andreuwz

The DQ381 is mounted on Octavia 4 2.0 TDI and its a 7 speed wet clutch DSG.

There should be explicit record, yes.

Wow, this coming from a VW engineer? Very very interesting. This issue is either from misinformation, not caring for the vehicle or from greediness of the official service.

Its not even about spending the oil change money. Its about that the car has 20,000 km overdue of the oil, so I cannot know in what condition is the gearbox. Mind you, besides this car, I also checked one which was 161,000, so thats 40,000 km overdue.

Hi there, I am in search of 2nd hand Octavia 4 2.0TDI 150PS with the DSG transmission, up to 150,000 km of mileage. I've found 3 cars (2 from Germany and 1 from Belgium) and they do have full service history, which includes regular engine service, filters, software updates. But what is missing for all 3 is DSG oil change (DQ381), since all cars are have > 120,000 km of mileage. Currently, I like very much one from Germany, which sits at 139,000 km of mileage. But as I said, no DSG oil change, whatsoever. This is absurdly strange for me, why people miss/ don't care about this oil change. Also, I heard that across Europe, the Octavias which were commercial vehicles on lease - the owner company only does what the official dealer requires, omitting the DSG to save money, then returns the car at around 150,000 km of mileage and buys the next generation. If the information I have is correct, how am I supposed to find such car that was properly serviced (+DSG), including the features I want in the car itself. Its nightmare. I don't have the budget for new car, either. Are my assumptions correct, whay do you think. With kind regards, Andreuwz