{"title":"Haldex and four wheel drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaldex pumps, filters, oil and full service kits. The filter and oil are service items, not lifetime parts, whatever the handbook implies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"haldex-service-and-pump-package-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Service and Pump Package in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the pump, the filter and the oil, because on a car that has never had the service done the pump has usually already gone and nobody has noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218566021468,"sku":"WBD-HLD-001-PO","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218566054236,"sku":"WBD-HLD-001-PF","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_and_Pump_Package_in_OE_Supplier_6bc49ab6-22c8-4835-a4c8-d8b58c420527.jpg?v=1790165632"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-and-pump-package-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Service and Pump Package in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the pump, the filter and the oil, because on a car that has never had the service done the pump has usually already gone and nobody has noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218566119772,"sku":"WBD-HLD-002-PO","price":1574.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218566152540,"sku":"WBD-HLD-002-PF","price":2049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_and_Pump_Package_in_Genuine_Boxed_ebbca815-9322-4b76-8569-232148e0a67f.jpg?v=1790165632"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-and-pump-package-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Service and Pump Package in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the pump, the filter and the oil, because on a car that has never had the service done the pump has usually already gone and nobody has noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.0 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218568282460,"sku":"WBD-HLD-003-PO","price":1299.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218568315228,"sku":"WBD-HLD-003-PF","price":1674.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_and_Pump_Package_in_Uprated_d8cfd076-6c94-4d06-baa2-2b252f30092d.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-pump-with-a-full-fluid-service-and-fitting-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Pump with a Full Fluid Service and Fitting in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: supplied and fitted with a four wheel drive function test afterwards, which is the part that proves it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218568413532,"sku":"WBD-HLD-004-PO","price":1149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218568446300,"sku":"WBD-HLD-004-PF","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Pump_with_a_Full_Fluid_Service_and_Fitting_in_OE_Supplier_f3a5b65f-6632-4d25-bcc8-4043a94531b3.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-pump-with-a-full-fluid-service-and-fitting-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Pump with a Full Fluid Service and Fitting in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: supplied and fitted with a four wheel drive function test afterwards, which is the part that proves it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.9 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218568544604,"sku":"WBD-HLD-005-PO","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218568577372,"sku":"WBD-HLD-005-PF","price":2224.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Pump_with_a_Full_Fluid_Service_and_Fitting_in_Genuine_Boxed_bc91bb45-aedb-46af-a76a-856ad0821fca.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-pump-with-a-full-fluid-service-and-fitting-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Pump with a Full Fluid Service and Fitting in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: supplied and fitted with a four wheel drive function test afterwards, which is the part that proves it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218568642908,"sku":"WBD-HLD-006-PO","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218568675676,"sku":"WBD-HLD-006-PF","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Pump_with_a_Full_Fluid_Service_and_Fitting_in_Uprated_f830ce6f-84be-42de-b22b-a426917040f4.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-controller-and-pump-package-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Controller and Pump Package in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the controller as well, for a car with a permanent four wheel drive fault rather than a quietly absent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218569429340,"sku":"WBD-HLD-007-PO","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218569462108,"sku":"WBD-HLD-007-PF","price":1749.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Controller_and_Pump_Package_in_OE_Supplier_c0093615-bf9f-411a-8dbb-4aaf637c4ea0.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-controller-and-pump-package-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Controller and Pump Package in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the controller as well, for a car with a permanent four wheel drive fault rather than a quietly absent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218570150236,"sku":"WBD-HLD-008-PO","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218570183004,"sku":"WBD-HLD-008-PF","price":2624.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Controller_and_Pump_Package_in_Genuine_Boxed_98072c85-a747-4065-86cb-91842b440de7.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-controller-and-pump-package-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Controller and Pump Package in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the controller as well, for a car with a permanent four wheel drive fault rather than a quietly absent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.9 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218570281308,"sku":"WBD-HLD-009-PO","price":1674.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218570314076,"sku":"WBD-HLD-009-PF","price":2174.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Controller_and_Pump_Package_in_Uprated_6839fc36-870d-45fd-b430-95bf89be53a5.