I told my parent to have their 98 320 e station wagon's (with only 36000miles) replaced. It looked okay to the dealer but, they thought it was a good idea to replace it (surprise surprise). They charged $210 for the job. It actually had the bad part number.

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Martin Ingram
Colorado Springs
2005 320 CDI
2006.5 VW Jetta TDI
1991 560SEL (179000 Sold)
1972 280SEL 4.5 ('The Lead Sled' 320000 miles when sold.)
1972 220D (225000 when sold)