Riddle me this.....

[srgtlord]

You were right sir... hopefully the pump is'nt fubarred from the overtightened timing belt a year ago. My fingers are crossed that the prothe seal failed due to being constructed from cheap non diesel resistant rubber, but if that was the case I think the pump would be leaking all over the place.  This pump  was one of Jeremy's early reseals before he started using Bosch seal kits.

[ORCoaster]

I would think the seal would go before you started scraping the inside of the IP body.  Those little four flappers do have some amount of distance they need to come out of the slots to  meet the body.  So I would say safe.  And I like how you passed the potential blame for all of this to J.  Who tightened that TB?  Who rebuilt the pump?  Hope a new seal sets you up good.  You going to disassemble the pump to do the seal just to check for wear?  Or get it out from the outside?

[srgtlord]

Im not passing any blame lol I screwed up. I said it "might" be possible  seal leaked due to chineese build quality but I find it rather unlikely that one seal would magically start leaking out of all of them. The pump I bought from him did what it was suppose to do, make my car run for an extremely fair price I think the seal would have lasted many many miles if the belt was not overtightened. So Just to be Clear Jeremy is an excellent Businessman and delivers an excellent service.

[srgtlord]

Ok so today for shiggles I replaced the front pump seal, packed a crap ton of vaseline in the seal and VOILA! no more leak and no more smoke issue. Now only time will tell if this is successful. Either way Im moving on to do battle with the rust on this vehicle..... 

[ORCoaster]

Rust?  VW's don't rust do they?