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Old 06-06-2015, 12:40 PM
barry12345 barry12345 is offline
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Originally Posted by Diesel911 View Post
When you do replace them you could use Viton O-rings or if someone chimes in and tells you that the Mercedes Dealer O-rings are now Viton.

In the last 3 years or so there has been more then a few people that have manged to bugger the job and it is not clear what they did or did not do that caused the issue.

Personally I would not replace them unless they were leaking.
I agree. There seems a negative possibility even if remote to consider a pre failure approach with these. Leaving well enough alone is not a bad thing in a few cases. I do not even think it is well known exactly why the change does not work out for some.

I am a believer in preemptive replacement of some things if not many as well at the same time though. I always figured it was always cheaper than becoming a roadside issue. If the seals become bad the car will still remain functional enough to avoid this. So not really enough gain to justify it. Just my opinion though.
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