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Who still has original Heater Core?

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erikv11
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Re: Who still has original Heater Core?

Post by erikv11 »

8 pages of discussion going back almost two years on the cheap eBay heater cores:

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/15 ... ter-cores/
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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Post by precopster »

I fitted one of these Estonian cores with the supplied o rings and no leaks or problems. Great heat output!!
Current cars VW Transporter 2.5TDI, 2010 XC90 D5 R Design
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burnout8488
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Post by burnout8488 »

abscate wrote:Quick look at the eBay product

Very cheap, about 1/2 OEM
Heater core made in Italy
Side tanks in Estonia
Price is justified by automated assembly costs.

I would stick with an OEM part from one of the board vendors on this one. Remember the heater core is full flow so it is part if your cooling system!
There has not been one (reported) failure yet on these Estonian cores. I've almost got one in every family member's Volvo so far. They're really very good. OE reliability is spotty as of late, it seems the quality on them has gone down.
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'99 S70 AWD/FWD - 198K - FOR SALE!
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Post by deepsouth »

1998 S70: 155,000 with original core
1998 V70: replaced at 195,000 because of small leak
2000 S70 GLT SE, 175,000
2001 XC70, 129,000
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