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That’s an interesting thought, thanks. I’ll have a look when I go to see it for any jacking marks. However, it lives in a garage and there’s never been any oil on the floor and after it broke down, oil ran out for a considerable time onto the road.

Yeti is back in the UK without any apparent mishaps. It’s been popped up on the ramp for a quick look underneath. It’s not pretty….. Sourced a differential from a 2015 Yeti with 36k and with a 6 month warranty.

Thanks. No, it only broke down a week ago near Limoges, so not expecting to see it for 2/3 weeks. There’s a few on eBay that come from a Yeti of the right age, with a warranty and I’ve got a capable friend lined up to fit it, so fingers crossed.

I was just searching for a gen 5 Haldex with differential to fit a 2015 Yeti. I had assumed all VW group gen 5 units fitted - am I wrong with that assumption?

Thanks folks. I’m philosophical and looking for a decent used unit, which seem to be available for under £300.

Thanks for those links. Very interesting. If during the service the mechanic had emptied the differential and then overfilled the Haldex by mistake (leaving the differential empty) where did the litre of oil come from after failing and would the differential have lasted 1,300 miles with no oil?

Hope I’m posting this in the right place. I couldn’t find an exact answer to my situation by searching. l will try to keep it brief! My wife has a May 2015 manual Yeti TDi with a gen 5 Haldex. The Haldex oil was changed February 2018 at 37,601 at a main dealer and again at 68,606 miles on 9th August this year at a VW specialist when the pump screen was also cleaned out. It was pretty filthy according to a photo the garage showed me. The car has done no long, fast journeys since then until last week, when at 69,800 miles we had a bearing type noise when driving from Calais to Paris. The noise was a type of whirring noise varying in intensity depending where you were sat in the car. A vibration was also present at about 75mph which I initially attributed to the balancing on a pair of new Hankook 4 season tyres. Green Flag sent a breakdown agent who took the car out and diagnosed a failing rear wheel bearing. He told me get it changed back home, that it was safe for at least another 1,000km and that I didn’t need to keep my speed down. I did keep my speed down, but at 65 mph and just over 70,000 miles there was a bang from the rear and the back wheels locked up, released, locked, released until I pulled onto the hard shoulder. Looking under the car oil was coming out of the Haldex or the differential. It ran slowly for about 10 minutes until about a litre or so was on the ground. Rubbing a finger in it showed it was fairly clear and smelt of gear oil. My questions are twofold. Given that about a litre of oil has come out, could the failure be at all related to the recent Haldex service? Also, if I had stopped driving when the noise was first noticed, could serious damage have been avoided or was the unit already kippered? Until the car is repatriated in a couple of weeks I don’t know exactly what has failed, but I am already looking for a good second hand Haldex and differential. I presume a gen 5 from any VW group vehicle will fit? Appreciate any thoughts and wisdom. Thanks.