300 TDi Auto Box problems

Hello all. The 'box dumped its oil all over engine whilst driving. Had a look underneath to try and find what happened. There seems to be a leak coming from above the sump pan of the box, which turns into a full on pouring after about 5L of transmission fliud goes in the box ( from dry ). Anyone any ideas, or suffered a similar problem? any help much appreciated

sounds like you have a crack in the casing. if you get some gunk and clean it off you will be able to pinpoint the leak then you stand a better chance of diagnosis