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OE vs. Genuine Volvo - What's it all mean? Find out at FCP EURO

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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OE vs. Genuine Volvo - What's it all mean? Find out at FCP EURO

Post by FCPEURO »

Hey Mathews,

From speaking to some of our customers here At FCP Euro, we were getting the impression that there may be some confusion between the difference of Genuine, OE, & OEM and we wanted to be sure that everyone knew the differences in quality, price, and appearance.

So, what's the difference and how can we tell? Well, at https://www.fcpeuro.com/ we've made a conscious effort to clearly identify each part by its quality level which can be found on our product pages. Each part will be tagged either Genuine, OE, OEM, Aftermarket, or Performance. All OE and OEM products have been labeled to make searching easier.

Additionally, we've created a page full of illustrations showing what to look for, and how you can clearly identify the OE supplier from the original parts found on your Volvo.

You can check out the page here: https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/oe-academy

As always, If there's anything else I can help with now or in the future, please feel free to PM me.

Jason

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Post by dyn blin »

These is excellent information in that link, and the tutorial style is very effective.

A good read for new and experienced home mechanics.
'97 850 GLT Wagon- Driving to see 300k in the rearview

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