My car came back from its 7th yearly fixed service and mot yesterday (32250 miles 1.6 FSI manual). On the invoice it says 'slight fluid weap from transmission area'. When I paid over the phone for the service/mot (I was at work and the car was picked up/returned to my home) the service advisor didn't even mention it.

Is this something to worry about or should I just monitor the floor of my garage for leaks (I tend only to use the car at weekends as commute to work by bus) or what?

I'm inclinded to phone up the garage on monday to ask them about it as to what they meant by it.

I'd ask the garage what they meant by it and just keep an eye on it for now, slight weep could mean they just found some staining around a joint.

Ian

Yeah, just keep an eye on it for now.

Bear in mind that if something starts to leak, it will usually get worse over time rather than go back to not leaking.

On saturday morning when took car out of garage there was a leak of liquid in front of the drivers side front tyre and a strange smell - my partner liked it to nail varnish.

I noticed yesterday when parked up in supermarket car park a drip coming off the drivers side front mud guard next to the tyre (headlight side). When I got home and put it in the garage I put some paper underneath the car and it definetly seemed to be coming front of the wheel when I checked this morning the paper seemed to be stained pink unless it was the newspaper running (there was a reddy pink sunset in the top half of the paper). After replaciing the paper I've noticed a further drip but so far can't make out any colour. I can't see any evidence of leaks inside the bonnet.

The coolant system which is coloured pink seems ok as its above the min and almost level with the ridge going round the expansion resevoir.

Any ideas as to what the leak is given the area its coming from?

Power steering fluid? I don't know the 1.6 so I don't know where the reservoir is or where pipes/hoses run.