Strange oil leak under TD4 freelancer

The CV joint grease in the front prop CV joint turns to a thickish oil and leaks from the rubber boot if split/holed. When I changed my VCU and bearings I stripped the CV joint down and found the grease had turned into oil, fortunately the boot was still ok so I just repacked with grease. New boots are not a dealer part but can be bought off eBay, just do a search on here and other members have listed the various eBay sellers.

Thanks for all the replies. The problem was, as mentioned here by some, a hole in the prop gaiter. Can't fix it for the moment, though have dabbed a bit of glue on the small hole to see if that, optimistically, will do the job while I continue my holidays!

rory said:

Thanks for all the replies. The problem was, as mentioned here by some, a hole in the prop gaiter. Can't fix it for the moment, though have dabbed a bit of glue on the small hole to see if that, optimistically, will do the job while I continue my holidays!

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If you have lost most of the lubricant there is a very good chance that the CV joint will overheat and seize, there are only three rollers unlike the usual CV joints. I think I would drop the rear drive train off and continue my journey on front wheel drive only.