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Old 11-28-2005, 07:42 PM
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Re: cam seals

naw, cam seals are major prob on vw. the old style (grey) does not have an oil control ring (stupid design). The new style (black) does. normal labor is 8hrs replace 6 cam seals 2 cam plugs, 2 cam asj gaskets and v/c gaskets. along with some black vw gasket maker applies in "special" places. It does require special tools (can be aquired on e-bay for 160.00) Its not TOTALLY difficult, but if you have abilities to do a t-belt you can do cam seals.
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