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-overhaul-with-a-clutch-pack-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Overhaul with a Clutch Pack in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the clutch pack, which on a car that has run for years on old oil is glazed and is why the drive is weak rather than absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 9.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218570477916,"sku":"WBD-HLD-010-PO","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218570510684,"sku":"WBD-HLD-010-PF","price":2074.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Overhaul_with_a_Clutch_Pack_in_OE_Supplier_4c467f4e-339e-4f13-a5bc-aee54bd31e28.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-overhaul-with-a-clutch-pack-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Overhaul with a Clutch Pack in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the clutch pack, which on a car that has run for years on old oil is glazed and is why the drive is weak rather than absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 9.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218570576220,"sku":"WBD-HLD-011-PO","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218570608988,"sku":"WBD-HLD-011-PF","price":3099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Overhaul_with_a_Clutch_Pack_in_Genuine_Boxed_39238d2b-5cea-4147-a46e-296ee79d1818.jpg?v=1790165633"},{"product_id":"haldex-overhaul-with-a-clutch-pack-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Overhaul with a Clutch Pack in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the clutch pack, which on a car that has run for years on old oil is glazed and is why the drive is weak rather than absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 10.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218571100508,"sku":"WBD-HLD-012-PO","price":1974.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218571133276,"sku":"WBD-HLD-012-PF","price":2574.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Overhaul_with_a_Clutch_Pack_in_Uprated_cfb0bec4-9a04-442b-8fad-171b0891f180.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-rear-differential-service-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Service with a Rear Differential Service in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the rear diff oil at the same time, which is the other fluid on the rear axle that nobody changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 12.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218571166044,"sku":"WBD-HLD-013-PO","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218571198812,"sku":"WBD-HLD-013-PF","price":1549.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Rear_Differential_Service_in_OE_Supplier_5028c9a1-4168-4e60-845f-60d2172e7dfd.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-rear-differential-service-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Service with a Rear Differential Service in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the rear diff oil at the same time, which is the other fluid on the rear axle that nobody changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 12.9 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218572050780,"sku":"WBD-HLD-014-PO","price":1799.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218572083548,"sku":"WBD-HLD-014-PF","price":2324.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Rear_Differential_Service_in_Genuine_Boxed_71c1ac5c-f7d8-434c-801c-2f1501c78ed2.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-rear-differential-service-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Service with a Rear Differential Service in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the rear diff oil at the same time, which is the other fluid on the rear axle that nobody changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 13.9 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218572116316,"sku":"WBD-HLD-015-PO","price":1474.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218572149084,"sku":"WBD-HLD-015-PF","price":1924.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Rear_Differential_Service_in_Uprated_eaff2b25-954d-4085-8280-c5b7f31868cf.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-and-dsg-combined-service-package-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex and DSG Combined Service Package in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: both fluid services in one visit, which is the pairing that makes sense on a four wheel drive DSG car and which almost nobody offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 16.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218572771676,"sku":"WBD-HLD-016-PO","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218572804444,"sku":"WBD-HLD-016-PF","price":1824.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_and_DSG_Combined_Service_Package_in_OE_Supplier_3c535d32-dc99-4c34-b3ed-721b7511e48b.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-and-dsg-combined-service-package-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex and DSG Combined Service Package in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: both fluid services in one visit, which is the pairing that makes sense on a four wheel drive DSG car and which almost nobody offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 17.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218572968284,"sku":"WBD-HLD-017-PO","price":2099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218573001052,"sku":"WBD-HLD-017-PF","price":2724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_and_DSG_Combined_Service_Package_in_Genuine_Boxed_b3125697-3168-4125-a8ad-6ea063a107b3.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-and-dsg-combined-service-package-in-uprated","title":"Haldex and DSG Combined Service Package in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: both fluid services in one visit, which is the pairing that makes sense on a four wheel drive DSG car and which almost nobody offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 18.