You hear about all the items that are made in China and quality problems. The engine that I purchased had the damper replaced. The replacement damper was made in China, it was even stamped as such. The China damper was made with a split rubber, where as the Ford damper is a one piece affair. When the China damper was manufactured, the split rubber wasn't installed properly. One end of the rubber ended sticking up and to correct the problem, they tried pounding the rubber in place. I won't be purchasing any auto parts made in China if I can help it.


China damper on left, Ford damper on right. You can see in the top circle where the rubber isn't straight. In the bottom circle you can see where the end of the seals were forced down.


China marking. Close up photo of the damage where the end of the seal was pounded in place.


Seal not straight in China damper.


In the circle you can see where the seal is recessed and that the pounding on the other side didn't solve the problem.[extend] [extend] [extend]