2.7T (BEL) engine rear main seal question

[Steve Mills]

Not to add any additional rain to what appears to be an already damp parade,
but what will it cost you if a make-do seal fails after the car is all the
way back together? I'm guessing it will be substantially more that the ~$100
you might save by sourcing just a seal that may or may not fit 100%.

FWIW, I 'saved' $40 on a non-OE blower motor for my S6 Avant. It's been in
less than 6 months, and already squeaks worse than the ~12 yr old original
blower it replaced. Arghhhhhh.

Steve

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com> wrote:

> It looks like the rear main seal for my 2003 Allroad is only available with
> the flange, for $120. Anyone know what size that seal is? Got one sitting
> out that you could measure? 105x85x12mm is the size of the seal on the I-5,
> is it perhaps the same size? After all the other costs of a torque
> converter
> replacement I'm loathe to spend another $120 for a stinking seal.
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