DSG oil change

[kcunniff]

Is there any particular brand of DSG oil recommended by the group?

You need to use the OEM VW fluid, P/N: G-052-182-A2.

 

[IFRCFI]

Is there any particular brand of DSG oil recommended by the group?

VW OEM (Febi Bilstein) or Pentosin is fine.

 

[drywaller]

So I am going to start my dsg fluid change today. I fully understand both methods of doing so but have one question regarding the measure and replace method. (Which is what I will be doing) since there is no real single jacking point to get a floor jack under the rear can I just put the front on ramps and proceed with the change? Seems to me that if I can get at least the 4.5 liters out then this should be OK. If more comes out that's a plus right?
Advice please.

 

[drywaller]

So I did you he fluid change. Used the measure and refill method. I leveled the car the best I could using ramps up front and a floor jack at the rear. The large tube connecting the rear suspension makes for a good lifting point.
Anyhow letting the tranny drain, fluid cold I gout exactly 4.370 ml and replaced bit with 4.5 ml.
The extra 130ml should account for what was held in the filter as well as residual in the drain bucket right?
Test drive went perfect. Smoother shifts and no hesitation. One thing is now VCDS shows a few codes pertaining to the steering wheel as well as the radio. Will these clear up with regular driving? There are no check engine lights. Other than vcds showing the codes there is no other indication of anything being wrong.

 

[MonsterTDI09]

Yes they will clear up.

 

[drywaller]

Nice. Thanks for the info. And anyone doing the measure and refill method. I was concerned about doing it this way but once I got into it it really only makes sense to do it this way. (Assuming there are no tranny leaks)
Thanks again for a the great help.

 

[meerschm]

you can run the DSG adaptation if you like, using the VCDS. search for details.

 

[Eliminateur]

interestingly, my DSG only has 3.5L.....

that's how much it emptied, and when i filled if i go ever slightly above that it starts to drain through the snorkel immediatly.

So i closed the snorkel, put ~50ml more for the filter and closed everything

i don't know if i'm going to do the "drive then drain", probably not, going to leave it as is

 

[GreenLantern_TDI]

Drain and fill 5L. Interesting enough thats exactly what the kit comes with. Enjoy.

 

[OldIron]

Odd...
I have a 2014 Passat TDI and the bride has a 2013 Jetta TDI.
Changed DSG oil and filter in both, and hers took 4.5L to overflow and mine started to overflow at 3.5L.
Was there a major DSG housing change or something??
Very strange...

 

[meerschm]

just to verify the overflow is supposed to be running, having gone through all gears, at the specified temperature.

 

[IFRCFI]

just to verify the overflow is supposed to be running, having gone through all gears, at the specified temperature.

This never goes away, does it?

Skip the tool, VCDS, measuring temps and other esoteric steps. Drain, top fill with 4.6L. Be done.




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[meerschm]

No issue, if you want to drain and fill, press on.

if you want to use the overflow to set level, use the procedure.

in between could get you in trouble.

(like drain, install the snorkel, and fill from the top til it comes out the bottom. not sure what you would end up with)

 

[redbarron55]

Turn the steering wheel several times from lock to lock and the steering codes will reset.
Backup and stop forward and stop several times will reset the ABS as well.

 

[edge130]

Leveling car

When I did my dsg maintenance I made four ramps by stagering three cut pieces of 2x8s for each ramp. It gave me just enough room to get under the car to get at the dsg drain plug.

I did this in the garage where I verified that the floor was pretty level.

 

[vincej]

Next time 4.6 L from the top but this time I messed up on keeping track of the quantity going in. Actually I made the mistake after filling of pulling the plug without the car running. I had the Vas6262A tool so used it to put in 1 liter more and get the level correct with pan warm and engine running. To estimate the pan temperature I compared it to the touch with a pitcher of water at 40 degrees C.

Warm fluid that initially came out filled a 3.78 L washer fluid jug plus an original 1 L bottle 1/2 full.

 

[AndyBees]

FWIIW - DSG Oil Change demo - IDParts (Corey)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GncqCbO25U