Quote Originally Posted by LeStig View Post
Booked in Bora for a "haldex service" ..... european car specialist here in Batemans Bay....
Had to order in correct oil... that sounded good....
Oil arrived, car was dropped off..... car was picked up....
i was removing tow bar from car and thought id have a look at this Haldex thing.... saw the large toothed plug and it was obvious it hadn't been touched in recent times, still had dust etc caked on and around it....
so question is...
is there any other means that the oil could have been changed without removing this plug ??
Mechanic only used a trolley jack to do job as his hoists were being used for cars waiting on parts....
the noise coming from the rear when cold and turning tight corners hasn't changed at all.... i was hoping a couple of oil changes might have reduced or even stopped the clutches from shuddering.....
thoughts ??
SO there's a differential as well as the Haldex under the car. The Drain for the Hladex is on the bottom and is a 5 or 6mm allen key. Is that what you can see?

Oil changes rarely fix mechanical issues with the Haldex. You should make sure that the pump is running. Pretty sure you can do this with VCDS. Although if it spins the front wheels easily you can probably assume it isn't.

Gavin