DSG oil change.

[Rudedog]

It does seem counter intuitive that the boxes fitted to the high power cars i.e. GTi's & R's have a service interval of 80k whereas the lower boxes and 6 speeds were every four years and not mileage dependant.

There must be reason for the cars who you would hope are being driven a little bit more enthusiastically.

[Adam T7]

My reason for change is simple - I used to have a Discovery D4 (from new) with a ‘sealed for life’ Borg Warner auto box - after warranty I took it to a local Indy that suggested I check the Borg Warner website for Service intervals (basically a flush and fluid change) - it was 80K km.
Sealed for life / no maintenance = length of manufacturer warranty.
Price of a new DSG box vs. Fluid change cost every 3 years.

[Badluck]

Hi
My GTi PP has 26000 miles on it. It’s recommended to change the oil at 40,000 miles but as it’s now 6 years old would you recommend doing this? If so what is the general cost?

Thanks

Had the DSG service on my GTD 7 this morning and cost was £219. It's every 4 years or 40k. Make an allowance to be in the garage for 3 hours as they wait 2 hours for the gearbox to cool down before working on it.