Well.. Audi called.. car was ready... went down.. walked in.. they said ok the front main seal needed to be replaced and thats what they did.. now after they walked away i asked my dad.. isnt that what they did? he said no it was the rear that was changed 5k miles ago. so yea.. couldnt get away with any discounts $765.49 later and my car is back in my driveway. i drove it home.. seemed to be good.. ill have to give it a test on a better day.....

 

Front main seal (crank shaft seal)? Rear main seal? You would be leaking engine oil if one was bad, not tranny fluid. Neither would cause the tranny to shift differently. Look at your copy of the work order to see what was done. Did they address the TCM related fault code? You've got so much money in this car you might as well just drive it for a while. You are sure to be upside down on it if you were to sell/trade right?

 

this is what it says.. its not the best quality. but good enough

 

Never heard of a "harness" seal. If it was leaking towards one of the wheels then it could be from where the axle goes in, there is a casing or flange that bolts up to the side of the tranny. There is a seal there. That had to be it. Tip fluid is brown, like honey. Not sure if anyone ever answered that question. I can't believe they charge $58 for a pan gasket and $18 for a screw.... $18.50 for a qt of fluid.... Wow... Utter rape.... FYI, this would cost less than $100 as a DIY job... You should make friends with an Audi tech (or anyone who can identify a leak/work on a car outside of the dealer) before your parents disown you.

 

ok so then that was my car that leaked like a quart and a half of fluid in a matter of secconds that one day

 

Thats a sin that your dad knows more about your Audi than you do.

 

My dad always thinks he knows more about my Audi. He can diagnose a problem where I can't but when it comes down to it we had a quattro 1.8t come in and he made the comment that he never understood snow tires on a fwd car... I was just like its awd...

 

my dad doesn't know jack about my car... he has the service records and i know a seal was changed just didn't know which one..

 

ok... he has the service records and you dont why??? and he knew what had been done to the car and you didnt, so you asked him and he didnt even have to look it up he just knew.
I guess thats what im sayin is a sin.
Im just glad the Audis back on the road agian w/atf in it, Hope your enjoying her.

 

im 18... my dad has the records filed. i never read them. i knew i blew a seal, when the dealer said they replaced the front main seal. i said to my dad isnt that the seal that was already replaced and he said no it was the rear main. my dad only knew that cause he read the old service records.