Maybe this has been asked. But do you guys go for Aftermarket parts or Genuine Volvo. Having work done on my wagon and my mechanic only wants to use Genuine Volvo so it really was much much more than a OEM or aftermarket brands. We are doing the Fuel pump and tank funk along with the PCV system. I ordered all hoses, filters, pumps you name it it was Genuine Volvo even gaskets. Have you had any quality issues with other aftermarket nightmares. I hope that using the Genuine parts will make the issues go away that are causing issues. I'm not a mechanic ...I can do easy stuff but this was over my head.

Sorry, but I Genuinely doubt that Volvo, even though the actual cars are still made in Sweden-- being Chinese owned, Geely is the name of the company that owns Volvo, are still making parts for a vehicle line that went out of production in 1993.

There are "aftermarket" part brands to avoid. But Genuine these days can mean just put the part in a Blue Volvo parts Box and charge double or more.

others may chime in...this is an ongoing discussion here. There are may posts that have identified which are the manufactures behind some of those Volvo labeld part.


A recent example... the Flex Disc or Guibo - a part of the drive train on a manual 5 Speed equip'd 240....which is the Best Brand.

There are some rules of thumb:

If it is rubber...Genuine Volvo
If it is a electronic (except in tank pump or blower motor), OEM (aka Bosch in most but not all cases)
If it is steel...mixed bag
Ball joints, tie rod ends, tie rods...Moog or OEM
Rebuilt steering rack Jorgen