Redfox
Member Since: 07 Jan 2024
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 152
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For your info:
A little introduction. Haldex Traction was founded in 1998 in Sweden. It developed these systems and was sold on to American BorgWarner in December 2010, and took about a year. Therefore there will be original parts made by Haldex and some made by Haldex/BorgWarner, now a part of BorgWarner Torq Transfer Systems. Haldex AB marketed their systems under various names on various markets. BorgWarner also bought up Beru, Eaton, Gustav Wahler and Remy, amongst others, some of them of German origin.
As production is now spread out in many countries, including many Asian countries, does not always mean lack of quality, as some markets demand a certain local involvement. There has been talk about badly made Chinese turbos.
Around 2005, BorgWarner's world headquarters moved from Chicago to the metro Detroit area. Later moved to Auburn Hills, Michigan, and was originally founded from several companies, in 1928. Further, between 2006 and 2014, the organization invested in new production facilities, including in South Korea, France, Germany, China, Hungary, Poland, India, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico and Thailand. Since 2023, BorgWarner is partially now renamed Phinia.
I just bought an original BorgWarner Haldex oil filter, from a Volvo dealership, as an original Volvo spare part.
Ordered this morning, received it this afternoon. Great service. Price was only marginally more than the non-original Britpart filter.
Britpart filter: 572,68 DKK.
Original filter: 616,00 DKK.
And you don't have to either buy more parts to get free shipping, nor pay transportation. Just go to your local Volvo dealership.
This filter exists in many cars, but I chose specifically a 2006/2007 Volvo XC90 Si6 3,2Liter, and same Haldex generation 3, so that means the short Haldex oil filter and the spring type.
Volvo part number 30787687.
Comes with the metal cap, two bolts, the nylon and o-ring seal part.
What differs is the construction of the parts as listed below:
1/ The bolts are stronger and better made. Even straight They are clearly marked "V-W" and "8,8" strength. The non-original ones have nothing. The original bolts also are not silver shiny as the non-originals, but dark grey'ish.
2/ The aluminium cap is marked with a clearly visible "3".
3/ The aluminium cap is marked with two slight recesses for the bolt heads.
4/ The filter body does have a spring, nt black, but shiny grey and it's a lot shorter than for example the Britpart.
5/ The filter itself is stamped "8136" on one end.
6/ the nylon flange on the original filter measures 38,83mm in diameter, where as the non-original Britpart filter measures 39,77mm, so a marked difference, which means that it's very hard to insert the non-original filter into the Haldex itself, risking the o-ring.
7/ This original filter is made in Germany.
I cannot speak for the mesh filter material itself as of yet, but will investigate and report back here with any findings.
So far, I cannot vouch for the Britpart sold filter. It's a bad copy in my humble view.
I suspect that the Britpart filter is made in China, to a sub standard, but I haven't any real proof, so it's only a speculation. Bolts, the too long spring and the complete lack of precision on the nylon part diameter suggests this, though.
Because of the aforementioned differences, I don't trust the Britpart sold filter.
Further, on generation 4 Haldex filters, there is a clear valve that has to close. Not so on the non-original filter, which in turn means that the motor on the Haldex has to work much more to gain the correct pressure on startup, after resting. I am not sure about the generation 3 mech/setup, but I'll look into it.
Kind regards,
Redfox.
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