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Ended up with a fake Gates thermostat and housing for a merc once from a local parts factor, spotted it once I tried to fit it. Bit of internet hunting and turns out they are fake parts in genuine boxes, mostly in the USA but this one was in Scotland. Took it back to them and they didn't believe me until they really looked at the part. Pulled another from stock and sure enough all of them were the fakes. They genuinely had no idea, and were quite embarrassed.
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My attitude is why risk your life and others with cheap parts, Febi are good as are genuine Bosch, a lot of fakes out there so always find a reputable supplier. I often use Autodoc, wait a while for delivery from Germany but good value & so far no quality issues.
Foxwell scanners you can read the codes but also useful is status requests were you can pull up live data, especially useful for temp sensors and speed sensors as some will not show a fault because they provide a signal but it can be a wrong signal.
What are the other faults you have?