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inner transaxle seal & throttle service 850 1994

The dealer says my '94 turbo wagon with 128 K miles is leaking around the
inner transaxle seal and also the throttle body needs to cleaned. I'm a little
skeptical of dealers and wonder if these are common malfunctions and need to
be taken care of right away. There is oil leaking in the seal area but mostly
seems to be coming from the turbo drain(which also leaks).I may be selling
this car in the next year. Any suggestions/comments helpful.
Thanks








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    inner transaxle seal & throttle service 850 1994

    If I get this properly, it sounds like you have a clogged oil breather system which can be rectified by cleaning/replacing the oil separator and the hoses associated with it. That should eliminate the oil/seal leak.
    The throttle body cleaning? That depends. If you are saying that the intercooler weep hole is dripping oil while you are running, then one of the seals in the turbo is wearing out and the turbo will eventually need rebuilding. A rebuilt turbo costs about $350 plus labor for R&R, the dealer will only supply new parts.
    My weep hole also does this. It is not as bad as it was before I replaced the oil spearator, but still there. The air piping is coated with wet oil, as is the throttle body, so cleaning it will be futile. My milage is still great and there is no degradation of performance.

    Klaus







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