dear leaks
to start with i have no transmission experience on these vans
i have though wrecked a couple of seals on automatics due to inexperience
when replacing .
also i have discovered something that scott and karl both strongly hint at
...
The difference between aftermarket and OEM seals ... like the one that goes
on the cross over cooling pipe connection .. after market is soft and this
..
OEM is that much stronger , pliable rather than soft ...and the right size
... the difference is negligible ... until it the reason it fails ...
seals sold aftermarket for injectors feel different than OEM ...
many of the hoses ... like fuel line OEM is a very particular ID ... the
after market is different .. least ways that has been my experience ...
the seller of the after market may even be a wonderful in every way person
who simly does not know as thy have never sen the OEM except in the hands of
a customer and usually broken ... so it would not be weird should the
customer show up with yet another failed what ever ...

it is my humble o pine  that the metal aftermarket parts have much more
forgiveness because they are ... metal ...

mr. leaks ... your mechanic is very likely both [competent and ethical] ...
he is simply unaware of the very subtle difference ...
so i would suggest that you go to your  local VW dealer and order the OEM
part ... if it is still available ...
then get the failed seal and compare them ...
 talk to some of the knowledgeable parts resellers on the list ...
i suggest you get multiple opinions .... on this particular part ...
but most important in my experience is do a comparison ...

do you live in a large centre ... last year i drove the three hours to
stephens autohaus in sacremento  to get the OEM O ring after three failed
aftermarkets ...
1 part worth less than 2 $ suddenly more valuable than six hours driving
....

and a little story on this topic that is not van stuff at all ... about 20
years ago small planes were crashing in bc and western canada ..one or two
in the states ...
investigation revealed they had all recently been serviced at a new airplane
service shop in kelowna at the new airport ...

the parts were either aftermarket or ... even worse .. refurbished ... both
not allowed in aviation repairs ..
moreover the refirbs were simply polished on a brillo wheel to give them
that shiney new look ..

now i certainly am not suggesting anyone you brought leaky 84 to was this
scurrilousness ....
but it is possible they may have come in contact with some one who is ...
good luck sir ...
yours

--
roger w
 From Proverbs:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
servant who becomes king ...
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