Possible crack in front differential housing
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My car has slowly been leaking gear oil out of the front differential, so upon inspection my mechanic thinks he sees a hairline crack on the top of it using a mirror & flashlight while it is still on the car. We are taking the differential off tomorrow to see where exactly the leak is & determine what needs to be fixed. I have never heard of a cracked front diff before, has anyone else? it's an 02' turbo with 45k miles. if it is a crack, can the differential be welded?
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Mine had an extremely small leak (never made it to the floor) when it was about 1500 miles new. Porsche wouldn't let the dealer open the diff to fix the seal, they replaced the entire unit.
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Ahhhhh I gotcha now, hehe sorry it's not your fault I didn't understand....I have been a little stressed today since finding this out. I am totally bummed by this.
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I did see that, thank you very much I appreciate your help. I am not going to get much sleep tonight, hehe we are pulling it off tomorrow & I hope it's nothing more than a seal, I have never heard of a differential housing cracking & this car has never been in an accident or been driven hard. We have nice weather this week & was looking forward to some driving, hehe
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