2018 Audi S3: Minisode 149: Changing Front Diff Oil + Deeper Coolant Leak Inspection

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[@Obe2k_]

Hey Lhg i just got my car a month ago & the transmission decided to give out & crack i know this is a long shot but if you or your amazing community could help me locate a dq381 SWQ 7 speed for a 2018 s3 i would greatly appreciate there are none i can find online in the U.S thank you so much keep up the amazing genuine content 🙏🏼

[@LastHumansGarage]

good luck my man.. ill pin this for you just in case someone has some deets

[@Obe2k_]

@@LastHumansGarage somehow there is 0 in the US that i could search

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Nice to see the FXT is still in the family.

[@LastHumansGarage]

Indeed! but we plan to get something new this year.. just money is slow right now. and prices are high..

[@stathi13]

good s**t, LHG. Again I dig the way you get the car up off the ground using ramps + jacks.

[@LastHumansGarage]

thanks stat man

[@GTI_CHHA]

So far I have changed my front diff (VAQ) once... which is way too little. This reminds me I have to do it next time I change engine oil (spring-ish time).

[@LastHumansGarage]

ah i wouldnt do my haldex every year.. maybe every other year or something.

[@GTI_CHHA]

@@LastHumansGarage I know, once every 3 years is more than enough. My point is, I have only changed it once and this July the GTI turns 10 years...

[@Unexpectedperspectivesnow]

May I ask if the middle differential has a separate drain and fill? I thought this thing your changing on was in fact the middle differential!

[@karstgeo7290]

I don't believe that is oil on your pan/leaking gasket there. Coolant leaks like that can really look dark like oil - case in point...our Atlas. I swore up and down we had an oil leak on the front of the motor (with a thicker fluid on the garage floor that I really thought was oil) and the tech at the dealer confirmed it was the water pump and coolant. He said it's common for it look very dark like that and mistake it for an oil leak. Something to think about after you change your water pump and stop the leak...clean up that oil pan with some Brake Kleen and see if it comes back. I woudl have liked to see how you got the fill for the bevel box off/what tools you used...I gave up on mine/seemed like I just couldn't get the right set of sockets/extentions to get it.

[@LastHumansGarage]

dude, just a 5mm allen socket with a 3" + 1" extension. plain old rachet.

[@karstgeo7290]

@LastHumansGarage that damn hear shield washing giving me fits . I have some Redline MT90 to do it again this year plus a mag drain plug I'll get it this time!

[@saled352]

Is the water pump not covered under the warranty?

[@LastHumansGarage]

might be. i wouldn't let a dealer touch it. ive heard dozens of stories on failed dealer water pump jobs.

[@basshead30]

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