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Old 27th April 2014, 12:25 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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The actual sensor only cost me £7.50 delivered and seems to be a standard VAG unit.
Except, now I've had the opportunity to compare the original and replacement after use I noticed that the cheap one has discoloured significantly where it's been exposed to coolant, whereas the OEM one (complete with all the Audi and VW stamps) is pretty bright.

I guess you get what you pay for, and my next one will be OEM if at all possible. The first one lasted several years, maybe 10, whereas the other lasted about as many months........

Edit. The OEM one is about £40, I bought one from my local VW dealer this morning as it's next to the station I go to regularly. If it lasts it's definitely worth it.
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
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