Filter quality - air, pollen, oil, fuel, etc - brands

[Clan]

Originally Posted by cheshired5

My car has made it to nearly 190k miles on genuine oil filters or the identical Mann equivalent and runs as well now as it did when new so that's a pretty good endorsement in my book.
Whether it would have done exactly the same on other brands is possible I suppose but when my filters only cost £6, I don't see the point in experimenting with others to find out.
I don't feel like a slave to marketing and saving 1 or 2 pounds every oil change makes no sense.

If you only buy your filters from Volvo, you are getting ripped off because Volvo charge £8 more than Mann for the exact same filter.The only difference is the box in which it comes.

how do you know ? I read a volvo test of about 10 different make oil filters back in the 70's , yes they were the white Mann made ones back then ... But not the same ... wish i could find the article ..

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by Clan

how do you know ?

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=231516
For the D5 and many Volvo made engines, they're the same. 100%

[niggly]

Looking for the correct fuel filter for my 2012 model year C30 1.6D2 DRIVe online and at factors and I was having a real problem finding the correct one. I needed an air and oil as well, but that seemed straightforward.

The prices varied from about £12 to £45 for the fuel filter. One must be for the wrong car I thought.

So I rang a local main dealer to sort it out ...... and find out what they charged for a 'real, genuine' Volvo fuel filter. The parts guy said "if you buy 3 filters I can give you a 40% discount". Stunned I said "Have I heard correctly, did you say forty or fourteen?" "Forty". Couldn't believe it. Got the fuel, oil and air for £53.13. Deep joy.

Incidentally I'm not one of those who chuff on about only Volvo parts. As you've all posted they don't make them anyway. Just put then in a blue box and charge a shed.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by niggly

Looking for the correct fuel filter for my 2012 model year C30 1.6D2 DRIVe online and at factors and I was having a real problem finding the correct one. I needed an air and oil as well, but that seemed straightforward.

The prices varied from about £12 to £45 for the fuel filter. One must be for the wrong car I thought.

So I rang a local main dealer to sort it out ...... and find out what they charged for a 'real, genuine' Volvo fuel filter. The parts guy said "if you buy 3 filters I can give you a 40% discount". Stunned I said "Have I heard correctly, did you say forty or fourteen?" "Forty". Couldn't believe it. Got the fuel, oil and air for £53.13. Deep joy.

Incidentally I'm not one of those who chuff on about only Volvo parts. As you've all posted they don't make them anyway. Just put then in a blue box and charge a shed.

Very wrong ..
The fuel filter on the D2 is unique to volvo . It has a high capacity element to volvo specifications not the filter manufacturers standard filter or fords specification .The blue dot identifies this ! Fit a pattern part and you will have engine problems sooner or later . Sooner if you don't use the car much ..
All volvo make are the body shell, engine and transmission . All the rest is made by outside suppliers BUT to volvos unique specifications , they don't take standard off the shelf parts ..

[niggly]

Thanks Clan, very good to know. Appreciate your help.

Just had a look (not fitted yet), yup blue dot. For a fuel filter it is a helluva chunk/piece of kit. I'm not surprised it is so costly. Although with my unexpected discount the real thing was only £31.82.