Inside Matters: Visteon Original Equipment-Quality Climate Control Products Deliver Performance

Inside Matters: Visteon Original Equipment-Quality Climate Control Products
Deliver Performance 


LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "Making consumers happy" means
there's more to choosing the best replacement climate control products than the
lowest price.  Today's higher-revving, hotter-running passenger applications
require attention to detail; specifically, original equipment (OE)
specifications that deliver the performance consumers expect.  Visteon
Corporation  will show the importance of OE-quality parts in their booth (Booth
825) during the AAPEX show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 3 through 7, 2003.

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"There's simply too much at stake for the installer to take chances on a no-name
product that might only deliver a fraction of the performance specified by the
vehicle manufacturer," said John Moyer, director, Aftermarket Climate Control
Customer Business Group, Visteon.  "On initial inspection the part might appear
to be similar to the OE component, but what's on the inside can be vastly
different."

Visteon engineers recently disassembled several replacement compressors to
identify potential performance and service life issues.  Among the problems
found were flaking tin plate coating, which could cause premature compressor
failure; older-style, less durable graphite piston rings; an outdated clutch
facing design that can't be replaced; inconsistent bearing stop, a common
precursor to noise and wear; and out-of-tolerance mounting bosses, which can
lead to misalignment and related center-seam leakage or premature piston and
cylinder wall wear.

Similar internal design and construction issues can be found in a variety of
radiators now available in the automotive service industry, according to Moyer. 
"It's not uncommon to come across radiators that offer 20 percent fewer tubes
and fins than OE-quality replacement units," he said.  "That represents a huge
compromise in terms of heat rejection performance when those radiators are put
into service."

Each Visteon replacement radiator is engineered and built to meet the OE-
established heat rejection specifications for each application.  Visteon
engineers apply the company's proven systems expertise to identify and achieve
the appropriate performance standards for each replacement unit.  As a result,
the company's replacement radiators incorporate a full range of design
enhancements, including radiator tubes with internal dimples that help maximize
the swirling action of the coolant for enhanced heat transfer, and extra
fin-surface louvers to increase radiating surface area.

"Our benchmark is OE quality.  This includes OE quality material and
manufacturing techniques," Moyer said.  "Our strategy is to provide an OE
quality product at a competitive price that provides real value to our loyal
customers."

Aftermarket distributors are also seeing an increasing need for OE quality
condensers, which are key to the air conditioning (A/C) systems.  Considering
the average condenser in a well-maintained A/C system has a life span of about 6
to 7 years, having the right parts available for distributors and installers is
key for profitability.  Visteon's condenser features multiple tubes running to a
manifold using a multi-port tube with brazed fins for more heat transfer per
inch.  Visteon designs, engineers and manufactures condensers, compressors and
other air conditioning components for leading global automakers -- all
engineered to meet OE specifications.  These same quality driven specifications
can be found in new and remanufactured condensers and compressors.

Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket.  Visteon has
about 75,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 180 technical,
manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25 countries. 

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DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation



CONTACT:  Robin Pannecouk, [phone],  , or Jim

Fisher, [phone],  , both of Visteon Corporation



Web site:  http://www.visteon.com/ 

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