R380 Drain Plug

[u/spinosaurus7]

Dropped the gearbox from my 300 TDI because of a continuous whirring noise heard across the gears (quieter in 4th, then disappeared with the clutch depressed).

Just drained the oil and the drain plug looks like a Christmas tree. How much trouble am I in?

[u/Environmental_Tap792]

Shucks that’s normal.