Oil leak, Seals replacements

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Jungle_Jo
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Oil leak, Seals replacements

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Hi Guys,

I have an old Citi Golf 1.3 and it has an oil leak. I've been told it is probably the seals on the engine that need to be replaced. I would like to know is there anywhere I can go in the Cape Town area to have the seals replaced? If there is somewhere to o what is the estimate price?

Your responses will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Oil leak, Seals replacements

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The brand of seal & which seal is leaking will determine the cost of repair ,example if it's a crank seal , A good make like victor reinz or payen will cost +-R250 for the seal itself but there's bit of labour involved to replaced it.

If its a few leaking seals then I would buy the full gasket set(cheaper to buy the set) and replace what's leaking from the set.

Straight forward job on the 1.3 golf though , there's plenty space to easily do the work.

As far as possible, STAY AWAY from cheap seals, wont even be a year and then it will start to leak again.
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Re: Oil leak, Seals replacements

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ICE King wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:46 am The brand of seal & which seal is leaking will determine the cost of repair ,example if it's a crank seal , A good make like victor reinz or payen will cost +-R250 for the seal itself but there's bit of labour involved to replaced it.

If its a few leaking seals then I would buy the full gasket set(cheaper to buy the set) and replace what's leaking from the set.

Straight forward job on the 1.3 golf though , there's plenty space to easily do the work.

As far as possible, STAY AWAY from cheap seals, wont even be a year and then it will start to leak again.
Thanks for the advice.
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