Wesleyvr6 10 Posted April 13, 2013 Hi all, purchased a LUK clutch kit from carpartsforless.com and when delivered it was full of stickers from Euro car parts and was in fact a Valeo clutch kit!! Has anyone got any experience of valeo clutches?? Are they on par with LUK or should i return it and demand an LUK as i ordered?? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattPc 0 Posted April 13, 2013 Tier 1 OEM part suppliers buy each other stock and re-box it, quite normal Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wesleyvr6 10 Posted April 13, 2013 Tier 1 OEM part suppliers buy each other stock and re-box it, quite normal Matt Hi Matt, does this mean this is probably an LUK clutch badged up as a Valeo? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vw rule 19 Posted April 14, 2013 Hello there, I replaced my clutch a few years ago with the Valeo one, had no problems with it at all. ( Valeo clutchs are normally quite good ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted April 14, 2013 CP4L is a sister company to ECP so all parts come from the same warehouse. Valeo or LUK as said are all Tier 1 OEM parts, and made to a high spec. Wouldn't be worried about fitting it at all mate, its a very reputable brand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewvw 10 Posted April 14, 2013 As above, I have a Valeo ready to go in soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 0 Posted April 15, 2013 Fitted a Valeo in my VR6. Really smooth. Stealth rate them highly over LUK and Sachs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wesleyvr6 10 Posted April 15, 2013 Cheers everyone, decided to not send it back and stick with it, it's all fitted now so will update when I put the engine back in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 0 Posted April 15, 2013 I drove 260 miles in mine on Sunday and clutch changes were silky smooth. I replaced clutch arm, and slave cylinder whilst I was at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 16, 2013 There are many discussions about VR6s and juddering clutches on this forum, but just to remind people. I went through a few trying to cure a judder and Vince at Stealth discovered manufacturing inconsistencies in the aftermarket supplied Sachs and LUK clutches. I tried both and an OEM one. The OEM was the best of the 3, but still juddered. After that I was into uprated clutches and never got to try a Valeo. Vince is well aware of this juddering problem and when he tells me the Valeos are the only clutches he's not had any juddering issues with, I believe him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
