Valve seals

[Richard Q]

Anyone know where I can get a set of valve seals quickly?

The set that came with the gasket set were weak and some are now broken

Richard

[baz]

Zpower do some good after market ones

[Jay1969]

...and they'll no doubt have them ready in stock, and 10% Z1OC
discount too

Jen-Yin ones - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=430

Pat-Turn ones - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=429



~Jay.

[PAULJAC47]

Get some of these as good or better than originals

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Z900 ... 3f3cabb7f8

The repro ones are all rubbish i have even had probs with Ape, the gen are good but pricey.. you said some have spilt how are u putting them on? best way is to fill with grease and pop on with small socket,the grease forces the seal outwards under hydraulic pressure just enough for them to pop on easily.PaulJ

[Jay1969]

A mate of mine had probs with the Ape one's as well,
Paul aren't those one's that suzuki performance spares sell
as good as the pattern one's Z-POWER shop sells? - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=429

They're both pattern manufactured aren't they?
Anyone had probs with the Z-POWER ones?


~Jay.

[jimmock]

A mate of mine had probs with the Ape one's as well,
Paul aren't those one's that suzuki performance spares sell
as good as the pattern one's Z-POWER shop sells? - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=429

They're both pattern manufactured aren't they?
Anyone had probs with the Z-POWER ones?


~Jay.

I had a mate once.

[Jay1969]

A mate of mine had probs with the Ape one's as well,
Paul aren't those one's that suzuki performance spares sell
as good as the pattern one's Z-POWER shop sells? - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=429

They're both pattern manufactured aren't they?
Anyone had probs with the Z-POWER ones?


~Jay.

I had a mate once.

Now come one Jimmock! You've got Dr. Mick!
You and he are bestest chums are yer not?

~Jay.

[PAULJAC47]

A mate of mine had probs with the Ape one's as well,
Paul aren't those one's that suzuki performance spares sell
as good as the pattern one's Z-POWER shop sells? - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=429

They're both pattern manufactured aren't they?
Anyone had probs with the Z-POWER ones?


~Jay.

The Suzuki spares ones are Viton, Jay z power ones are no better i reckon than the crappy ones u get in the pattern gasket sets i would only use Viton or gen ....Paul J

[Jay1969]

Cheers Paul. I ordered some from Saisei-Europe shop, they are
also Viton one's made by PMC (in Japan). I'm hoping they'll be
delivered soon so I can get me engine re-assembled before xmas.
Anyway, point is, has anyone else tried the PMC one's, they too
are pricey, but I'm interested to see how many miles they'll
last? If they're no more durable than the SuzukiPerformanceSpares
Viton one's, then I'll buy their one's next. As a side note, as Rob said
in another thread about Valve Stem Seals,
"Any "Viton" seals if installed correctly should last equally long."

http://z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32574

~Jay.

[baz]

Get some of these as good or better than originals

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Z900 ... 3f3cabb7f8

The repro ones are all rubbish i have even had probs with Ape, the gen are good but pricey.. you said some have spilt how are u putting them on? best way is to fill with grease and pop on with small socket,the grease forces the seal outwards under hydraulic pressure just enough for them to pop on easily.PaulJ

No, the ones there selling now are nothing like those in a gasket set, made in japan and identicle to viton.

[Richard Q]

Cheers all

I have ordered some of the Suzuki performance ones

Here's me thinking that valve seals are all the same

Richard

[PAULJAC47]

Get some of these as good or better than originals

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Z900 ... 3f3cabb7f8

The repro ones are all rubbish i have even had probs with Ape, the gen are good but pricey.. you said some have spilt how are u putting them on? best way is to fill with grease and pop on with small socket,the grease forces the seal outwards under hydraulic pressure just enough for them to pop on easily.PaulJ

No, the ones there selling now are nothing like those in a gasket set, made in japan and identicle to viton.

Stand corrected

[Jay1969]

Well guys, I have to say, I'm exhausted after all that!


~Jay.

[ZedHead]

There's lots of anecdotes about valve seals and everyone has a choice. I think I will stick with selling APE, Kibblewhite and PMC. All good quality and you know what you are getting.

[Big Fluff]

I get the genuine APE viton seals for £13 a set.
I've always used them and never had a problem with them.