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Offline javalin

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MAF for AGG cost?
« on: 20 January 2011, 13:12 »
Hiya

Anybody know how much a MAF for a 8v AGG (Siemens I think) is from VW?

GSF have them for £95 with £95 deposit until old one is returned.   Are they any good though?

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2011, 13:16 »
103+vat exchange from vw :)
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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2011, 14:02 »
ok - cool - VW it is then :-)
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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2011, 14:21 »
might be worth keeping an eye on the bay for a while if its not desperate. I picked up a brand new, boxed Hella MAF over xmas for £40!

That rivals the unused genuine VW Vr6 splitter that I got off there for about £30!

got to love ebay!

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #4 on: 21 January 2011, 11:52 »
I got one off eBay that was still attached to the air box I was bidding on for about £35 inc. postage :D (Look for air boxes ;) ). Yeah, I know it was pricey for an air box, but I needed the MAF too :D

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #5 on: 21 January 2011, 12:00 »
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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #6 on: 21 January 2011, 13:25 »
so ordered.  £122 + 45 deposit to return the old one.

VW call it a Air Mass Meter. (AMM)

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #7 on: 21 January 2011, 13:26 »
Ive always wondered why these are so expensive, its not much more than a piece of wire?

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #8 on: 21 January 2011, 13:35 »
Still expensive, but a bit more than a piece of wire though, and calibration of air flow vs temperature loss etc.  (see http://www.ehow.com/about_5382536_mass-airflow-sensor-failure-symptoms.html for explainations)

Shame I didn't see it before but seems that they are the same as the VW (Siemens) ones, but without the markup.

http://www.emissioncontrols.co.uk/page.php?domain_name=emissioncontrols.co.uk&viewpage=Maf%20%20Sensors

Oh well

James

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Re: MAF for AGG cost?
« Reply #9 on: 27 January 2011, 16:00 »
So it was a Hitachi part (not Siemens) that I had.  Changed it and the car runs better now, more power at low rpm, easier to pull off etc.  Phew.

Just the front bushes, clutch and injector cleaning (just cause I want to) to do this year - oh - plus a service of course....  But thats easy.

cheers,

James
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