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Old 06-15-2010, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jon@ecstuning.com View Post
Thanks again for the orders everyone!
Jon, at least two of us have had major problems with seals purchased with our 1.8T timing belt kits form ECS.

I wound up having to spend a lot of extra money getting my cam seal replaced twice, once with yours and secondly with a OEM one from VW. The OEM cam seal is working fine.

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Originally Posted by Evanrude View Post
The ONLY problem I had, was when I ordered one of the full timing belt kits. I had them installed by a professional mechanic with a perfect track record, I've had that guy fix a LOT of things for me. BUT, the crank seal that came with the kit was completely defective. The second it went in the car it started leaking oil.

When I called ECS about a replacement, they told me "Too bad, you can't prove it. It's not our problem. Want to buy another?"

So, that kind of put a sour taste in my mouth because then I had to buy another seal (bought it elsewhere) and I had to pay to have it put in, and we looked at the defective one, and it was definitely a defect, not damaged in any way by the mechanic. ECS said that since we'd already installed it, it was my problem to deal with , no returns, no warranties, etc.
See:
http://newbeetle.org/forums/660658-post18.html

I think it's time to do a quality inspection regarding your seals.
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