I personally use Mahle LAK 888 on my Jetta mk7. No regrets. Great choice.
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Complete list of components: NOS Volkswagen: -pan gasket, Bosch oil filter
Running them on my VW. 245/40/17. 2 autox and a track day and just worn off the sword fish in the tread.
i ran 615s on a gti for two-ish seasons and i’d highly recommend them for the track, but would warn you at least for me, they weren’t great on the street if any water entered the chat.
In my case, I did a clutch upgrade when going Unitronic stage 2 - at 8k miles. At the time I had settled on HSTuning's 'RSR' clutch, but then the tuner friendly dealer suggested "Have you heard of or considered TTRS OEM built clutches? You may want to consider it as a cheaper and just as good if not better option. " HSTuning's RSR Clutch had a lot of good reviews at the time I was reading up about clutch upgrades. Ended up doing the dealer's suggestion. Since then the car is now Stage 2+. Meaning EQT Vortex (not XL) big turbo and a COBB E-Tune plus full bolt-on-supporting mods (done at 22k miles). The car is at 85K Miles now. No complaints. Still holding at WOT. Then again, I don't drive it aggressively much. And I am not putting mileage on it like before when I had a commute. The parts they listed. 2010-12155 DISC 07K-141-015-BX CLUTCH KIT I also did the ECS clutch bleeder block, and a clutch stop. Car seems OEM to me as far as pedal effort, stop and go traffic is not an issue.
When you do get a pump, buy the entire pump (front and back hemisphere) (like a GRAF brand). If this engine has been moving grit, the rear half of the water pump will be worn more open and not be able to move fluid efficiently.
To answer the second question, bro, this happens to every Audi owner. Like it’s extremely common for water pumps to fail, mine is In the shop to get a new water pump, and my guys noticed there was 2 small oil leaks.
Head gasket replacement was an issue with 2018 and early 2019 models. Not 2020s. When mine was replaced my bumper was scratched at the bottom of the lights, the grill and headlights were out of alignment and parts were missing from the area that redirects air through the radiator.
Those things are not better than even the stock 1 piston sliders. They’re short travel and not fully compatible with our master cylinder. You can add relays to try to get them to work right, but they’re ultimately more show than go.
VW OEM parts are expensive as fuck, VW Dealers wont give you the part number so you can source it cheaper either, they're called stealerships for a reason, partners VW Beetle was $1500 for 1 headlight.
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