So this week I noticed the smell of oil after a normal drive - also noticed a small 2 inch oil spot in the garage near the front of the car. Checked it and it was clearly differential oil ( ooh that smell). So I guessed I had a leak from a seal and since the front axle boots were fixed I thought maybe the seal was damaged. Then I drove it again and had a much bigger spot in a parking lot. Took it to the dealer and now I need a new transmission??!! Apparently the bearings are failed and that is causing the front differential leakage.

So questions for the group - do I go with the stock replacement from Fidelity? Do I replace anything else at my expense since they are going to pull the engine?

Anyone else had this type of tranny failure?

They gave me a 2010 TDI A3 - so I will save some gas money for a few days

Car just clicked over 75K miles