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218573033820,"sku":"WBD-HLD-018-PO","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218573066588,"sku":"WBD-HLD-018-PF","price":2249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_and_DSG_Combined_Service_Package_in_Uprated_2131760a-0648-4b04-8b5e-dac8e0a3e22c.jpg?v=1790165634"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-four-wheel-drive-function-test-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Service with a Four Wheel Drive Function Test in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the service plus a rolling road or a live data test that proves drive is actually going to the rear, which is the only way to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218573132124,"sku":"WBD-HLD-019-PO","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218573164892,"sku":"WBD-HLD-019-PF","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Four_Wheel_Drive_Function_Test_in_OE_Supplier_0d8fb7b8-ef30-4bc1-b70a-067c8dee7474.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-four-wheel-drive-function-test-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Service with a Four Wheel Drive Function Test in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the service plus a rolling road or a live data test that proves drive is actually going to the rear, which is the only way to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218574836060,"sku":"WBD-HLD-020-PO","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218574868828,"sku":"WBD-HLD-020-PF","price":2124.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Four_Wheel_Drive_Function_Test_in_Genuine_Boxed_6ad9a622-eaeb-4df0-a236-923599903b9b.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-service-with-a-four-wheel-drive-function-test-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Service with a Four Wheel Drive Function Test in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the service plus a rolling road or a live data test that proves drive is actually going to the rear, which is the only way to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218574934364,"sku":"WBD-HLD-021-PO","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218574967132,"sku":"WBD-HLD-021-PF","price":1774.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Service_with_a_Four_Wheel_Drive_Function_Test_in_Uprated_6038bb9a-1215-45aa-ba54-8b484183845e.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-package-for-a-generation-two-or-three-system-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Package for a Generation Two or Three System in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the older system, which has a serviceable filter that the later ones do not and a different failure pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218574999900,"sku":"WBD-HLD-022-PO","price":1149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218575032668,"sku":"WBD-HLD-022-PF","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Package_for_a_Generation_Two_or_Three_System_in_OE_Supplier_4d7f125c-6f2f-4b45-bdbb-c1f30c2bf2e2.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-package-for-a-generation-two-or-three-system-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Package for a Generation Two or Three System in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the older system, which has a serviceable filter that the later ones do not and a different failure pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218575065436,"sku":"WBD-HLD-023-PO","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218575098204,"sku":"WBD-HLD-023-PF","price":2224.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Package_for_a_Generation_Two_or_Three_System_in_Genuine_Boxed_39c56f2e-2425-4643-9dde-dd27b435fbe9.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-package-for-a-generation-two-or-three-system-in-uprated","title":"Haldex Package for a Generation Two or Three System in Uprated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Haldex job: the older system, which has a serviceable filter that the later ones do not and a different failure pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and Haldex generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: the revised part number, which on this group matters more than on most. A great many of these components were superseded because the original failed, and the listing says exactly what changed and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, which is a specific fluid and not a gear oil, plus the filter on the generations that have one and new sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The Haldex unit is aluminium and it does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, and the filter with it on the generations that have one. Almost nobody does this and it is the reason most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 8.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when a Haldex pump fails the car simply becomes front wheel drive. There is often no warning light, the car drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out on the first icy morning of the year, sometimes years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest it, do not assume: a live data read or a rolling test tells you whether drive is reaching the rear. On a used four wheel drive car this is worth doing before you buy the car, not after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex oil is a specific fluid. A gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit will damage the clutch pack, and it happens more than it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter and the later ones have a pump screen instead. The kit for yours is confirmed from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Haldex pump where the package includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or pump screen for your generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct Haldex oil in the correct quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew sealing washers and the fill plug seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour and the function test where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. The unit is aluminium and the bolts are torqued low. Afterwards the four wheel drive function has to be tested rather than assumed, and a live data read is the quickest way to prove drive is actually reaching the rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the decision is really about what state yours is in. If it has had the oil done every 20,000 miles, buy the service. If it has never been done and the car has 90,000 miles on it, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218575229276,"sku":"WBD-HLD-024-PO","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218575262044,"sku":"WBD-HLD-024-PF","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Package_for_a_Generation_Two_or_Three_System_in_Uprated_b4e76368-16d0-4e62-b9e1-3e6acd97016c.jpg?v=1790165635"},{"product_id":"haldex-twenty-thousand-mile-service-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Twenty Thousand Mile Service Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA service item: the interval almost nobody keeps, in a box, with the right fluid rather than a gear oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: 1.6 and 2.0 TDI, 1.4 1.8 and 2.0 TSI, and the 1.9 PD where stated. