mystery oil seal--identified! (also, V8 part FS)

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

A couple of months ago, I needed an oil seal for the front differential
final-drive output of my '91 200q and ordered the part from Carlsen, but I
received the wrong one. I managed to get the proper seal from TPC, but
never got around to returning the "whatever-it-is" to Linda.

But what is it? This "mystery seal", whose size is approx 60x80x8, has the
p/n 018 409 399A. My mechanic didn't have a clue, and now I know why.
Thanks to the magic of ETKA and some lucky guessing on my part, I've
learned that I have a left final-drive differential oil seal for a '91 V8
(or other) with automatic transmission AKD or ATU. In ETKA:

V8 91	 MG4	GG09	39-70		018 409 399A	seal (AKD, ATU)

If a qlister needs this "rare" part, take it for my cost (about $12, I
think), and I'll pay shipping. Otherwise, I'll try to return it to Carlsen
(or maybe I'll just buy a '91 V8). :-)


Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'91 200q				mailto:pjrose@servtech.com
'89 100