00:00Both names get thrown around like they mean the same part.
00:03They don't.
00:05Camshaft adjuster magnet, VVT solenoid, different engines, different fault codes.
00:10So I dug through the listings and pulled 5 that buyers actually keep reordering.
00:15Here's the breakdown.
00:17First up, the VW and Audi 1, OEM06J109259A, also listed as 06L109259A.
00:271964.
00:2864.
00:29Covers Tiguan, Passat, Golf, Jetta, A3, A4, Q5, TT, that's a huge spread for one part number.
00:37Nearly 5,000 sold and a clean 5 stars, which for an electrical part tells you the connector
00:42and the seal hold up.
00:44At that price, keep a spare on the shelf.
00:47Then the Mercedes 271-051-0177 setup, 3720.
00:54Costs more, but it ships with the gasket, and that's the whole point.
00:57The old seal is what lets oil wick into the connector and cook the magnet.
01:01New magnet on a tired gasket is money wasted.
01:05Almost 5,000 buyers, 5 stars.
01:08Do it once, do it right.
01:11Number 3 is the revised 06L109259D for the 1.8 and 2.0 TSA, 3378.
01:19The D suffix supersedes the A and C versions, so this is the newer design that fixes the
01:24failure the older ones were known for.
01:26Slightly more than the first one, but if your engine calls for D, don't cheap out on the A.
01:31Still 5 stars, still 1,000 sold.
01:35Back to Mercedes, this time the A2720510177 VVT solenoid at 2170.
01:42This is the 272 V6 and V8 family, C350, E350, ML350, R350, GL450, CLK550, GLK.
01:53Different engine, different part, so don't mix it up with the 271.
01:58Roughly 4,700 sold, 5 stars, and 21 bucks is a cheap way to kill a rough idle and a
02:03check
02:03engine light.
02:05Last one, the budget pick, 2519-5245-1484, the cheapest here.
02:11Buick Encore, Cadillac ELR, Chevy Volt, Cruze, Sonic, Trax, the 1.4 turbo from 2011 to 2017.
02:20Fewer sales, about 2,900, but still a perfect 5 stars, and it's the exact part number those
02:26engines throw when the solenoid goes soft.
02:29Hard to beat under $15.
02:31So the honest answer, there's no better one, there's the one your engine calls for.
02:36Match the part number, not the price.
02:39Every link is in the description below, check fitment before you order.
02:44If this saved you a headache, hit like and subscribe, and I'll keep digging.
