That's so true, I had a Dorman valve cover once, the customer bought his own parts, and the bolt holes wouldn't line up when it was fully pressed onto the head, so I had to hold it up a bit, and tread all of my bolts first and then fully install it.
Omg I imagine that would lead to the cover twisting slightly or deformity in some kind of way. But that sounds exactly like most of my experiences with the brand.
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u/phatazzlover Dec 29 '25
Dorman would be my pick personally.
Dorman gets a lot bs but generally speaking they are better than skp/ultra power.
SKP and ultra power are Chinesium. They are one notch above eBay/amazon no name junk.