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Re: Squealing VW passat
Posted to Technical Tips Forum on 8/27/2010

I think you have a faulty PCV valve. This causes excess vacuum in the crankcase and air is sucked past the rear main oil seal, in doing so the seal lip vibrates like a trumpeter's lips, producing a LOUD squeal.

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