TDIMachoMan

Update “Solution”: I sold the car to some other dealership since I didn’t want to pay the insurance for fixing the problem. Bought 2 VW Golfs, both are MANUAL 😀 1997 16v GTI 20th anniversary edition & 2013 1.4 Tsi (cambelt) First Edition GT package w/ sunroof and massage seats. I call it a solution 🤣

Well you are right 100% but let’s just say that they don’t know about my problem yet. The information I got was via friend that have the same insurance as me and he said “I saw a leak on my gearbox, car works fine but I am worried about it” So I will just call my insurance and report the problem when I am ready to leave the car at the workshop or if the problem occurs before. technically it was a luck factor that I found out about the leak shortly after it occurred. I was going through the flex oil service and noticed that the connector was wet. So I could drive for a year without noticing, only if it brakes down. It is difficult for them to know when it appeared and if I knew about it before:D

And such things insurance doesn’t cover or why people pay the full price?

Well I understand since I am just paying 700$ to my insurance and they will take care of the rest, doesn’t matter how much it cost at the end. I don’t know how it works in UK but here in Sweden we have something called “Machine fault” which means everything and anything that has to do with electronics or mechanical components of the car. You pay for a deductible depending on how many miles your vehicle has. In my case it is 117000km and the price of deductible is around 700$ (from 100000km up to 150000km) So technically it doesn’t matter how many things goes wrong and how much does it cost to fix it you pay your deductible depending on the mileage of your vehicle.

I just don’t have a second car in order to fix the issue asap. i have to drive to work this car for a month and save money in order to leave it for a repair I can only hope that it will not give up on me until that…

update:

Useful information thanks! I I’ll check it this week again and share update on it here.

Oh okay then! I will check again for the leak this week I wonder if it gets worse or not. btw the contractor should be completely dry and oil free, or it is a normal thing to find tiny amount of oil inside the connector? I visited few shops and one of them told me that it may be just pushed the overfill thru some valve above the connector and the oil find its way into connector. I didn’t know there was a valve above the connector for extra oil to escape?

Claim from the insurance company?

I have been informed by the dealer yesterday gahah VW accept that it is a fabrication failure but they don’t want to replace it under the “goodwill” hahaha what a joke. That’s why I recommend Toyota,Lexus,Honda,Kia, etc. well, it doesn’t affect the car or the gearbox in any negative way yet. I spoke to insurance and they offered me to leave the car for repair (replacement and coding of new unit) for 700$ which is really fair price for a mechatronic replacement. I cleaned the leak and now I will check on it from time to time how much does it leak. If it doesn’t leak much I will continue driving and saving money for the repair since the insurance company said that they will cover it for 700$ as long the car is under 150000km (110000 currently) so even if the whole gearbox fails it will cost me 700. Can’t be bothered to fix it right now if that is the case.

I remember you telling me the same thing when I asked

Engine: CRMB 150hp 2.0 TDI 6-speed DSG No codes, no issues while driving/shifting Regularly serviced; 1st oil and filter change at 59000km 2nd oil and filter change at 114000km Currently at 118000km Help?

Update: It looked pretty good after I removed all the dirt that was sitting there. But still I brushed with a dremel and cleaned afterwards with a rubbing alcohol and layered bitumen based rust protection with a brush

What do you think about bitumen based rust coating?