Hitachi parts any good ?

[Razor Ramon]

so i have a 1992 ford ranger 3.0 and im looking to get a MAF sensor, TPS, and a IAC valve. i just wanted to know of any good brands. i usually try to run motorcraft parts but i can’t find any. i found some hitachi replacements but im just not sure if hitachi parts are any good. my buddy doesn’t recommend them, but i just wanted to know if anyone has experience with hitachi parts and if they’re any good because that seems to be my only option.

 

[Snoranger]

Hitachi makes a lot of parts for OEMs… I’d trust them if OEM wasn’t available anymore.

 

[MaicoDoug]

Jap junk is now good junk

 

[RumPunch]

Not trying to derail topic here, but changing multiple parts at the same time is usually a recipe for disaster. Specially with the quality of parts you get now. If you do want to replace all of these components, I highly recommend one at a time with some actual drive time in between. Otherwise if something doesn't go as planned, you'll be chasing 3 things vs 1. Just my .02's..

That being said I have a lot of experience with Hitachi heavy equipment, those parts are reliable (unless it's a hyd motor) but most all the small stuff is subbed out, sensor to Botsch etc.

 

[Xombi]

As iffy as replacements electronic components are, a stroll thru a pick and pull might be in order. Even Rock Auto has been fooled by counterfeits from what I have read. Random E bay sellers and Amazon associates, with less that a thousand sales, no thank you after repeated painful lessons. Try to understand why a particular component might have failed, and if possible test it, before the plastic comes out of your wallet. You can get quality stuff from reputable junk yards shipped to your door for 25% of the box store allegedly remaned part price.
Find the OEM part number and you might be surprised that some components are used across a wide area of vehicles. Do it before you hike.
Beware fakebook sellers. I thought that clist was bad.
My friends an I have struggled with the fact today that it takes three hours of research before you identify and properly diagnose an emission or module related problem if you are not a pro doing it every day. We don't have $1000 scan tools with a 4 channel oscilloscope.
And too often some of those folks do it wrong.
I am a long time (40 yrs) Hitachi tool fan, but alas that division got sold off to the Chinese, and that is never good.

 

[MaicoDoug]

This was taken from their google description....
"Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology." No thank you please. Does not look like a company that I want anything to do with.
Trade names that in the past that have held much respect are being sold off to the rock bottom quality suppliers. Takes a little bit of time to recognise what exactly their selling if & fact that has anything to do at all with the namesake that we all used to love & respect. But that is after the namesake has gone out of business.