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: a service interval, or the symptom the part causes once it is past it: a misfire from a tired coil, a squeal from a worn tensioner, a blocked particulate filter from the wrong oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: fifteen minutes to an hour and a half depending on the item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: the service interval and the oil quality channel are reset through the diagnostic system rather than the dashboard button sequence, because the button only clears the display and leaves the underlying counter where it was\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: O rings and washers where they apply, and they are in the kit rather than sold separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the plastic oil filter housing cap is torqued to its figure and not a grunt more. Cracking it is the commonest self inflicted oil leak on this group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: as the schedule says, and the schedule is the argument. The group's long life servicing regime stretches the oil interval on the basis of how the car has been driven. It suits a motorway car and it is actively bad for a car doing short cold journeys, which is most cars. A great many tired engines in this group are tired because they were serviced to the long life schedule in town. Switching to the fixed schedule costs one extra oil change every two years and it is the cheapest thing you can do for one of these engines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOil approvals: this group runs a long list of approval numbers and they are not interchangeable. A diesel with a particulate filter needs a low ash oil and the wrong one costs a filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two forgotten fluids: DSG at 40,000 miles and Haldex at 20,000. Neither is in the basic schedule and both are on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashable filters: we do not stock oiled cotton panel filters, because the oil migrates onto the air mass meter and ruins it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery O ring, washer and seal the job needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct oil or fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea torque figure card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen minutes to an hour and a half. The oil filter housing cap wants a torque wrench and the figure on the card, because cracking it happens on the bench and shows up as an oil warning three weeks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eService parts are where the shared platform pays you back most obviously: the filter that fits a Golf fits the Octavia and the Leon and the A3, and the four counters quote four prices for the same box. Buy OE supplier unless a warranty or a lease return depends on the badge on the box. Four words get used loosely in this trade. Genuine means in the group's box with the group number on it. OE means the same part from the firm that actually makes it, in that firm's box, usually 30 to 40 per cent cheaper. Aftermarket means somebody else's version, sometimes as good and sometimes not. Remanufactured means a core stripped, measured and rebuilt to specification. Every listing here says which of the four you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Volkswagen","offer_id":59218623594844,"sku":"WBD-FIL-021-VW","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audi","offer_id":59218623627612,"sku":"WBD-FIL-021-AU","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seat","offer_id":59218623660380,"sku":"WBD-FIL-021-SE","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Skoda","offer_id":59218623693148,"sku":"WBD-FIL-021-SK","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Twenty_Thousand_Mile_Service_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_ae51988b-cd89-4c95-be05-3e69356ed8eb.jpg?v=1790165883"},{"product_id":"haldex-twenty-thousand-mile-service-kit-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Haldex Twenty Thousand Mile Service Kit in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA service item: the interval almost nobody keeps, in a box, with the right fluid rather than a gear oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: 1.6 and 2.0 TDI, 1.4 1.8 and 2.0 TSI, and the 1.9 PD where stated. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: a service interval, or the symptom the part causes once it is past it: a misfire from a tired coil, a squeal from a worn tensioner, a blocked particulate filter from the wrong oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: fifteen minutes to an hour and a half depending on the item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: the service interval and the oil quality channel are reset through the diagnostic system rather than the dashboard button sequence, because the button only clears the display and leaves the underlying counter where it was\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: O rings and washers where they apply, and they are in the kit rather than sold separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the plastic oil filter housing cap is torqued to its figure and not a grunt more. Cracking it is the commonest self inflicted oil leak on this group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: as the schedule says, and the schedule is the argument. The group's long life servicing regime stretches the oil interval on the basis of how the car has been driven. It suits a motorway car and it is actively bad for a car doing short cold journeys, which is most cars. A great many tired engines in this