URO parts

1ezliving4ume · Post by **1ezliving4ume** » 04 Sep 2015, 07:19

I had read were a guy said NOT to use URO hoses, I hope URO makes good parts because I'm in the middle of a head gasket job and have URO parts. Anyone have any input into the quality of URO parts?

I have had problems with parts for my 850 being junk, a new radiator that leaks and cv boots that leak. Pissed me off to no end.

Post by **RussB** » 04 Sep 2015, 07:36

URO is the bottom of the barrel. The hoses seem to be particularly bad. I would use nothing URO branded for a head gasket repair

Post by **abscate** » 04 Sep 2015, 07:43

Stop and thank MVS for saving you from having to redo that job.

If you want 6 months from the car until graduation, and new job, they are great.

Otherwise, no.

Post by **tryingbe** » 04 Sep 2015, 07:48

Dayco was new, Uro was used.

URO parts was swollen and rubber was super soft.
You couldn't PAY me to use any URO parts.

Post by **erikv11** » 04 Sep 2015, 09:57

Utter, utter crap.

1ezliving4ume · Post by **1ezliving4ume** » 04 Sep 2015, 12:43

Thanks I think.....crap.....The good news is that only the radiator hoses are URO. The gasket set is Beck/Arnley and so is the timing belt. My new radiator is a platinum pro. I hope these are good parts

Post by **precopster** » 04 Sep 2015, 17:43

I've seen 15 year old OEM hoses just as swollen. Also URO hoses and all other aftermarket hoses that old have no markings except for the factory stickers. Were the URO stickers still there? How old are the UROs in the photos? How many miles had they completed?

Just trying to gather some evidence with data rather than just accepting the evidence.

Post by **tryingbe** » 04 Sep 2015, 18:43

precopster wrote:I've seen 15 year old OEM hoses just as swollen. Also URO hoses and all other aftermarket hoses that old have no markings except for the factory stickers. Were the URO stickers still there? How old are the UROs in the photos? How many miles had they completed?

Just trying to gather some evidence with data rather than just accepting the evidence.

I bought the URO hoses and installed them myself, those were less than a year being in service. After I notice they were swollen, I bought replacement Dayco hoses to replace them. Since then, 5-6 years have passed, and I've done a lot of upgrade and replacements. I have silicone hoses now, best hoses for the money.

I also bought a URO coolant surge tank, it lasted maybe a year before it turn into this solid yellow color which you no longer can see the coolant level. Where the Volvo coolant tank remain clear plastic 20+ years later.

I will not buy another URO part again. You can risk it, but not me.

Post by **precopster** » 04 Sep 2015, 19:45

I've had URO heater hoses in my V70 which have done 55,000ks over 3 years and yes I agree they're not as good. They are slightly swollen and feeling soft. The question I had in mind was how much worse are they and it seems about a fifth of the life cycle of OEM. I now use Gates hoses when I can and OEM from FCP. They also need constant retightening.

Post by **j-dawg** » 04 Sep 2015, 21:23

I use URO and Pro Parts bits where they're not critical. I'm not paying the premium, for example, for Volvo OEM tailgate struts, so I bought cheapos. They work great! And if they fail, it really doesn't matter.

As absurd as it feels spending twice as much for some rubber, though, I bought only OEM for radiator, turbo coolant, and oil cooler hoses. If one of those fails, that matters.