2007 Q7 4.2 - "outer left" valve cover gasket?

[John Larson]

On 7/2/2014 10:03 AM, Bart Oleksy (gmail) wrote:
> Double-checked on a few things - with my VIN I need the first one - 
> 079103483R. This is the one my mechanic was trying to find and 
> couldn't find stock anywhere, and was told this was superceded by 
> 079103471AT, which is the valve cover AND gasket.
>
> I phoned Jim Ellis (whose web site was going to let me order it) and 
> was told the same thing about superceding.  At least their valve cover 
> price was a 'mere' $456 + shipping...
>
> I'll keep looking for stock on that part number (483R), but I'm less 
> optimistic about finding it now knowing that it's the same one my 
> mechanic couldn't find.
>
> Appreciate any other advice/suggestions - thanks!
>
> Bart
>

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It shows up as a gasket on Worldpac's site, but they don't yet stock 
it.  Be interesting to see if they're actually going to have it in that 
configuration.  Be a big seller if they do.  My '02' and '03 Jetta TDis 
require the whole cover, but both are still fine at 190 and 210K.  I 
know a guy that reproduces rubber parts for Porsches, but the volume may 
be too low and the cost too high to justify the effort for this one.

John