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Offline RedRobin

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DSG Oil Leak....
« on: September 08, 2011, 06:18:52 pm »
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I've got a very minor one of about 5 ml in one week <--- I collected in a white plastic tub while in my garage. I always keep some brown cardboard on the floor beneath the engine so I can spot any leaks.

She's booked into my VW dealer's next week for a look. We both feel fairly certain it's DSG oil also from its position near 'axle' on passenger side.

She had a DSG service not long ago and has done 94k miles from new.

Any info or experience of same?
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2011, 06:42:30 pm »
Driveshaft oil seal?

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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2011, 06:48:17 pm »
Quote from: QD on September 08, 2011, 06:42:30 pm
Driveshaft oil seal?



Mine is leaking, passenger side booked in for repair.
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2011, 07:41:36 pm »
My vote would be driveshaft oil seal too. Certainly a cheap place to start. I presume it's not the filter housing leaking (on top of the gearbox), and the oil running down the back of the box?
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2011, 07:47:57 pm »
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Driveshaft oil seal is what my VW dealer's workshop manager thought as a possibility too.

I'll obviously post here what it turns out to be.  :happy2:
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2011, 01:04:06 pm »
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Turns out to be a seal in the DSG bung, so an easy one and not an expensive problem. They'll get the parts in overnight and I'm booked in very first job tomorrow.  :jumpmove:

Something which comes to mind is that I'm very glad I didn't go for the 1K0825237P undertray because it would have concealed the leak and I may not have discovered the leak until more damage was done.
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2011, 09:32:43 pm »
is this a common thing with DSG??
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2011, 09:38:46 pm »
Quote from: The Skud on October 16, 2011, 09:32:43 pm

is this a common thing with DSG??


....I don't think so. I have had 3 DSG oil changes in 95,000 miles, so the bung has seen action.
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Re: DSG Oil Leak....
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2011, 09:50:13 pm »
Hmmmm it was just the other day I noticed the same I think (well, front-mid passenger side)  :confused:
It was only the size of a two pence piece, but the block paving was spotless till then.
I cleaned it up and I have not seen anything since (either on the drive or in the garage)

I'll keep an eye on it now  :scared:
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