Ryan Hollister

Hey everyone - new Audi owner here and have a question

I've had nothing but issues with my Audi since I bought it and this is just another for the books. Found a softball sized puddle of red fluid on my garage floor this morning (and a few drips here and there the last few weeks). It's a 6-speed M/T and I'm wondering if these leaks are common and what what I should be looking for when I jack it up.

I'm not sure how long I should be driving it with this ongoing. Oddly enough, this only started happening when I started to hear groans come from the underside of my car after replacing the transmission mount with a stiffer aftermarket one. Any possibility these could be related?

Anyways, if you could let me know your thoughts, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

lyleswk

Is the leak under the transmission? Or up front?

shurur2

General rule is to stiffen the motor mounts before you go doing the tranny mounts.
the problem could be related..

you need to investigate a bit more to find were if is coming from.

it could also be your rear tail flange radial seal (common problem) or the drive shaft (axle) flange seals.

EDIT: If it is dripping around the transmission tail flange seal..where the drive shaft connects..remember that our entire unit comes out with the flange itself..it is spring loaded.
Just take the unit to a transmission shop and have it pressed out, the seal replaced and put back together. Pay attention to the order of the parts as they came out..