1999 Passat V6 coolant temp sensor

Looks like I'll need to swap out my coolant temperature sensor. I called a
couple of local VW dealers and found out there are two part numbers
available for the sensor I need. The "old" part number 078 919 501B goes
for $23 and the "new" part number 059 919 501 goes for $48. Any gearheads
out there know why the "new" one costs twice as much? Is it a better, more
reliable part? Or is VW just repackaging and repricing their parts?

Could have 2 styles in your car. The blue colored one gets replaced by the
same color, unless something new has come out. The black one gets replaced
by the new green sensor. What is the color in your car now?


"Cort S" > wrote in message
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> Looks like I'll need to swap out my coolant temperature sensor. I called
> a
> couple of local VW dealers and found out there are two part numbers
> available for the sensor I need. The "old" part number 078 919 501B goes
> for $23 and the "new" part number 059 919 501 goes for $48. Any gearheads
> out there know why the "new" one costs twice as much? Is it a better,
> more
> reliable part? Or is VW just repackaging and repricing their parts?

That's just it - I have the blue sensor, and the dealer has two part
numbers for the blue sensor, an old number and a new number, where the
new part number is 2X the price of the old one! I'm just wondering if
anyone knows what caused the steep price increase...



"Woodchuck" > wrote in
:

> Could have 2 styles in your car. The blue colored one gets replaced by
> the same color, unless something new has come out. The black one gets
> replaced by the new green sensor. What is the color in your car now?
>
>
> "Cort S" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Looks like I'll need to swap out my coolant temperature sensor. I
>> called a
>> couple of local VW dealers and found out there are two part numbers
>> available for the sensor I need. The "old" part number 078 919 501B
>> goes for $23 and the "new" part number 059 919 501 goes for $48. Any
>> gearheads out there know why the "new" one costs twice as much? Is
>> it a better, more
>> reliable part? Or is VW just repackaging and repricing their parts?
>
>
>