Oh, so that's probably your notorious B2 piston. Why didn't you say so before? That's a pretty easy fix to do from outside ( if it's the piston, not the band or strut) and cheap. Fix it , or get the shop to do it. Do a search on B2 here or in diesel. But you said puddle of fluid- could still be if coming from the B2 port.

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