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Offline neils mk6

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dsg oil change
« on: 27 October 2013, 19:56 »
hi guys my gti now has 29000 miles would she benefit from new oil in the dsg autobox ? & is it a diy job ? cheers neil
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Offline Neil gti

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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #1 on: 27 October 2013, 20:11 »
Quote from: neils mk6 on 27 October 2013, 19:56
hi guys my gti now has 29000 miles would she benefit from new oil in the dsg autobox ? & is it a diy job ? cheers neil

No need to change until 40k
I think it needs a special tube to refill ? And it takes about 7 litres of oil I think  :shocked:
Also the garage that changed the oil on mine cracked the oil filter housing when fitting the filter, and had to order a new one, think its plastic and pretty flimsy
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Offline Rgdogg

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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #2 on: 27 October 2013, 20:29 »
Independents charge about £149 or the dealer will do it for £179.
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #3 on: 27 October 2013, 21:16 »
I was sure I answered this the other day.  :embarrassed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhE19GCXlvA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I watched this the other day seems straightforward to me.
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2013, 08:34 »
You did Snoopy

For some reason the original thread got deleted??  :undecided: :huh:
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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #5 on: 28 October 2013, 19:46 »
I hope I didnt delete it by mistake  :embarrassed: This phone can be a pain at times.
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Offline Poached

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Re: dsg oil change
« Reply #6 on: 28 October 2013, 21:32 »
Some further info here:

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/multi/dsg-diy-fluid-change-service.htm

Seems the Top fill method is preferred.

Top info on that site :smiley:.
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