Volvo D9 fuel filters

[Driver]

Hello,

The Volvo engine mounted fuel filter number 3809721on a D9 (and maybe others) is horrifically priced at £100 plus and the aftermarket suppliers seem to have no alternatives. I was therefore pleased to find them on ebay at £63.62 post free from China. (eBay item number:355974081636), and ordered two at the speed of light.

This post started out to be informative but as realism set in, I started to wonder if they could be cheap knock offs, despite being described as original Volvo, marked Volvo and in the nice blue Volvo boxes.

Any opinions, please?

 

[AllanG]

If they are from China, I’d bet my bottom dollar that they are copies, not originals….but hope I’m not right!

 

[ChromeDome]

No opinion on your cheap(er) filters, but here's another take on the question

Fuel filter cross reference

 

[Dino]

Ah the old Volvo tax. My old boat had 2 x TAMD40A’s and I think I paid €32-36 for genuine secondary fuel filters. My current boat has 2 x Perkins Sabre M265Ti’s. I bought some Fleetguard equivalents in a plant and machinery shop last year… 4 filters for €20. Happy days

 

[volvopaul]

The only aftermarket filter I will buy and supply is Fleetguard or Mann.
Buying from china can be suicidal, have you seen some of the U tube videos where they make filters in a back street shop . A filter is all about the paper and in certain cases a drain back valve , I remember working on a very nice Atlantic 43 with D6 in , it came here from Holland , it had Recmar filters on , I was gob smacked when I removed the oil filters as a normal Volvo one is a certain weight as the oil is trapped inside because it has a anti drain back valve , the filter sits upside down on the engine . I unscrewed the Recmar one , it felt so light , no oil inside as no valve , so each time the engine is started there is no oil in the filter .

I’ve also looked at filters being cut open , the paper part undone and stretched out to see that cheaper non genuine ones have half the paper make up inside , that means it performs half as good .
Back to the post , the D9 is a unit injector engine , it requires good filtration as it has just a single sited engine filter plus the pre filter, I certainly would not trust a Chinese one.

 

[madabouttheboat]

When it comes to service consumable, there are places to save a few quid and there are places where it is not worth it. Fuel filters on a common rail diesel fall into the latter for me.

 

[baily]

Hi I bought a genuine Volvo penta filter from a dealer and marked on the side made in Mexico as with most car Manufactures they buy filters from all over the world who will make them for them

 

[Driver]

Thanks for all of your comments. I had already ordered the filters so when they arrive, I will get out my largest magnifying glass and most accurate scales to compare the Chinese filters with ones I have bought from Volvo. I will then report back.

 

[Boat2016]

When it comes to service consumable, there are places to save a few quid and there are places where it is not worth it. Fuel filters on a common rail diesel fall into the latter for me.

The D9 is not common rail, it’s HUEI but the same concern stands and knowing the cost of injectors I would never use anything but the real thing, many will tell you they’ve been using them for years without problem but all I can say is they’ve got lucky.
Clean fuel for these engines is essential.

 

[Driver]

I have received the filter and compared it with a genuine Volvo one. It looks almost exactly the same, colours are right and weighs the same. However there are some tiny differences. Lack of spot welding on the top inner plate and a plastic interior bottom plate instead of steel. Some of the wording on the side is smaller type and a little inferior.

I have challenged the supplier who admits it is not genuine! He will refund my money.

 

[oldgit]

A conclusion could be that it is well worth counterfeiting Volvo Penta consumables due to the assumption any item with a VP logo must surely be of better quality simply because of the premium prices demanded.
It would be interesting to know if the filters etc. required for latest VP marine engines are also used in agricultural or road transport and if your local farmer or truck driver pays exactly the same price as a chap in a marina ?

 

[Moonstruck]

I have just purchased new injectors for my Volvo D12’s. Volvo Penta price was horrific! With a little research I found who makes them and purchased the exact same units at about 40% of the cost! Only difference is no VP logo on the plastic part!
VP do not make the filters so who does??

 

[Mr Googler]

Volvo 3817517 - Filter Cross Reference

When of them do? £40 Fleetguard

 

[volvopaul]

Volvo 3817517 - Filter Cross Reference

When of them do? £40 Fleetguard

The only after market make I will fit in terms of oil and fuel filters .

 

[Driver]

I have just purchased new injectors for my Volvo D12’s. Volvo Penta price was horrific! With a little research I found who makes them and purchased the exact same units at about 40% of the cost! Only difference is no VP logo on the plastic part!
VP do not make the filters so who does??

May I ask if it is possible to have details of the company who does make the injectors, please?

 

[Moonstruck]

They were made by Delphi.

 

[Moonstruck]

Also not sure where you are based but PB Asher in Southampton are Delphi repair specialists who use the Delphi supplied repair kits for injectors. I didn’t go this route but they were extremely helpful.

 

[BB1]

Hello,

The Volvo engine mounted fuel filter number 3809721on a D9 (and maybe others) is horrifically priced at £100 plus and the aftermarket suppliers seem to have no alternatives. I was therefore pleased to find them on ebay at £63.62 post free from China. (eBay item number:355974081636), and ordered two at the speed of light.

This post started out to be informative but as realism set in, I started to wonder if they could be cheap knock offs, despite being described as original Volvo, marked Volvo and in the nice blue Volvo boxes.

Any opinions, please?

Try Inline Filters ,Liskard online, very good site.

 

[Driver]

Also not sure where you are based but PB Asher in Southampton are Delphi repair specialists who use the Delphi supplied repair kits for injectors. I didn’t go this route but they were extremely helpful.

Also not sure where you are based but PB Asher in Southampton are Delphi repair specialists who use the Delphi supplied repair kits for injectors. I didn’t go this route but they were extremely helpful.

Thanks.

 

[Driver]

Try Inline Filters ,Liskard online, very good site.

Yes, very nice people, but they and Fleetguard cannot supply a replacement for D9 fuel filters.