MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: em2evol on April 13, 2014, 08:31:02 pm
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Hi guys
Got a message from my neighbour pointing out this earlier:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fz186%2Fem2evol%2F10262021_10154049377600074_4032478905302074206_n_zps87d59ee9.jpg&hash=1948b9bef8bf67b075d93b956a1b2e32d77807ae)
So went to check under the car (had been parked for approx 30 mins) and found this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fz186%2Fem2evol%2FWP_20140413_012_zps2cf0bdde.jpg&hash=bd0214adb6e0bc226879480007259062d022cb6b)
Underneath all I could see was this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fz186%2Fem2evol%2FWP_20140413_013_zpsa7f231ad.jpg&hash=18f81fa7c39a20ea1bb1701577025fc1d8d812ba)
and in the engine bay (looks dry but was soaked in oil to the right of the engine):
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fz186%2Fem2evol%2FWP_20140413_010_zps315a6fbb.jpg&hash=17ed5d938c154fdb17a6e67d2fa0dd1fad9d0733)
The only thing I can add is that I noticed it smelt awful earlier after I'd taken it down the motorway 20 miles, smelt a bit like when new tarmac is laid and gets rolled over... I checked the oil level and it's at max still at least. Not been topped up since last service over a month ago (when I assume it was changed).
I know it's hard to diagnose from photos and my crap description but would anyone be able to tell me what it could / is likely to be?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Em
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Smells awful - have you smelt gearbox fluid before? If it smells like stale piss then that might be the fluid.
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Hey thanks. Looks like the right kind of area for the gearbox (I assume) so could be that. Would it be a serious problem if it was the gearbox?