^^^No, I don't visit the doctor every month. However, if my turbo starts singing to me, and the dealer won't do anything until failure, a UOA might give a good tech something to go on, something to look for.
We're only trying to determine why the aluminum number is so much higher than previous generation CR TDIs.
UOAs are excessive for the vast majority of people. Those of us OCD types like to know more than the average person.
As for $1200 for a 40k service, it's very high. Actual materials are < $300 retail, and I'll say $900 for the labor involved is more than twice too high, including the DSG service.
I understand the whole turbo whistle thing but how is that going to help you prevent the unavoidable.. if your turbo is going to fail, it's going to fail.
No vw tech is going to change your turbo out based on a high aluminum count.. most are willing to say that there isn't
anything wrong with your car unless there's a CEL but there's smoke coming out from under your hood..
Also keep in mind that, from what I understand and I may be wrong, these are the first cr engines with a dpf regen.. which makes them considerably different from my mkv jetta cr tdi
$1200 is indeed very high for the 40k service. You're nuts to try and justify that price to yourself.
No way!!!
The 40k service should not exceed $450 (at dealer prices, $200 at DIY prices) and the DSG service should not exceed $350 (dealer prices, $150 at DIY prices).
I feel sorry for anyone who pays more...
Idk what dealer you've been to but when I had to do my 40k service the dsg price they quoted me was ~650 just for the dsg service. So of course I took my car back and did it at home.
You're calculating labor based on pricing for parts.. well explain the timing belt service that costs at least 1200 at the dealer. When I can do it at home for ~300 in parts.
Do I agree with the 1200 for a 40k service? No. Go somewhere else. That is the exact reason I have learned to do things myself or have found a shop who I trust to work on my car.
*note* just called one local dealer and they quoted me $1050 for a 40k service on a 2012 nms passat tdi dsg