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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Default Difference between 2.5 & 3 bar Map Sensors??

As title have a map sensor here from a while back, can't remember which one
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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the 3 bar can read the boost presure at .5 bar higher
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Genius!!


Getting a pic up, are there different serial numbers? thought the 3 bar was darker for some reason as well
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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If it helps the sapphy ones are 2 bar APS02/03 1331, 3 bar SPA05/01 1097.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tabetha
If it helps the sapphy ones are 2 bar APS02/03 1331, 3 bar SPA05/01 1097.
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Mines got SPA05/01 0294

I've heard something about the last four being the batch number?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Yeah just seen this

https://passionford.com/forum/general-car-related-discussion/243606-par-no-for-3-bar-map-sensor.html
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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a 2.5 bar looks totally different to a 3 bar,the edges are all rounded and not square.takes .1 of a second to see the difference regardless of numbers on them.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
the 3 bar can read the boost presure at .5 bar higher
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