2.7T (BEL) engine rear main seal question

[Joshua Van Tol]

I've been replacing seals the "old fashioned way" for 20 years. In all that
time (and hundreds of seals), I've only had a few leak, and none recently. I
agree that quality is important, and having the right part is important, but
$120 for a seal is crazy. My guess is that the exact same seal is available
separately, but for some other application.


On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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