Servicing Haldex AWD on a VOLVO 

A very thorough video and no annoying music. What more could we ask for? Thank you.

I just did this on my 2012 XC60 T6 r-design. A couple helpful notes I can add here when removing the out filter housing and inner seal is that you can use a 3" 1/4 drive extension and it will clear the back of the prop shaft flange, giving you enough room to get a 1/4 drive ratchet on the extension with enough room to use the ratchet itself. Also when you remove the outer filter housing, instead of heating a pick to push the through the inner plastic sealing ring, the sealing ring itself has a mounting nub that sticks out that goes into the outer housing peice. That little nub has a opening through its center that you can slide a flat end screwdriver into to pry out that plastic seal, or loop a hooked pick through it and pull it out.

Thanks for your useful and easy to follow videos on the mysteries of Volvo AWD. I will be trying it out on my immaculate 2002 V70 later today.

This is an incredible video! Excellent job about including all details! I appreciate it!

Excellent method, work, explanation, filming, total. Thank you very much and congratulations for your professionalism

Great video. Very detailed. Thanks for filling the gaps where things were not visible. I feel more confident to tackle this job now.

2011 Volvo S 60 T6 I can’t wait to do mine love your videos they is so much more information that you give keep the videos coming and my Volvo will last millions of miles because of you thank you my friend

Thanks for this video. I followed your cleaning advice of my Haldex motor and revived the pump. Much appreciated.

Thank you for sharing this video. New to VOLVO brand but enjoy wrenching on my cars. This video content is excellent- clear, concise, shares all important details. Amazing! Thanks for helping fellow Volvo owners out with this content!!

Well done. Thorough and to the point in both filming and explanation.. This is how all tutorial videos should be.

Best video of a mechanical procedure (uninstall/reinstall) I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent tutorial, you have followed all the critical advice from the manufacturer ( in VIDA ) and even improved on it!

For the generation 3 haldex, take note: we did a filter and oil change on our xc70 volvo Gen 3 this weekend, YOU CAN DO IT ALL WITHOUT DROPPING THE PROPSHAFT OR EXHAUST. Cut down an allen key to take the filter cover off, put 12v across the pump connection to pump out the old fluid, black wire is negative, refill, pump a little to prime the pump, put new filter in, job done. takes a couple of hours tops. Nothing needs removing except the filter cover.

I would like to echo the praise already given by many others. Always refreshing to see a perfectionist at work and thankyou for sharing your knowledge with us.

Great video, many thanks. All I would add is to make sure that you can undo the filler bolt before you drain the system.

Followed this tutorial for my 2010 xc90 as the AWD was disabled. Now it's working and driving perfectly. Thanks very much👍

Great video. Clearly a most excellent demonstration and very well narrated. No annoying music. Easy to follow method from all angles. Interesting idea with regards to refitting the pump. Super informative video. Lesson learned.

Great video, lighting, commentary, slow motion...really in-depth tutorial!

One of the best videos I have seen ever. Well done. Really makes me happy I have two Volvo 240s. So simple.

Thank you !! Completed this task today , took a morning to complete , but a definite preventative maintenance , the filter was very dirty along with the oil , 50.000miles since last change Thanks again from the uk

The hot needle for the Filter..Great Tip! I Love it

keep up the good work bro,really appreciate your efforts...

Great video very well explained and easy to understand even with a basic level of English. greetings from Spain

Great video buddy - thanks for taking so much time to shoot everything correctly.

Just did it following your instructions. Great video!! Anyone else had problems removing the plastic cap before accessing filter? I had no burner to heat a tool and thought I wont make it... it took ages for me to remove it.

Good movie, learned a lot of mechanical things, regarding Haldex.

Awesome tutorial video! It is absolutely true that some of the dealers tell the users that this procedure is not in the service plan or is not needed (“lifetime”) in order to reduce the three or five years’ service plan costs, but as a result the reputation and trust in the AWD models has shaken and a lot of secondhand Volvo owners are scared to purchase AWD models due its probability to fail. In my case S60 2.5T AWD (2006) triggered error message "DSTC Service Required" after six years (~200000 km). Official service first mistakenly recommended replacing the control unit and then the whole Haldex for insane costs. So we did a bit of investigation here with my local Volvo service. It took a while because VIDA does not guide you directly to the root of the problem. There are many subsequent codes fired as a result of this AWD failure. DEM 0006 (Haldex pump) a DEM 0007 (pressure sensor), and also BCM-0094 Communication between control units, BCM-0115 Communication between control modules, Signal missing , BCM-0148 Communication between control modules. From driver’s perspective the car behaved OK for around 30 sec after each start-up, until the error message shut down AWD and DSTC. I had to restart the engine ~30 times to get out of the snowy road in Austrian Alps, which was impossible without AWD and traction control. Long story short, it was the pump that said good bye and the oil looked horrible. So I fully recommend to replace that fluid on regular basis. As an extra step I ordered DEM cover from IPD to protect the unit from heat and slush.

