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Just caught up with this thread. Sounds like a bad experience all round, always annoying when you have a no-fault accident. The initial accident was just "one of those things" unfortunately, but the 'insurance approved body shop' clearly made it worse. Not the first time I have heard such stories of terrible communication and poor workmanship from approved body shops. I would always push for at least two approved centres, including the one used my the local main VW dealer. Then research both online if you have no info on them. Once you go insurance route, press for the one with the best reputation as it doesn't then matter to you whether the final bill is £3 or £4k. Glad you finally got it sorted anyway.

The fluid unless it's cold where you keep it won't be far off 20 degrees when you refill.

Temp is unimportant when relearning as all your doing is resetting the parameters so it knows, for example, 0.5Amps supplied to the pump produces 1 bar of pressure,

The temp measurement is only because the fluid expands when warm, so really needs to be checked then.

I did mine with the front wheels in the air, and just let the engine idle for a couple of mins, doesn't take long to warm up and only had to add about 50ml when checked.

Thanks MS



Happy with all that, I ordered the 2 O-rings at £30 from VW!! , I saved on the oil and bought the BorgWarner oil through work so at least that compensates. Once this is done it won't be done for another few years so don't want old seals letting me down at some point (my car is now 5 years old so think this is the year to crack on with going over things, like this and gearbox oil change)

1 question:  if the relearn process needs to be at 20c+ to prime the pump and top up, and you are doing this in a workshop. How do you get the temp up without driving it with a low level, just run the engine for radiated heat and check on Vag-com before starting the relearn?

i.e. when filling it back up after the pump check and clean, you pour in fresh cold-ish oil into a cooled down unit, then the relearn process will be started when cold and not at 20c? and I guess you don't want to drive it as its low on oil?

And the sun has even come out for you! 

How does it feel driving again?

Look to be a few on eBay