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Any Octavia vrs mk1 owners know the exact location of the air con pressure sensor? I haven’t had air con for a few years , but recently got it gassed and then still none. Running vcds it found the air con pressure sensor code showing. Ive purchase a switch and then I began to fit, what I thought was the pressure sensor. Either I’m in the wrong place or the new part is wrong. On the air con compressor there’s a pipe coming of that has a sensor with electrical plug. I thought this was it but the new part is slightly smaller and has three electrical outlets whereas the original, or what I thought was it, has two. googling the part number , I believe I do have the right part, so I’m probably looking in the wrong place! any ideas??? TIA

For anyone having difficulty in doing an alternator on a mk1 octavia vrs.... I did this yesterday. All in, not too bad a job. removed battery to charge it. Took of big jubilee clip with 7mm socket holding rubber pipe to throttle body. 5mm Allen x4 to remove throttle body and took electric connection off this plus a 7mm jubilee clip. Removed plug off alternator that’s easily accessible. 16mm spanner on auxiliary belt tensioner and then put a 4mm drill bit in the tensioner holes to hold tension off belt. Removed belt. Two 13mm bolts hold alternator on. Bit of wiggling and alternator comes away. You then have earth cable strap still on alternator. Remove an 8mm nut holding strap in place then the bigger 13mm is easy to take off. Alternator then comes straight up and out. New one was a napa make but has valeo written all over it like the original. Mine was a 90amp. 136 quid for new and kept old. I believe the old one just needs a regulator. Bearings in old one sound and feel fine and quiet. TPS wanted 303+vat for theirs. Battery back in, but before I did. I checked earth strap under battery tray and it was starting to rust a little bit in good nik. Cleaned it all and added anti corrosion to it and put all back. Having started car battery shows 14.27v across it. All good 👍

I've been researching this myself.......You're right they do rust the pins as water gets in. Today.... its 330+VAT. What did you do in the end. I appreciate the post is a few years old. Thanks in advance