Update:
It runs and drives - the driving bit currently is in a fashion (we'll come to that) but another issue is it looks like the oil cooler might be ******
So I've ordered more parts in the shape of a gearbox cooler and the O-rings to go with it and looking at booking it in for a gearbox oil change to make sure I didn't drop either a bo-lark when I filled it OR incase there is any water in it from the oil cooler - water is going somewhere at the moment but going to check today to see if it's just while the water gets in the heater matrix etc
I think it's likely the oil cooler is leaking into the gearbox as when I had the mechatronics out the tiguan mechatronics looked like there was mayo/foam like substance on it
There's also a possibility I have a 2013/05 -> 2014/11 3rd gear synchromesh of doom gearbox as the ride is like being thrown at the window around 2/3rd gear in manual mode when changing down, it also drops right down in the revs
On a positive though it seems to go up the gears OK in drive and 7th gear is nice and long
- The ratios actually seem fine
So the list of jobs to do is currently:
Swap oil cooler
*Double check the production date of the gearbox (it looked like 2012 but it's a bit worn off) - it's something like 05 07 12 but that could quite easily be a 13 I suppose which would take it into the affected range (
http://www.richard-hamilton.co.uk/temp/Audi/TPI_0BH_7_speed.pdf)
*swap oil cooler - 10days delivery at TPS - argh!
*get gearbox oil swapped - I can't fill from below so its a PITA
*hit it with a hammer a couple of times alternating between gearbox and my head lol
*drive it to check for coolant level dropping and see if the changes in manual mode become any smoother
*perform basic settings for ABS/angle sensor so I don't have to detach my arms on the steering wheel!
P.S to anybody else looking at this, in hindsight I may have decided to go external oil cooler as you can get a blanking plate/external cooler plate from Russia of all places (there's one on ebay) so there's no risk of the oil cooler letting go and coolant contamination, also the pipework for the coolant would be a lot easier to bodge - read modify
Thanks
Alex