group are tired because they were serviced to the long life schedule in town. Switching to the fixed schedule costs one extra oil change every two years and it is the cheapest thing you can do for one of these engines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOil approvals: this group runs a long list of approval numbers and they are not interchangeable. A diesel with a particulate filter needs a low ash oil and the wrong one costs a filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two forgotten fluids: DSG at 40,000 miles and Haldex at 20,000. Neither is in the basic schedule and both are on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashable filters: we do not stock oiled cotton panel filters, because the oil migrates onto the air mass meter and ruins it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery O ring, washer and seal the job needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct oil or fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea torque figure card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen minutes to an hour and a half. The oil filter housing cap wants a torque wrench and the figure on the card, because cracking it happens on the bench and shows up as an oil warning three weeks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eService parts are where the shared platform pays you back most obviously: the filter that fits a Golf fits the Octavia and the Leon and the A3, and the four counters quote four prices for the same box. Buy OE supplier unless a warranty or a lease return depends on the badge on the box. Four words get used loosely in this trade. Genuine means in the group's box with the group number on it. OE means the same part from the firm that actually makes it, in that firm's box, usually 30 to 40 per cent cheaper. Aftermarket means somebody else's version, sometimes as good and sometimes not. Remanufactured means a core stripped, measured and rebuilt to specification. Every listing here says which of the four you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Volkswagen","offer_id":59218623725916,"sku":"WBD-FIL-022-VW","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audi","offer_id":59218623758684,"sku":"WBD-FIL-022-AU","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seat","offer_id":59218623791452,"sku":"WBD-FIL-022-SE","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Skoda","offer_id":59218623824220,"sku":"WBD-FIL-022-SK","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Twenty_Thousand_Mile_Service_Kit_in_Premium_Aftermarket_59e1d382-4969-4d0e-a9bd-4afe2c8f4919.jpg?v=1790165883"},{"product_id":"haldex-oil-and-filter-service-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Oil and Filter Service Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the twenty thousand mile service that almost nobody does, with the right fluid rather than a gear oil and the filter for your generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218631426396,"sku":"WBD-HLC-001-GEN45","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218631459164,"sku":"WBD-HLC-001-GEN23","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Oil_and_Filter_Service_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_b9d30a76-58c4-44ab-8adc-8578afce5d80.jpg?v=1790165945"},{"product_id":"haldex-oil-and-filter-service-kit-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Oil and Filter Service Kit in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the twenty thousand mile service that almost nobody does, with the right fluid rather than a gear oil and the filter for your generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218631524700,"sku":"WBD-HLC-002-GEN45","price":139.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218631557468,"sku":"WBD-HLC-002-GEN23","price":124.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Oil_and_Filter_Service_Kit_in_Genuine_Boxed_5ea4af14-02ea-49fd-98a3-56988e21436e.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-pump-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Pump in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the pump, which fails silently and turns a four wheel drive car into a front wheel drive one without lighting anything on the dashboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 2.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218631655772,"sku":"WBD-HLC-003-GEN45","price":439.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218631688540,"sku":"WBD-HLC-003-GEN23","price":399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Pump_in_OE_Supplier_4a5a3e6f-f815-4cf1-b7ce-0097c8e0adc3.jpg?v=1790165945"},{"product_id":"haldex-pump-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Pump in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the pump, which fails silently and turns a four wheel drive car into a front wheel drive one without lighting anything on the dashboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 2.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218631819612,"sku":"WBD-HLC-004-GEN45","price":669.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218631852380,"sku":"WBD-HLC-004-GEN23","price":599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Pump_in_Genuine_Boxed_aa2fd30e-ac39-4fba-a0e5-d5359bc5bf20.jpg?v=1790165945"},{"product_id":"haldex-filter-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Filter in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the filter on the generations that have one, and the later ones have a pump screen instead, which is why the VIN matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218631917916,"sku":"WBD-HLC-005-GEN45","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218631950684,"sku":"WBD-HLC-005-GEN23","price":33.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Filter_in_OE_Supplier_7a315a2f-9573-4757-a1c8-94cf6c0b292c.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-filter-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Filter in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the filter on the generations that have one, and the later ones have a pump screen instead, which is why the VIN matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632048988,"sku":"WBD-HLC-006-GEN45","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632081756,"sku":"WBD-HLC-006-GEN23","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Filter_in_Genuine_Boxed_9af4a656-75c0-4c1c-8fe2-3eca7553c01e.