Electronic Expansion Valve for BYD Qin L DM-i, OE 12998164-00

The safest check is the OE number stamped on the valve you are removing. Match it against 12998164-00, or the alternative reference SA3HE-8106200, before you order. Model years can carry different valves even on the same car, so do not rely on the vehicle name alone. This is the only version listed for this part, so if the stamped number does not match, it is not the right one for your car. Check the fitment table on this page as a second reference point alongside the physical number.

Do not fit this valve if the stamped number is different. Instead, use the quote route on this page and enter the number you found on your old part. That way the correct replacement can be identified and priced for you rather than guessed at. Sending the exact number you have read off the valve, letters and digits included, gives the best chance of a right first order. There is no need to work out the difference yourself, just pass on what is stamped on the part.

Delivery takes 8 to 25 days from your order to your door. That span covers the valve travelling to you rather than sitting on a shelf nearby, so it is worth ordering in good time if the car is off the road. Before it arrives, take a look at the photographs on this page and match them against the unit on your Qin L. That check is quicker once the part is actually in your hands.

This is a metal valve body, built to take the pressure cycles of the air conditioning circuit rather than a plastic housing. Delivery takes 8 to 25 days from your order to your door. Matching either number against the one on your old part confirms it before you order.

Check the side, the exact position and the fixings on your own car before you order, since this valve sits in the engine bay. Do not assume it matches a general description or photograph without looking at what holds the current valve in place and how it connects. Compare that directly with what you see here. That is the check that tells you this is the right valve for your car, not the location alone. Take a moment under the bonnet with the old part in view before you commit to an order.

Only the original is available under OE number 12998164-00, made by BYD. If you would rather have an aftermarket alternative priced, that can be arranged, but you will need to have the old part in front of you before ordering so the right one can be found and quoted. Keep the old valve to hand rather than working from memory or a description, since the details on the part itself are what any alternative will be matched against. Get in touch once you have it ready to check.