Crank seal leaking on 09 Jetta twin charger

[fillmore]

Had service completed at local independent and advised of leaking crank seal. 78,000 km on odometer. Is this common with low mileage?

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[Umai Naa!!]

Rubber tends to decay with age, not distance travelled.

[fillmore]

Thanks for the quick reply Umai Naa. I must have a bit of rubber in myself.
Does $280 for the seal and 2hrs to fit sound like a fair enough ballpark figure?

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[Lucas_R]

Had my rear main seal replaced at 85,000km on my Mk6 GTI as it was leaking. VW reliability.

[fillmore]

Thanks for chiming in Lucas R. Nice to know I'm not alone, and at similar k's.

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[hugh.venables]

$280 for the genuine VW seal is about right but there's no way Superman could do it in 2 hours. You've got to remove half the front end, the gearbox, clutch and flywheel to get at it. Are you sure they didn't say two days?

[Umai Naa!!]

Depends if it's front or rear.

[VW Convert]

Thanks for the quick reply Umai Naa. I must have a bit of rubber in myself.
Does $280 for the seal and 2hrs to fit sound like a fair enough ballpark figure?

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$280 for a crank seal? That's theft!

Cheers

George

[Umai Naa!!]

Depends how the seal comes.

Not many come as a seal on their own anymore. It's usually part of a seal plate.

FWIW T5GP BT front crank seal plate is just under $400 retail, R36 Passat front seal plate is around $300.

[blower]

2 hours labour - this will be the front seal, i.e. the pulley side.

That seal is about $50 AUD from VW, and is separate part no. 038103085E - it fits into the timing chain cover and can be renewed without taking the cover off (which is just as well as that's a fairly big job on this engine).