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So as I'm looking at this I'm seeing that he drained your differential oil and not your Haldex oil, and then didn't refill you differential with oil. The Haldex oil is thin like transmission oil. Differential oil is standard 75-90 synthetic gear lube.
Looking at your pics the Haldex fill port is visible to the left, but I can't tell if it was removed and replaced.
I think there's a lot of confusion because the Haldex and differential are both in a single casting. the forward part being where the Haldex clutches are located, and the aft part being the differential.
I am also surprised by how gummed up you diff oil was at 30K.
Also VW dealers don't really have Haldex service as a 30k mi item. My dealer doesn't even carry the filter for the gen 4 Haldex (go figure). VAG delivered the vehicle with the Haldex as a non maintenance (lifetime) item.
We all know better and I for one have read some of the horror stories of what the Haldex fluid looks like at 30 - 40K.
Thankfully ECS and several other VAG specialty shops carry the Haldex service kit, and it's an easy job to do on your own.
The gen 5 Haldex doesn't even have a filter, wonder how that's going to work out. Watch the MK7 R site for that thread.
I truly sorry to hear about you bad experience those are the kinds of experiences in my past that made me learn how to work on my own car.
Looking at your pics the Haldex fill port is visible to the left, but I can't tell if it was removed and replaced.
I think there's a lot of confusion because the Haldex and differential are both in a single casting. the forward part being where the Haldex clutches are located, and the aft part being the differential.
I am also surprised by how gummed up you diff oil was at 30K.
Also VW dealers don't really have Haldex service as a 30k mi item. My dealer doesn't even carry the filter for the gen 4 Haldex (go figure). VAG delivered the vehicle with the Haldex as a non maintenance (lifetime) item.
We all know better and I for one have read some of the horror stories of what the Haldex fluid looks like at 30 - 40K.
Thankfully ECS and several other VAG specialty shops carry the Haldex service kit, and it's an easy job to do on your own.
The gen 5 Haldex doesn't even have a filter, wonder how that's going to work out. Watch the MK7 R site for that thread.
I truly sorry to hear about you bad experience those are the kinds of experiences in my past that made me learn how to work on my own car.
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