[5potnoodle]

Originally Posted by ovalking

Thanks for your notes 5Pot, it's good to have that confirmation.
Correct G002 000 fluid, and bled by steering lock-to-lock method. Everything else seems to be working well, and no leaks from the pump, yippee!
I guess conversion to standard susp. is an option, but the self-levelling system is really good when it works...
So does anyone have any spheres? Good or bad - experimenting with recharging is a possible.
According to Vagcat.com they're 443616203 and 178 Euros each!

To be honest, I'm amazed the spheres are still available from VAG. I think new spheres would be cheaper than conversion unless you can do it yourself, especially if you actually like the self-levelling aspect. I know I do At the very least, you won't need to change them again for another 10 years or so.

The bleed method doesn't sound exactly right to me from what I can remember, though last time I had it done it was about 3 years ago. I know the bleed nipple on the rear suspension hydraulic splitter manifold thingy (where the hydraulic lines all meet up at the rear axle) came into it somewhere.

Incidentally, if you need to you can set the ride height. There's an adjuster on the valve which is connected to the back axle by a rod.

Anyway, let me know how you get on.