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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: asboGTI on 09 March 2012, 11:13

Title: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: asboGTI on 09 March 2012, 11:13
jus tpsoken to GSF on the phone and they are saying they have a gen bosch maf sensor in stock but its £58+vat if i tarde in my old one i know thats a good price but how will i know if its gen cause i dont wanna get mugged off
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: spaced4130 on 09 March 2012, 11:37
GSF do sell gen Bosch ones, make sure they sell you one in an unopened box as they sold me a duff one before that I'm sure was a faulty unit they had taken in as an exchange.
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: GunnerCP on 09 March 2012, 12:50
Take a screwdriver with you and fit it in the carpark! That's what I did when I went to gsf, got my surcharge back straight away :)
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: asboGTI on 09 March 2012, 16:21
thats the plan took out the old one already brother gonna run me over and the one i took out looks as clean as a whistle shudnt it look like it has some kind of wear or anything?
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: JimBR on 09 March 2012, 16:23
Its the element inside which is extremely sensitive I believe. That's what fails.
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: asboGTI on 09 March 2012, 16:29
ay i see either way i dropped a second ago so i think its definately fobared its that senisetive lol
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: boyob32 on 09 March 2012, 17:22
Although you take a chance see if anyone is breaking a golf for their maf.  I bought a bosch maf plus break switch plus wing mirror switch for 25. Oh and the airbox not pipercross filter was thrown in! Mind you, I mainly did it as my maf was aftermarket and I couldn't get a discount so it was worth the chance!
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: coolhands on 10 March 2012, 16:24
mine came in a Bosch box, so you will know if its genuine.
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: Wazzzer on 10 March 2012, 18:58
it's not hard to put a non genuine element in a Bosch housing  :lipsrsealed:

(not saying that GSF do this BTW)
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: barrym381 on 10 March 2012, 19:14
it's not hard to put a non genuine element in a Bosch housing  :lipsrsealed:

(not saying that GSF do this BTW)
saw this with bits of fleebay  :angry:
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: Wayne on 10 March 2012, 22:41
I got mine from the local Bosch agent so I know it is genuine.
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: coolhands on 10 March 2012, 22:48
mine came in a Bosch box, so you will know if its genuine.
Actually just realised this was GSF thread  :rolleyes:. I bought mine in ECP (eurocarparts) so don't know about GSF. I can't see any big chain like gsf or ecp fraudulently selling parts, they sell thousands of parts every week. That's more of an ebay risk, if you ask me.
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: Wazzzer on 11 March 2012, 09:23
I was referring more to eBay parts too
Title: Re: GFS MAF sensor
Post by: symsymma on 11 March 2012, 09:48
Done an exchange on mine and new ones been fine :smiley: