> The exact thing happened to me but it took only 2 weeks for mine to > fail. I got the first seal from Bus Depot and when that failed I got > the second one from the VW dealer for about $7 bucks and haven't had a > problem with it since. I have no idea why it failed but it did look like > the tank had cut it.
Could have been an defective seal (although we have not heard of any problems with these seals). We get our seals from the VW dealer as well, so the two seals you bought should have been completely identical. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234-VWVW www.busdepot.com _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by Part # 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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