[V8] RPM sensor (was Mass Air Flow Sensor)

[Unka Bart]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 9:48 AM, dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:

> I like a happy ending!
>
> Even if you replace both sensors, you are at a small fraction of the 
> cost of
> paying someone else to mis-diagnose, replace parts, re-diagnose, 
> replace parts,
> lather - rinse - repeat until the real culprit is found.
>
> I remember a rumor from a while back that another sensor from an I5 
> motor was
> physically similar and worked OK but it had a longer cable on it or 
> something
> like that, but it was quite a bit cheaper. Perhaps worth looking into 
> if the
> price difference is big enough.

[snippage happens in the best of families - even here at audifans...]

You're right Dave, the sensor's from the 5K series do just dandy, they 
are interchangeable, and they are relatively cheap.  I got mine from 
the good folks at AudiC0nnection (now GermanCarConnection).  Don't 
recall what I paid, but not much, probably under $50 each.

The cables are much longer, but coil 'em up and quiktie 'em and don't 
worry about 'em.  Also, I seem to recall that Tony Hoffman said that 
the extra length allowed him to relocate the plug block to the firewall 
(or something like that).

Bart