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-oil-at-one-litre-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Oil at One Litre in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the specific fluid, because a gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit damages the clutch pack and it happens more than it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632147292,"sku":"WBD-HLC-007-GEN45","price":47.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632180060,"sku":"WBD-HLC-007-GEN23","price":42.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Oil_at_One_Litre_in_OE_Supplier_8c88daa0-2ef8-4589-841b-c31defb049e0.jpg?v=1790165945"},{"product_id":"haldex-oil-at-one-litre-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Oil at One Litre in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the specific fluid, because a gear oil or an ATF in a Haldex unit damages the clutch pack and it happens more than it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632311132,"sku":"WBD-HLC-008-GEN45","price":69.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632343900,"sku":"WBD-HLC-008-GEN23","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Oil_at_One_Litre_in_Genuine_Boxed_88f57597-c4a9-4018-ab4c-682bfa3a44a5.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-controller-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Controller in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the controller, for a car with a permanent four wheel drive fault rather than a quietly absent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632409436,"sku":"WBD-HLC-009-GEN45","price":539.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632442204,"sku":"WBD-HLC-009-GEN23","price":489.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Controller_in_OE_Supplier_676c07c4-1d6d-4c1e-9e8c-a86fc1377b9a.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-controller-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Controller in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the controller, for a car with a permanent four wheel drive fault rather than a quietly absent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632507740,"sku":"WBD-HLC-010-GEN45","price":819.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632540508,"sku":"WBD-HLC-010-GEN23","price":739.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Controller_in_Genuine_Boxed_27f5f2d0-2b77-416e-9667-1a328c3b8628.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-clutch-pack-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Clutch Pack in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the clutch pack, which glazes on a unit run for years on old oil and is why the drive is weak rather than gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632606044,"sku":"WBD-HLC-011-GEN45","price":539.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632638812,"sku":"WBD-HLC-011-GEN23","price":489.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Clutch_Pack_in_OE_Supplier_5c99cb66-aa25-405b-8638-e231ebbf6824.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-clutch-pack-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Clutch Pack in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the clutch pack, which glazes on a unit run for years on old oil and is why the drive is weak rather than gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632737116,"sku":"WBD-HLC-012-GEN45","price":819.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632769884,"sku":"WBD-HLC-012-GEN23","price":739.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Clutch_Pack_in_Genuine_Boxed_8a8771ac-51ea-4b1f-ae0c-5bc97427edbf.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-solenoid-and-accumulator-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Solenoid and Accumulator Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the solenoid and accumulator, which are the parts inside the pump housing that actually stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218632868188,"sku":"WBD-HLC-013-GEN45","price":269.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218632900956,"sku":"WBD-HLC-013-GEN23","price":239.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Solenoid_and_Accumulator_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_02014b28-41fc-4c71-a759-a01767a4ebca.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"haldex-solenoid-and-accumulator-kit-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Solenoid and Accumulator Kit in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the solenoid and accumulator, which are the parts inside the pump housing that actually stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218633097564,"sku":"WBD-HLC-014-GEN45","price":399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218633130332,"sku":"WBD-HLC-014-GEN23","price":359.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Solenoid_and_Accumulator_Kit_in_Genuine_Boxed_2d4955d7-9ba0-4e24-81ad-912edcd137ed.jpg?v=1790165947"},{"product_id":"rear-differential-oil-service-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Rear Differential Oil Service Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the rear diff, which is the other fluid on the rear axle that nobody changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 2.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218633195868,"sku":"WBD-HLC-015-GEN45","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218633228636,"sku":"WBD-HLC-015-GEN23","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Differential_Oil_Service_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_372b782b-f4e7-4f9c-89d0-40601bc3ceaa.jpg?v=1790165947"},{"product_id":"rear-differential-oil-service-kit-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Rear Differential Oil Service Kit in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the rear diff, which is the other fluid on the rear axle that nobody changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 2.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218633359708,"sku":"WBD-HLC-016-GEN45","price":129.