I'm looking to buy an Insignia with 4x4 and a friend who used to work on these cars told me that there is no scheduled filter and oil change on the haldex unit. He told me that without an oil change most of these units fails between 120-200 thousand km. That is a shame that Opel practices this with their reputation of quality which isn't the best and they don't seem to care. People who ordered these cars new should have been told that when you buy a 4x4 car the maintenance is more expensive. They should also be given a price estimate for maintenance so the oil change could be a part of planned maintenance.
Vet det, men det er opp til hver enkelt bilfabrikk å bestemme om de tilbyr service på systemet som en del av intervallet. Mange som lar være for da virker servicen mye billigere når kunder spør om det ved bestilling av ny bil.
Yes - Not unique to Opel - take Mercedes Cam chains service free still they suggest replacing them at 200.000 km and so the list goes on from manufactur to manufature what is and what is not, thus always good to get to know the brand proberly before buying and study on can save u loads of money, for those who cant and wont do themselfes, well you all pay the price without a doubt. Got the OPC 2010 and do severice myselfe every 15.000 km diff, haldex unit, transfer box and tranny. when bought it I got problems after 3 months the infamus shaking at low speed when turning, did service on the haldex and problem solved (Should be noted Opel made a software update for the haldex oil pump pressure distribution so having issues make sure is checked and up to date) Else best car I ever had Is not so difficult oils and parts at LBM AutoParts warm recommend them
@@martinhuusfelt1783 Hi, I have a 2014 OPC model, 140 thousand km and I think previous owners did not replace oil for differential at least not by looking at the service book. I had once shaking at the back right wheel, now I know from this video it had to do something with limited slip differential. Also for a day I had error popping up on the board computer to service the all-wheel drive but it went away (pressure did not build up correctly?). From that point nothing unusual in driving and on a garbage OBD scanner it says no codes. Which oil do you use? I want to service it myself.
god dam it opel, i like opel but this awd system is crap. its very similar to the vectras and calibras 4x4 and it was unreliable. awsome but very unreliable:(
dualmode1 how long has this system been around? Is the system used on latest insiginia tourer or here australia Commodore tourer calais v any good or going to be prone to problems...they will be mated to a 3.6L v6 of unknown quality to me...any advice appreciated.
well the calibras and vectras had them since 90`s . its not 100% the same but very similar. dont get me wrong i admire opels and the 4x4 opels are special to me but yea not the strongest transfer boxes :D
I highly recommend playing this video at 1.5x speed, or you'll fall asleep.
Thanks. I actually had to bump it up to 1.75 mid way.
I'm looking to buy an Insignia with 4x4 and a friend who used to work on these cars told me that there is no scheduled filter and oil change on the haldex unit.
He told me that without an oil change most of these units fails between 120-200 thousand km.
That is a shame that Opel practices this with their reputation of quality which isn't the best and they don't seem to care.
People who ordered these cars new should have been told that when you buy a 4x4 car the maintenance is more expensive. They should also be given a price estimate for maintenance so the oil change could be a part of planned maintenance.
This is not unique to Opel.
Vet det, men det er opp til hver enkelt bilfabrikk å bestemme om de tilbyr service på systemet som en del av intervallet.
Mange som lar være for da virker servicen mye billigere når kunder spør om det ved bestilling av ny bil.
I have 2015 model insignia 4x4 and it's good even after 200,000 kilometers it works very well plus I don't do any work on the car
Yes - Not unique to Opel - take Mercedes Cam chains service free still they suggest replacing them at 200.000 km and so the list goes on from manufactur to manufature what is and what is not, thus always good to get to know the brand proberly before buying and study on can save u loads of money, for those who cant and wont do themselfes, well you all pay the price without a doubt.
Got the OPC 2010 and do severice myselfe every 15.000 km diff, haldex unit, transfer box and tranny.
when bought it I got problems after 3 months the infamus shaking at low speed when turning, did service on the haldex and problem solved (Should be noted Opel made a software update for the haldex oil pump pressure distribution so having issues make sure is checked and up to date)
Else best car I ever had
Is not so difficult oils and parts at LBM AutoParts warm recommend them
@@martinhuusfelt1783 Hi, I have a 2014 OPC model, 140 thousand km and I think previous owners did not replace oil for differential at least not by looking at the service book. I had once shaking at the back right wheel, now I know from this video it had to do something with limited slip differential. Also for a day I had error popping up on the board computer to service the all-wheel drive but it went away (pressure did not build up correctly?). From that point nothing unusual in driving and on a garbage OBD scanner it says no codes.
Which oil do you use? I want to service it myself.
thank you for this video
haldex 4th gen
most haldex problems is from the oil pump and clutch
Crap clutch plates and pumps,i had to change mine.
You should add that it concerns Insignia A. 4x4 system in Insignia B is completely different.
New optimized software is available.
When had appeared that,on opel service they said its not.
god dam it opel, i like opel but this awd system is crap. its very similar to the vectras and calibras 4x4 and it was unreliable. awsome but very unreliable:(
dualmode1 how long has this system been around? Is the system used on latest insiginia tourer or here australia Commodore tourer calais v any good or going to be prone to problems...they will be mated to a 3.6L v6 of unknown quality to me...any advice appreciated.
well the calibras and vectras had them since 90`s . its not 100% the same but very similar. dont get me wrong i admire opels and the 4x4 opels are special to me but yea not the strongest transfer boxes :D
The new Insignias have the same Twinster 4 x4 system as the Focus RS. It seems to be reliable in the Ford Focus RS.
Try it!!!
This is a completely different system..