Got my early day out of work yesterday, and I was heavily motivated to get this thing back on it's wheels.
Stub axles installed first and then the axles.
Replace trans filter.
Fill trans fluid with DSG funnel kit.
Drain engine oil and replace filter.
Replace fuel filter.
Add oil back in.
Quickly add trans drain bolt back in place trying to not make a mess. The funnel feeds directly into the drain, so it can be messy as hell doing this service.
Reinstall battery tray, intake, new air filter.
Decided it's best to just go ahead and replace the injector seals since I was already adding air to the fuel filter system.
Bleed fuel rail for a few minutes.
Crank it to life and yeehaw it's running again!
Wait for DSG to get up to 35c minimum using OBD Eleven to monitor live data, then pull drain plug. Let drain until it comes to slow drip while running. Replace drain plug.
Realize there is a slight leak at the fuel rail on injector 3. Shut car off and re-seat injector line. Leak gone.
Re-install all splash shields and undertray.
Wheels back on.
Lower back to earth and REJOICE!
I decided it was running healthy enough to pick up my youngest from cheer practice. While waiting for her to get out of practice I reset the oil service light and then used the OBD Eleven to reset the DSG service light.
It drove great there and on the way back a check engine light popped up. It still ran amazing so I wasn't too worried. Unfortunately it's the dreaded codes pointing towards a probable DPF failure. Kinda saw this coming but was hoping to put it off for a while.
I also noticed some bubbles from the glow plug seat area from the diesel that had leaked from the rail. I must have done a terrible job tightening them back down when I loosened them a couple weeks ago trying to get this thing to start. So I tightened the three I initially messed with nice and snug. No more bubbles. I went ahead and cleared the CEL codes to see how long before it pops back up. Hoping since I do mainly highway it might hold off a bit longer.
A/c up next!