JAYFARMLAW
Active member
Just did the 40 k service on my 2013 TDI, here are some notes that will make yours easier:
1. Getting the car up on 4 ramps (for the trans fluid change) takes some finesse. The 12k ramps sold at wal mart are just a little too tall to fit under the mid section of the car so you can just drive up on the ramps. I have two steel ramps that were as high. Pull up slightly on the front ramps, then the ramps will slide under the car. (I tried forwards and backward and it did not matter) Now, the finesse starts- If you have an automatic, you cant ride the brake and hit the power at the same time. Use the e-brake to keep from rolling back down the ramp. You can pull the E-brake and hit the power at the same time.
2. Don't spill the DSG fluid!!! It smells worse than any 90 weight ever did. The top fill works faster if you will fill up the sink with the hottest water you can and soak the bottles of fluid before you start. Don't forget to shake the heck out of the bottles before filling. Room Temp fluid flows very slow. When installing the trans filter, suck the fluid out of the filter housing, I didn't and had a little overflow when I installed the filter. When I stop the car at a light, I pick up a faint smell of the fluid. Once the battery tray is installed again, there is no way to get to the trans filter housing to spray with carb cleaner.
3. No need to prime the diesel filter housing. I turned the ignition to on and heard the pump priming the system. Car fired up immediately and ran with no stall or other hesitation.
4. IDparts has everything for $213 or so delivered. I used Mobil 1 and Liquid Moly, Oem trans filter and oil filter, MAnn fuiel filter.
5. Steering wheel, tire, and traction control dash lights came on (panic here) at first start up after trans service. As soon as the car hit second gear on the initial road test, all lights went off. Only data loss was the time. Second gear may have nothing to do with it, but that is when it happened for me. Easy to reset the service now message through the service menu, just like setting the time, there is a service menu option.
Oil change took maybe 30 minutes, tops. You have to position the filter just right to get it to drop back in. Don't panic...just try different angles. I had no problems getting it out. Fuel filter maybe 15, Transmission maybe an hour and a half. A bottom fill would be faster. I will buy the Ebay bottom fill set up for $34 before I hit 80k. Transmission shifts MUCH smoother. I may do the next change in 30k if it starts to get clunky again.
Good luck, your results may vary.
Jay
1. Getting the car up on 4 ramps (for the trans fluid change) takes some finesse. The 12k ramps sold at wal mart are just a little too tall to fit under the mid section of the car so you can just drive up on the ramps. I have two steel ramps that were as high. Pull up slightly on the front ramps, then the ramps will slide under the car. (I tried forwards and backward and it did not matter) Now, the finesse starts- If you have an automatic, you cant ride the brake and hit the power at the same time. Use the e-brake to keep from rolling back down the ramp. You can pull the E-brake and hit the power at the same time.
2. Don't spill the DSG fluid!!! It smells worse than any 90 weight ever did. The top fill works faster if you will fill up the sink with the hottest water you can and soak the bottles of fluid before you start. Don't forget to shake the heck out of the bottles before filling. Room Temp fluid flows very slow. When installing the trans filter, suck the fluid out of the filter housing, I didn't and had a little overflow when I installed the filter. When I stop the car at a light, I pick up a faint smell of the fluid. Once the battery tray is installed again, there is no way to get to the trans filter housing to spray with carb cleaner.
3. No need to prime the diesel filter housing. I turned the ignition to on and heard the pump priming the system. Car fired up immediately and ran with no stall or other hesitation.
4. IDparts has everything for $213 or so delivered. I used Mobil 1 and Liquid Moly, Oem trans filter and oil filter, MAnn fuiel filter.
5. Steering wheel, tire, and traction control dash lights came on (panic here) at first start up after trans service. As soon as the car hit second gear on the initial road test, all lights went off. Only data loss was the time. Second gear may have nothing to do with it, but that is when it happened for me. Easy to reset the service now message through the service menu, just like setting the time, there is a service menu option.
Oil change took maybe 30 minutes, tops. You have to position the filter just right to get it to drop back in. Don't panic...just try different angles. I had no problems getting it out. Fuel filter maybe 15, Transmission maybe an hour and a half. A bottom fill would be faster. I will buy the Ebay bottom fill set up for $34 before I hit 80k. Transmission shifts MUCH smoother. I may do the next change in 30k if it starts to get clunky again.
Good luck, your results may vary.
Jay
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