Hey guys just trying to gather as much info as possible before I decide what do to. I'll have to change the front cam seal and I'm thinking of doing it myself. Since it is similar to a timing belt job I was wondering if I would have to be removing or fiddling with the timing belt in any way to do the cam shaft seal? I had the timing belt job done last year so I don't really want to fiddle with it myself also is there anything else I should be changing while I'm there?

Another thing, where is the cheapest place to get a b5 a4 bentley manual, I just checked some of the old posts but the ebay links were expired or the stores listed it as sold out. I couldn't find any online to download either.

 

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Do NOT do that front cam seal. You need a special puller to get the seal out, and you need a precise press tool to get it back in. Not using these tools can cause you to knick the cam shaft and it will most likely tear up the seal everytime you put a new one in there, which means you would need new cam shafts if you messed it up.