I'm yet another new victim of the dreaded PTU problem. I first had problems with 2200 miles on it. Hoping it was still a new car smell i waited untill my first oil change to bring up the problem. The dealer said everything looked fine and it was more than likely "packing oil" that was still working its way off of the engine components. I found that hard to beleive so i searched the problem on the website and found this! Thank goodness. I brought it back in, told them what to look at and got the replacemement seals put on (Kit# 8T4Z*7275*, two days later I was was leaking even worst than before! Went back in and they said that it was "left over fluid from the replacement, as there is a place that fluid can collect that is hard to clean out." I again felt this was incorrect but i took their word for it. Two more days later and i was still finding fluid in the snow after short trips so i went in again and insisted the problem wasnt solved. This time they replaced the entire PTU with what they said was a completely redesigned part (Kit# 8T4Z*7275*A). I also noticed that this kit includes a shield that goes up and around the exhaust. I dont know if thats to keep heat of the PTU or keep the fluid off of the exhaust untill they can find a better fix! Its been 4 days and no problems yet, but i'm skeptical. Has anyone else received this replacement PTU? any luck with it if you have?
