just to let everyone know the abs unit repair kits are now available to order 1K0 698 517 B £128.90+vat

just to let everyone know the abs unit repair kits are now available to order 1K0 698 517 B £128.90+vat

That's reassuring and will potentially save folks a lot of money! I'd be interested to hear from anyone who needs one and what the labour costs are.

Thanks bond007, I might be needing one soon as my car is now 4 years old.

Are there any fitting instructions ?

Are there any fitting instructions ?

I'm sure a lot of the stuff down the bottom of this is scaremongering to avoid losing work, but it's definitely a workshop job rather than an 'up-on-blocks-on-the-drive' one!

http://www.sinspeed.co.uk/blog/tag/teves-mk60-abs-esp-ecu-module-faults/

The kits sold in Germany appear to come with fitting instructions and the job is 'relatively' straightforward for a very competent DIY'er (eg someone that could already undertake replacing a brake master cylinder/servo, bleeding a system through etc etc).

VCDS is need to to do a calibration on the repaired unit, and you probably need some sort of pedal hold-down device to keep the brake pedal down.

The kit (as sold in Germany) comes with bungs to close the ports on the old unit (to prevent fluid spillage into the engine compartment) and the necessary replacement fasteners.