MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: RedRobin on September 08, 2011, 06:18:52 pm

Title: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: RedRobin 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?

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: QD MBE on September 08, 2011, 06:42:30 pm

Driveshaft oil seal?

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: Tfsi_Mike 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.

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: alackofspeed 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?

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: RedRobin 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:

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: RedRobin 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.

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: The Skud on October 16, 2011, 09:32:43 pm

is this a common thing with DSG??

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: RedRobin 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.

Title: Re: DSG Oil Leak....
Post by: monte 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: