Slinger Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Hi all, my car only wants to put out cold/warm air until the very last touch of the button. I believe it's the sensor that sits behind the passenger vent. Any ideas where I can get a decent one without paying dealer prices. TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 A breakers or eBay or if you can identify the part number it's highly likely to be a common VAG part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Hi there, this is what you need, I did this a few weeks ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-BOXSTER-986-INTERIOR-AIR-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-996-653-241-01-JJ-/284211910966?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 I wouldn’t normally buy a used sensor, but a new one is bloody expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 9/28/2021 at 8:57 PM, RalphyBMW said: Hi there, this is what you need, I did this a few weeks ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-BOXSTER-986-INTERIOR-AIR-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-996-653-241-01-JJ-/284211910966?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 I wouldn’t normally buy a used sensor, but a new one is bloody expensive! Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Just now, Slinger said: Thankyou. Ordered, fitted and all working fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Slinger said: Ordered, fitted and all working fine. Result.with a little help from the community 👋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Liberty said: Result.with a little help from the community 👋 Indeed, I'm new to the porche world so everyones help was much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Excellent result! Just wish new ones were cheaper, used sensors do scare me a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, RalphyBMW said: Excellent result! Just wish new ones were cheaper, used sensors do scare me a bit Why so? There are thousands out there working just fine at 20+ years old and we hear of only a handful of failures. Take a MAF, £30 ish from a breaker, £150 from Porsche new. You can get through 5 if you are very unlucky before you've paid for just one new one. They are not mechanical parts that wear, they work or they don't, although the MAF in the induction airflow may be a bad example to chose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 11:14 PM, ½cwt said: Why so? There are thousands out there working just fine at 20+ years old and we hear of only a handful of failures. Take a MAF, £30 ish from a breaker, £150 from Porsche new. You can get through 5 if you are very unlucky before you've paid for just one new one. They are not mechanical parts that wear, they work or they don't, although the MAF in the induction airflow may be a bad example to chose... Just because when they fail, that’s it, done. So get a new one and you should have longer before you need to mess with it again. I bought a used one, but felt less comfortable buying a used sensor than I would someone more mechanical or inert, like say a gear knob or a seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 A cabin heat sensor isn't what I'd class as a critical part. Unknown sources for say a lambda sensor etc I'd not consider using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 hours ago, edc said: A cabin heat sensor isn't what I'd class as a critical part. Unknown sources for say a lambda sensor etc I'd not consider using. Totally agree. The life that a lambda goes through it is a minor miracle to get out in tact anyway. Easy to change or non critical sensors I would look at used original equipment depending on the cost of a genuine or OEM replacement, particularly if you are running on a tighter budget which a fair number of 986 owners are. Don't exclude to possibility of used parts, in my case the failed MAF at £30 for a used one 2 years ago (that is still going fine), the £120 saved came in handy when paying for the very necessary suspension refresh last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Wilkinson Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 This is weird. exactly the same heat failure for the first time today. Good info fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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