New MAF questions

[steved0x]

I just got one from amazon for around $135, Bosch part, the 125.01 part. I got the last one from that seller and the next price up was around $160
It shows that the $130'ish one should be back in stock soon. Haven't installed it yet though..

It was it a Bosch box with a brown wax paper wrapping protecting the part.

Steve

Edit: Here is the one I got, except I got the $133 one that is sold by Amazon.com; it currently reports a 2-3 week shipping time:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CO317M/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Nine8Six]

Beware. The genuine BOSCH part MAF you find at third party sellers haven't passed the tests that Porsche have in place for screening out bad sensors.

BOSCH sells them to private sellers for cheap, instead of putting them in the garbage. It's not that they don't work, they are just not meeting specs for a Porsche Car. Often called aftermarket MAFs e.g. eBay MAF sensor or those you find at 200~300 here and there.

The reason the P dealership's is $500+ is because it is a 'sensor' that actually been scrutinised and works as it should

Go ask them!

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Beware. The genuine BOSCH part MAF you find at third party sellers haven't passed the tests that Porsche have in place for screening out bad sensors.

BOSCH sells them to private sellers for cheap, instead of putting them in the garbage. It's not that they don't work, they are just not meeting specs for a Porsche Car. Often called aftermarket MAFs e.g. eBay MAF sensor or those you find at 200~300 here and there.

The reason the P dealership's is $500+ is because it is a 'sensor' that actually been scrutinised and works as it should

Go ask them!

Thats my understanding too. Hmmm. So my dilemma is to pay about $450 from Suncoast for a real one, or take a chance on a $130 Bosch. I googlated the Bosch part no., (not the Porsche part no.) and all the hits refer to porsche applications, so it seems they are only made for Porsche, so the ones out there for sale outside the dealership are all rejects.

Well, for the time being, the old one works, so at least I have some time to decide.