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Title: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 16:19: bought a genuine temp sender from vw other week at a cost of £33 and it didnt sort out my problem of sitting around 70, thermo had already been changed so wasnt that, so bought a temp sender of ebay at £6 came today and fitted......and its now sat at 90 :smiley: :smiley: just goes to show genuine isnt always best gona take other sender back to vw and get my money back
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 16:21: Faulty one should have taken it back and got it for free! How long will the cheap rubbish last though :undecided:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 16:26: never know it could last longer than a genuine :smiley:

gona take it back see what they say
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 16:27: Quote from: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 16:26
never know it could last longer than a genuine :smiley:

gona take it back see what they say

Dont take any Sh** from them :wink:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 16:33: wont do mate gona go for refund :smiley:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 16:34: Quote from: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 16:33
wont do mate gona go for refund :smiley:

:afro:

Have you got a link to the sender just out of intrest? :smiley:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: Steve_PD on 19 March 2011, 16:55: Quote from: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 16:21
Faulty one should have taken it back and got it for free! How long will the cheap rubbish last though :undecided:

mines been on 2 1/2 years think it cost a tenner
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 17:00: Quote from: Steve_PD on 19 March 2011, 16:55
Quote from: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 16:21
Faulty one should have taken it back and got it for free! How long will the cheap rubbish last though :undecided:

mines been on 2 1/2 years think it cost a tenner

Ah good stuff :cool:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 17:37: hers link to 1 i just got mate :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-COOLANT-TEMP-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-GOLF-MK4-PASSAT-etc-/180549837529?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a099be2d9
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 17:38: with a years warrenty :smiley: only just seen that so thats a bonus :cool:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 17:40: Quote from: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 17:38
with a years warrenty :smiley: only just seen that so thats a bonus :cool:

Ideal cant go wrong with that tbh :afro:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: bobbarley on 19 March 2011, 17:43: Biggest ballache ever fitting them!
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 18:39: ???? took 2mins 49secs to fit and had a couple sips of ma bru in that time
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: +49 on 19 March 2011, 19:26: Quote from: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 18:39
???? took 2mins 49secs to fit and had a couple sips of ma bru in that time

Just ordered one of these :D since getting my car back i've noticed its sits at around 70 no matter how long a drive and if i let it idle after driving for a min or 2 will hit 90.. soon as a set off goes back to 70ish i presume these are meant to sit smack bang in the middle like all bmw's?

There guide to fit anywhere? don't have a clue where they even are?
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: richw911 on 19 March 2011, 19:29: Quote from: +49 on 19 March 2011, 19:26
Quote from: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 18:39
???? took 2mins 49secs to fit and had a couple sips of ma bru in that time

Just ordered one of these :D since getting my car back i've noticed its sits at around 70 no matter how long a drive and if i let it idle after driving for a min or 2 will hit 90.. soon as a set off goes back to 70ish i presume these are meant to sit smack bang in the middle like all bmw's?

There guide to fit anywhere? don't have a clue where they even are?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=88088.0 :afro:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 March 2011, 19:31: open bonnet and to ur right down side of manifold you,ll see a plug going into the green temp sender, take plug off and theres a plastic clip u pull towards you then take temp sender out..replace temp sender put clip back in and plug the plug back on top :smiley:

hope this helps mate sure theres a link some where with pics aswell

EDIT- see link above :wink:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: tech1889 on 19 March 2011, 19:33: also make sure you dont lose the o-ring
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: bobbarley on 19 March 2011, 19:48: I couldn't get the plastic clip back on, took about 20 minutes! :grin:
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: tech1889 on 19 March 2011, 19:49: all depends how well seated the o-ring is.. also took me 25mins to do on a A4..
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: xxChrisxx on 22 March 2011, 11:28: Quote from: +49 on 19 March 2011, 19:26
Just ordered one of these :D since getting my car back i've noticed its sits at around 70 no matter how long a drive and if i let it idle after driving for a min or 2 will hit 90.. soon as a set off goes back to 70ish i presume these are meant to sit smack bang in the middle like all bmw's?

There guide to fit anywhere? don't have a clue where they even are?

Your thermostat has failed open.
Title: Re: genuine ???
Post by: +49 on 22 March 2011, 13:39: Quote from: xxChrisxx on 22 March 2011, 11:28
Quote from: +49 on 19 March 2011, 19:26
Just ordered one of these :D since getting my car back i've noticed its sits at around 70 no matter how long a drive and if i let it idle after driving for a min or 2 will hit 90.. soon as a set off goes back to 70ish i presume these are meant to sit smack bang in the middle like all bmw's?

There guide to fit anywhere? don't have a clue where they even are?

Your thermostat has failed open.

Ahh ok so changing this temp sender is the wrong thing to do? Just got mine in the post today.
:(

Thanks for fitting advise guys,seems simples