Home Forums Articles How To's FAQ Register
Go Back   Xoutpost.com > BMW SAV Forums > X5 (E53) Forum
Arnott
User Name
Password
Member List Premier Membership Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Xoutpost server transfer and maintenance is occurring....
Xoutpost is currently undergoing a planned server migration.... stay tuned for new developments.... sincerely, the management


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-11-2018, 08:22 AM
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: nyc
Posts: 1,860
jsoto is on a distinguished road
PDC Sensor - Fleabay

$100 OE vs $10 Fleabay.....

For those that have bought a new PDC sensor lately, report back

No scan tools on hand..the only thing I would say is that all of them seem to *click*, but one seems to click less - so I suspect this is the offending sensor. Strangely enough, my PDC loooooong beep came up after giving the wax a top off, but I went ahead and cleaned all sensors with solvent with no change
Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links

  #2  
Old 07-11-2018, 10:47 AM
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 383
white46 is on a distinguished road
I've used couple ebay $10 sensors, worked as expected.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-11-2018, 08:28 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 854
lo_jack is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by white46 View Post
I've used couple ebay $10 sensors, worked as expected.

I feel like this needs clarification, given the topic:
They worked [well] as expected, or [poorly] as expected?
__________________
2001 E53 3.0 5pd
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-11-2018, 09:51 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 383
white46 is on a distinguished road
Worked well.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-12-2018, 12:06 AM
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 2,053
80stech is on a distinguished road
The Ebay PDC sensors are garbage. The VEMO? ones that are about 1/2 the price of the OEM work reasonably well but not as good as the originals. If you use IMPA or DIS you can get a live reading from the different sensors and see how they measure up for yourself.
__________________
1988 325is (purchased new) sold
2004 X5 3.0 2005 X3 2.5
2008 X5 3.0 (new to me)
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-19-2018, 07:45 PM
Kristophe's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 481
Kristophe is on a distinguished road
I’ve had good results with used OE sensors. Just buy from the sellers who have high ratings and accept returns like bimmermerchant
__________________
2001 3.0i * SOLD *
Current
2010 E83 Alpine White
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 07-19-2018, 08:21 PM
X5only's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 1,438
X5only is on a distinguished road
I got tired of replacing the Fleabay PDC sensors - they always failed after a couple of months or so. Pulled the trigger and installed an OEM one. No problems since last 2 years.
__________________
'05 E53 X5 4.4i, '97 E39 528, '07 E92 335i, '16 F86 X6M.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:57 AM.
vBulletin, Copyright 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2017 Xoutpost.com. All rights reserved. Xoutpost.com is a private enthusiast site not associated with BMW AG.
The BMW name, marks, M stripe logo, and Roundel logo as well as X3, X5 and X6 designations used in the pages of this Web Site are the property of BMW AG.
This web site is not sponsored or affiliated in any way with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.