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218633392476,"sku":"WBD-HLC-016-GEN23","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Differential_Oil_Service_Kit_in_Genuine_Boxed_af7e63cc-45a4-4b3a-b257-d1e4ee6abd9d.jpg?v=1790165946"},{"product_id":"propshaft-centre-bearing-and-flex-disc-in-oe-supplier","title":"Propshaft Centre Bearing and Flex Disc in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the flex disc and centre bearing, which are a wear item on a four wheel drive car and give a vibration at motorway speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218633490780,"sku":"WBD-HLC-017-GEN45","price":239.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218633523548,"sku":"WBD-HLC-017-GEN23","price":219.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Propshaft_Centre_Bearing_and_Flex_Disc_in_OE_Supplier_25793d3a-f3b9-431e-8b84-98e624044f8f.jpg?v=1790165947"},{"product_id":"propshaft-centre-bearing-and-flex-disc-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Propshaft Centre Bearing and Flex Disc in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the flex disc and centre bearing, which are a wear item on a four wheel drive car and give a vibration at motorway speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218636734812,"sku":"WBD-HLC-018-GEN45","price":369.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218636767580,"sku":"WBD-HLC-018-GEN23","price":329.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Propshaft_Centre_Bearing_and_Flex_Disc_in_Genuine_Boxed_163ff1cd-35a9-4208-b6c4-3133c7171b99.jpg?v=1790165947"},{"product_id":"haldex-sealing-washer-and-plug-set-in-oe-supplier","title":"Haldex Sealing Washer and Plug Set in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the sealing washers, which are single use and which reusing gives a slow weep that empties a Haldex unit over a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218636865884,"sku":"WBD-HLC-019-GEN45","price":21.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218636898652,"sku":"WBD-HLC-019-GEN23","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Sealing_Washer_and_Plug_Set_in_OE_Supplier_0a164d00-0234-4fe6-b987-e0d5894d00ba.jpg?v=1790165947"},{"product_id":"haldex-sealing-washer-and-plug-set-in-genuine-boxed","title":"Haldex Sealing Washer and Plug Set in Genuine Boxed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four wheel drive part: the sealing washers, which are single use and which reusing gives a slow weep that empties a Haldex unit over a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms with four wheel drive, badged 4Motion, quattro, 4Drive or 4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and the Haldex generation matters more than the platform does. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform and generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: supplied in the group's own packaging with the group part number on it. Worth the premium where a warranty claim, a lease return or a full main dealer history depends on it, and not otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: Haldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: one and a half to three hours, and longer where the clutch pack comes out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: a basic setting or adaptation is required after fitting, which is a five minute job with a proper diagnostic system and is not possible with a generic code reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: the correct Haldex oil, the filter or screen for your generation, and new sealing washers which are single use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: the pump and filter housing bolts are torqued low. The unit is aluminium and does not forgive an impact driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: every 20,000 miles on the oil, with the filter where there is one. This is the interval nobody keeps and it is why most Haldex pumps fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silent failure: when the pump goes the car just becomes front wheel drive. Usually there is no warning light, it drives normally in the dry, and the owner finds out in the first snow, often years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest rather than assume: a live data read tells you whether drive is reaching the rear axle. On a used four wheel drive car it is worth doing before you buy the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right oil: Haldex fluid is a specific oil. A gear oil or an ATF will damage the clutch pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerations: the earlier systems have a serviceable filter, the later ones a pump screen. We confirm which from the VIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe filter or screen for your generation where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use sealing washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct fluid where the kit includes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and a half to three hours. Torque the housing bolts low, use new sealing washers, and afterwards test the four wheel drive function with a live data read rather than assuming it works because the part is new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaldex four wheel drive is not permanent four wheel drive. It sends drive to the rear when the fronts start to slip, through a clutch pack operated by a pump. The oil and filter want changing every 20,000 miles and almost nobody does it, and when the pump then fails the car quietly becomes front wheel drive. Most owners find out in the first snow of the year, several years after it happened. So the question is what state yours is in. If the oil has been done every 20,000 miles, buy the service kit. If it has never been done on a 90,000 mile car, the pump has probably already failed and the service alone will not bring the drive back. We will read the live data for nothing and tell you which of those you have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Generation four and five","offer_id":59218636964188,"sku":"WBD-HLC-020-GEN45","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generation two and three","offer_id":59218636996956,"sku":"WBD-HLC-020-GEN23","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Haldex_Sealing_Washer_and_Plug_Set_in_Genuine_Boxed_69e927ff-4526-4675-9bb9-0e8a6018862a.jpg?v=1790165947"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/collections\/hf_20260923_123257_ea66f641-3d10-48ba-9eed-b6398041be1f.png?v=1790167130","url":"https:\/\/wolfsburgdirect.com\/collections\/haldex.oembed?page=2","provider":"Wolfsburg Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}