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Old 27th August 2012, 01:39 PM
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Exclamation output seal! carnt find one

hello,

ive been searching high and low for the ouput flange seal, seems to be leaking onto my left cat i carnt find a UK supplier anywhere im also not 100% sure on which one i need 018 409 399 or the "B" for a 1997 S8. also the correct oil to topup with.

ive had the car parked up for about 3 month now

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Old 27th August 2012, 03:58 PM
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If you look through the following thread: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=777 you will see that I posted seal part number and dimensions if you want to buy aftermarket seal. I bought mine from dealers as I did not know dimensions before taking it apart @£14.14
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Old 5th October 2012, 03:28 PM
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ahh cheers mate bought the seal, do i have to use gen audi oil to top it up also?

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Old 5th October 2012, 05:54 PM
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Old 5th October 2012, 06:01 PM
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Any GL4 or GL5 gear oil will do. 75W90 or 80W90
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