Excellent video, and quality image with lighting !!! good work !!!

Watched the videos on the trans, haldex, angle gear and diff and then went out and did all the services. Excellent videos!

Before using brake cleaner remove all rubber O'rings , sometimes brake cleaner can damage the rubber O'rings ;). Great video , thanks for filming these DIY repair videos for us !

This guy treats his Volvo better than world's best mother treats her newborn baby. If I lived in Canada like him, I would want to buy one of his cars. I'm sure they have been spoilt much better than a dealer maintained car.

Great instructional video on Haldex service, well explained and handy tips.

Great video. I bought a cheap 90 degree cordless wrench in 1/4" drive that make filter changes much easier. It is perfect to get into the restricted space and does not have the power to damage the screws.

Nunca he tenido un Volvo pero la explicación es excelente. Pienso que debe ser instructor de mecánica, muy claro simple y directo. Muy contento con la clase de mecánica. Felicitaciones! Y gracias.

Of course I like your explanation with the very clear & quite talking.

I Do not own a Volvo but love your vids, very detailed and excellent quality.

Great work friend!

Hy VolovSweden This video. is very interesting. You explain and show things with intelligence and benevolent. I'm going to have a 850 AWD. I will have a look to mine HALDEX. This video has given me the courage to engage the work. Thanks a lot, and applause ! Electro.

Thank you for a really informative and well made video. I really look forward to your videos. I have the 2008 XC70 3.2. it does have the haledex 3 though but just done the service so thanks again from South Africa.

Nice job friend, I have a 2004 V70R :) I have 200,000 kilometres on the car now and have never thought to change the Haldex oil ! Hope it is as straight forward as this :) I will look for some more of your videos, I like how clear your instructions are 👍

very impressed with your video and systematic instruction.

Wow, brilliant vid pal. Fixed up my kuga today a treat

l think even the dealer won't do such a thorough job. Your wagon is so lucky to have such loving owner.

decent job, Pal! Congrats! :)

Escellent video. Very good filming and speaking. I even don't have Haldex - just wanted to see how it is constucted.

1st class how to. Many thanks from Perth Aust.

MErci beaucoup pour cette chaine youtube !!!! très très utile et profesionnel !

Thanks for this excellent video. Couple points to add from my 2011 XC90: 1). I was able to do this without removing the DEM. 2) The pump did not want to come free. I had to bonk it with a big hammer against the end of a screwdriver. 3) Your tip of using a torch to heat a pick is gold! That said, I needed to pry out the seal with something pretty meaty (A T10 torx wrench). It was stuck fast in mine! 4) At 150K miles, it's probably well worth replacing the pump. Brushes were pretty well worn in mine. 5) GET YOURSELF SOME ESCO JACK STANDS!!! You are one of my favorite people on RU-vid. Wood on saddle jacks is super dangerous. Thanks again!!

Great video I like the you always try to show better view of each component and light always there , when you have a chance can you show how to adjust the head lights and fog lights please Thank you and keep that good work KJ

Very good job with this video wow, in comparison with the people making making videos about Volvo repairs you are on the top. Good job you got straight to the video no bullcrap. And good job with the camera.

This may be politically incorrect to say, but i love how meticulously this Slavic man maintains his Volvo.

Very good video. Very well done. Thank you very much for posting this.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Nice job, Thanks for showing.

Greetings from Sydney, Australia. Well done mate. I don't have a Volvo as yet, I'm thinking of buying one..used.. just doing my research. Excellent video, clear, concise tutorial without the bloody music. Thank God ! This is how all these types of videos should be ! Good onya mate !

Thanks for the video bud, !!! Excelent stuff right there.

Brilliant, my one is a C70 Coupe T5 Front Wheel Drive ,but this was a very informative video, I would go to the trouble of making a 200 mm plate in the floor and save a lot of fiddle fuddle so I would get to the pump and filter with ease, I'm surprised VOLVO didn't come up with the plate idea.

I just replaced all the fluids in my 2008 XC70 75k miles, I had an occasional whining noise in the transmission but couldn't identify the source so decided to replace all the fluids in Haldex, back axle and gearbox (Manual). Your great videos were very helpful and the problem has disappeared, the gear change is also much smoother so well worth doing. Many thanks.

As always one step before me. I also migrated from S80 to XC70 /mine is P2 thou/. Poor your red S80 T6 it was happy car having you for owner. Thaks for the video, man. БУДЬ ЗДОРОВ!!!

Very well explained and easy to follow, many thanks for posting. Great job.

Good video! i dont have haldex issues but loved to watched it.

