its and oring between the liner and the housing
but it seems to work well .my stator killed a new brp power pack and i replaced with sierra parts and they havent givin up .but it appears that brps products are better made .
bennyb

 

[iwombat]

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I've been using the sierra impellers in my '77 85hp (and all my others too). No problems.

 

[seasprite]

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iwombat,how long do u go bofore changing impellers I know it recomened once a season but that seems to short as I said at start of this it been 8years for this one & it was oe I know its a little on the long side just wondering if sierra would give me the same service life as oe.

 

[iwombat]

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I replace mine every other year. I did so with the oem impellers too. They're pretty cheap, and dropping the LU only takes a few minutes. The sierras look pretty good after a couple of seasons. They'd probably go a few more, but why take the chance in a wicked tide and big rocks?