My 2.5 tdi v6 is running slow , so I disconected the maf and got my power back thus proving that the MAF is faulty , I am looking at new ones but there is a huge variation in price , is it worth paying for a bosch one or not ?????

 

Have you tried cleaning your MAF first? They make cleaners specifically for this purpose.

 

try the local junkyard. you know youll ge a genuine bosch unit and it ill be cheap

 

or how about going to the junkyard to find one AND cleaning out the one from the junkyard with a maf sensor cleaner that u can get from the local auto parts store.

 

That's actually what I did with an OEM used Ebay MAF... $25 shipped and it works like a charm

 

haha there u go... im glad to hear it worked out... have fun!~

 

just clean yours out. i'm sure it'll be fine. i've never seen an maf go "bad" that coudln't be cleaned. i just wash mine with rubbing alcohol once every few years and it works fine. my exgf was getting a code for it in her jetta vr6 and i did the same thing and it was 100% better. the car was jerky really bad on acceleration until i did that.