These are such good, clear and useful videos, thank you very much

Master mechanic. Brilliant video.

Awesome!

Brilliant, certainly the best informative video one could ever get on this operation. ***********

Excellent video! Please keep up the great work.

Another brilliant video 👍👍👍

What a great video, thanks for taking the time to make it

Great video. Just need to mention that the extraction of the 40ml at the end depends on the length of tube you have on the syringe. If not careful, you will extract more than the measurement on the scale as it will be volume in tube and syringe you take out. Keep making these videos, and thanks for taking the time to share.

Good Morning Volvosweden and Volvo owner, I did work on Haldex. My car is a Volvo XC 70 08.2008 D5244T4 I started the procedure as described in your very good detailed video. But I recognized, that the Haldex of my car (see above is a little bit older) is different: I could not take away the oil pump! The housing was very close to the propshaft. Similar to your video from a video with Haldex 3. But on the other hand, my Haldex has although the filter up as the Haldex 4 in your description. I changed the filter and sucked out 450 ml oil and I didn’t lose quite no oil. I filled in 450 ml of new oil. I thought to have again the correct oil level, it must be logic, having lost quite no oil. But never the last, concerning your description, I turned around with the car. I leveled the car in plain position. My idea was, that I would have only to fill up about 40 ml, to come to the fill up level, when oil sucks out! But it was 105 ml to come to the level! Taking away the 40 ml there remains a difference of 65 ml! The question now: is the correct level by my Haldex a different level to the discribed from yours? Have I now to much oil in the Haldex? I can t imagine, that oil is "disapiered" in time. What may be the solution? I hope you understand my question. You have an idea? I would please you to inform me how is to adjust the correct level. Thank you, Birger from Germany

Great movie and tips! On my XC60 from 2009 I was not able to remove the pump because the cardan sharft „wheel“ has a much bigger diameter. But I was able to leak the oil.

Ah excellent series of videos. Thank you.

Excellent video, and so well shot! You have saved us many £s or Euros. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for very informative tasks, excellent video. Spasiba !

I envy your Patience! 🙌🏻

Wow it is a very well made video very easy to follow!

really good videos. think that you are giving alot of diy-guys confidence too homeservice there volvo's keep them coming. I will be watching. Happy Eastern Holliday

Brilliant, kompliment. Děkuji. Spasiba. Thanks. !!! J.

I haven't got a Volvo but this is a very well made video.

Very useful, good explanation and clear video. I can fix it by myself. Thank you very much.

Fantastic video! I have an gen 4 system in my A3 and cannot find anything on gen 4 servicing anywhere and think your vid maybe 1 of a kind in its depth and detail. The really annoying thing for me is that Audi think that tiny filter is "for life" and doesn't need changing. When I call parts department the filter is "not available for my car" or so they say. I know I have gen 4 as the coding is an OBR variant which as per Haldex refers to the Gen 4 modle. This will help massively. Also great idea taking pump out to clean. My pump failed (under warrenty thankfully) so want to keep the new one in tip top shape! Thanks once again. Great vid, well explained from start to finish. :)

thanks for sharing this and all other tutorials.

Great video sir!

Very nice and detailed instruction.

Very very good instructions and easy to understand👍 thank you and ceep up the good work🤟😀

Nice job dude!

отличная работа, вы много вкладываете в свои видео. Спасибо

Awesome video!very helpful,me and my volvo thank you.

I have a 2008 Ford Five500 with Haldex AWD system and high miles. The owners manual and Ford has no useful information about it. I will be using your video as a guide for my mechanic. Thanks for pulling this together.

Bravo un tuto de professionnel

Great job, and thank you for the run down!

Very good video. The only things I should mention is that you can easily kill the oil pump bearings if cleaning like this with brake cleaner. It is best to cover them up with plastic wrapping or something before spraying - They are not so easy to change although they are cheap from, SKF. It is also very hard to dry and clean the motor winding afterwards. I'm saying this because I have made these mistakes :S Also, while the oil pump is out you should replace the oil seal in front of the pump shaft (inside the aluminum thing with O-rings) because if that wears out and fails you get oil inside the motor then it will melt the brushes, burn the brush copper contact ring and maybe even the motor winding - this is the main reason that haldex oil pumps fail.

Thanks for showing the Haldex 3,4,5 generations. The starting point for ordering parts is to ID the gen. #

Good work! Very nice video. Greetings from Sweden ;)

This video helped me a lot. Very well done!

Superb demonstration thanks

You have the patience of a saint

i just want to add that this works with the ford freestyle too. cool tutorial super intuitive

Good explanation, nicely done

You have the patience of a Saint to do that job lying on your back. I couldn't do it. I am going to have my Volvo dealer do it to my 2010 S80, soon. I just hope they are as thorough as you are. Wish I could hire you, instead. ;)