wjdell
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Or is it, "Air Mass Meter". or is it, " Air Volume Meter ". The last is probably the correct term and this thread is about several points on the sensor , CURRENTLY PRICED AT $111.00 , NEW.
1. Reliability of the 2006 Part# 038 906 461 B & BX.
Has anyone had a failure and if so was it under warranty. If not what did they charge you to replace.
2. Were you, the dealer, and or repair service able to determine the cause of failure. In other words, did dirt do it in, or was time and heat the cause. Maybe just a weak part and defective having a short life. Can fracture like a solder. Is this something as long as we keep our filter cleaned and sealed we never need consider.
3. Is anyone keeping a spare on hand and if this part is fragile is that wise.
I was going to buy a spare but after seeing the price decided maybe I should not. Especially since it is fragile and the idea would be to keep it in the car in case of failure on road. But since this does not cause a the car to stop running it comes down to do you want to drive a limping TDI several or more days till a replacement arrives by UPS. Cause if you go to the dealer I show their cost at > 90 USD so for me 360.00 cause they are getting 400%.
What other sensors on our cars could cause us to need towed, anybody researced this. What relays would be worth keeping on hand like fuses.
Hopefully the really knowledgeable people like, DBW, JasonTDI, Oilhammer, and others will enlighten us on parts that may be prudent to keep on hand.
For anyone that has anything to add to this thread about SENSORS on A5 cars, ones we should consider to keep spares on, please chime in.
1. Reliability of the 2006 Part# 038 906 461 B & BX.
Has anyone had a failure and if so was it under warranty. If not what did they charge you to replace.
2. Were you, the dealer, and or repair service able to determine the cause of failure. In other words, did dirt do it in, or was time and heat the cause. Maybe just a weak part and defective having a short life. Can fracture like a solder. Is this something as long as we keep our filter cleaned and sealed we never need consider.
3. Is anyone keeping a spare on hand and if this part is fragile is that wise.
I was going to buy a spare but after seeing the price decided maybe I should not. Especially since it is fragile and the idea would be to keep it in the car in case of failure on road. But since this does not cause a the car to stop running it comes down to do you want to drive a limping TDI several or more days till a replacement arrives by UPS. Cause if you go to the dealer I show their cost at > 90 USD so for me 360.00 cause they are getting 400%.
What other sensors on our cars could cause us to need towed, anybody researced this. What relays would be worth keeping on hand like fuses.
Hopefully the really knowledgeable people like, DBW, JasonTDI, Oilhammer, and others will enlighten us on parts that may be prudent to keep on hand.
For anyone that has anything to add to this thread about SENSORS on A5 cars, ones we should consider to keep spares on, please chime in.
