They all eventually fail hot, some sooner than others. The valves no longer close properly and so hot coolant is always flowing through the cores regardless of what the HVAC is set to. I've been through several valve blocks in mine to try and solve it, with varying degrees of failure. I hoped a d3 ...

It wasn't an easy solution unfortunately , as it requires a lot of design and fabrication to fit the various bits in the D2 space. There are numerous other models which use a water-blending solution including Audis and BMWs at least, probably others. A combination of C6 / C7 pump and valves seemed ...

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Was this new or used?

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Well, its not that obvious. The 5HP19 for example has to be assembled horizontally as its clutch drums will come apart if you do it vertically. You'd assume it would be the same as the 24, but its quite different inside.

Not doable I'm afraid, mostly because the gearbox needs to be vertical, sitting on its tailshaft flange, to get it to go back together. Its practically impossible to get the gubbins back inside while gravity is messing with the clutch packs. When I did mine I took it apart on the bench, but to get ...

Slightly cheaper on their app as well compared to PC.

I refuse to buy from them until they stop using Evri though.

Yeah Denso is OE, and an exceptionally good price for those!

Trusted seller here with 20% off with the code 'LOOPY20' so a shade under £170:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316561978251

I've been using NRF for a while, no complaints. We're lucky that the AC compressor is a C5 A6 part and used all over the place.

I actually didn't know NRF sold the rad or condenser so lets hope I'm wrong about *all* aftermarket being crap and they have put some effort in to theirs...

Their compressors do seem to work pretty well, so hopefully that is a good sign.