Re: back differential leaks

["Maksim Libenson" <max@voras.lt>]

Thaks to everybody who advised me on this problem.
General opinion was that it is bad seals cause some leaks.
As to the oil, Alex Yurin said, that it should be Castrol 
TAF-XO for the rear diff and TAF-X for the gear box,
but TAF-X could also be used for the rear diff.

 Max Libenson
 Klaipeda, Lithuania
 max@voras.lt
 '88 Audi 90 Q

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Maksim Libenson <max@voras.lt>
To: <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 10:36 PM
Subject: back differential leaks


> I have problem with rear differential. I can see some leaks
> at the connection of differential and one of the hubs.
> Three month ago I took my Audi to service center and
> during the check-up they added some oil to the rear differential.
> Now I think that they probably used wrong oil. I think
> they added same kind of oil to the gear box and rear diff.
> Is it OK, o is it different? May be it is good idea to change
> oil in rear diff? What kind of oil I should use for the rear
> diff, and what kind of oil for gear box? I suppose that 
> front and middle differentials interconnected with the gear box
> and use same oil, is it right?