Hi Guys , I have a 2014 a5 2.0tdi sline FWD , recently I noticed some staining where the car had been parked just small pools every now and again. It is some kind of oil i thought it was diesel at first because it was quite clear but its defo not diesel , i then thought steering rack but I've not lost any fluid, I've took the rear tray off the bottom this was soaking as was the linkage on the steering rack suggesting something higher up it look like it may be coming from the driveshaft area I've read somewhere there may be an oil seal is this accurate and where can I get one asap? Drivers side rhd. Any thoughts appreciated 

Brake fluid? Clutch fluid? Coolant? Screenwash fluid?

35 minutes ago, cliffcoggin said:

Brake fluid? Clutch fluid? Coolant? Screenwash fluid?

It's not clutch or brake fluid the levels are too high , it's not coolant or screenwash like I said its wet around the drivers side drive shaft and steering rack its high up near the drive shaft so I don't know if it's squirting up from the rack or coming out of the drive shaft area/ gearbox I've not had any experience with manual gearbox oil so I'm not sure . It's defo some kind of oil 

Hello Joe,

Are you intending to do this job yourself? If you are, you first need to confirm that it is actually a driveshaft seal that is the issue. I would not characterise this as an easy repair for DIYing, so you would need to ensure you have all the necessary equipment and experience to do this yourself.

If you intend to get a garage to do it, then I would work on the principle of ‘ I have an undetected oil leak that aI need eliminating - can you first locate it and give my a cost to rectify it’? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

25 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Hello Joe,

Are you intending to do this job yourself? If you are, you first need to confirm that it is actually a driveshaft seal that is the issue. I would not characterise this as an easy repair for DIYing, so you would need to ensure you have all the necessary equipment and experience to do this yourself.

If you intend to get a garage to do it, then I would work on the principle of ‘ I have an undetected oil leak that aI need eliminating - can you first locate it and give my a cost to rectify it’? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

I'm quite comfortable removing a drive shaft it is something I have done before and I have the tools from last time I did it , I was just wondering where the leak is likely to be from in that area, it's not from a boot as there is too much and I believe it would be grease rather than oil. 

I'm also concerned about leaving it too long I'm assuming wherever the oil is coming from is going ro run out at some stage