The wife's 2015 MK7 GTI gave us the gift of its first code: P2681 Engine Coolant Bypass Valve Control / Open. 75K miles, no problems to this point- chews a small amount of coolant (top up 1x/year). No overheating, no problems with the heater... everything works normally.
The internet has not yielded what I would call any firm information on what this code actually means. Some dudes say they just top up coolant and it goes away. I've done that a couple times, and cleared the code with my scanner, but nothing doing- comes right back and it is a "permanent" code, whatever that means.
I have an email in to FCP Euro to see if they have any insight. They have a DIY on water pump replacement that came up in my search, but I couldn't figure out what caused it to hit. I suspect that's how I will be spending my days off next week, as they claim the pumps only last about 50k. Funny, I didn't see that in the brochure when I bought the car.
So- anyone have any insight or experience? I'd love for this to be simple, but I'm suspecting it will not be. Thank you in advance.
