I've rang a few garages this morning for a price on a DSG oil change on my Superb.

2 main dealers £175

Independent £181

I didn't expect it to be that expensive!!

Anyone got any recommendations around Lincolnshire/Norfolk/Cambridgeshire that may be cheaper? I thought around £140 and I was surprised the indy was more expensive!

My local Skoda dealer quoted me £201.37p until I pointed out that the fixed price on the Skoda site was £175.  They then matched that price.

 

My local VAG specialist quoted £179.96 .

Seems to be the price then! Oh well!

I think I paid about £180 for it a while ago. The oil and filters aren't cheap and it takes a while to do properly.

I see a LOT of indys struggling to beat or even match the skoda price match scheme of late.

For the job it allows for 0.9 hours labour, at full retail price the oil is about £15 a litre (requires 6 litres), the filter is about £20 and special tools are required.

A dealer will purchase the parts at bare bones cost and already have the tool in the mandatory tool kit.

Edited 12 December, 20169 yr by James@RRGRochdale

I have just done my DSG oil change and bought the oil off   %^ay and paid £90, for six liters of oil and the special tool for replacing the oil !. did not use the tool !. if any one can do an oil change themselves ? . then you can  do this as its just a matter of draining the gearbox oil . and refilling what you get out !, I have done a few now and every time I only get 4L of oil out ! ,just fill it from the top of the box when you take the oil filter off to replace , I like to do this sort of thing myself so I know its done properly and actually done  !  as when I bought the car it was ready to be changed in a couple thousand miles , the dealer assured me it would be changed ,but I had my suspicions it had not ! Hence I know now it has the correct oil and amount !,

Edited 13 December, 20169 yr by Rayban

I have just done my DSG oil change and bought the oil off   %^ay and paid £90, for six liters of oil and the special tool for replacing the oil !. did not use the tool !. if any one can do an oil change themselves ? . then you can  do this as its just a matter of draining the gearbox oil . and refilling what you get out !, I have done a few now and every time I only get 4L of oil out ! ,just fill it from the top of the box when you take the oil filter off to replace , I like to do this sort of thing myself so I know its done properly and actually done as when I bought the car it was ready to be changed in a couple thousand miles , the dealer assured me it would be changed ,but I had my suspicions it had not !

Did you not read the post above you 

This is the completely the wrong way to change the oil it has to be filled from the drain plug with a special tool to get the level correct and also running through the gears and  checking temp of oil on rechecking with diagnostics

Its not a simple job of "Drain and Refill"

£180 to get a specialist job done by the dealer is well worth it considering the cost of a DSG box repair

Edited 13 December, 20169 yr by DEL80Y

My local main dealer quoted 190 ish until I pointed out the fixed price on Skoda's website then they agreed to match it.

Edited 13 December, 20169 yr by tubbytommy

The job itself is very simple. The whole fill from the bottom and special fill tool is completely unnecessary.

It's perfectly acceptable to fill through the filter housing.

The only special equipment actually needed is VCDS to check the fluid temperature before draining the excess off.

you are correct phil !, but you don't have to use the VCD !. LOAD OF TOSH ABOUT THE TEMP, hardest part was getting the battery and tray out !, no codes for the radio CD player which I thought you would need !, so be aware in prev discussions about the units getting stolen !, that's why ? (no codeing )the special tool I have got which I will not use will waste about halve a ltr of oul !. when you disconnect it , my way there is not a drop spilt!.

you are correct phil !, but you don't have to use the VCD !. LOAD OF TOSH ABOUT THE TEMP, hardest part was getting the battery and tray out !, no codes for the radio CD player which I thought you would need !, so be aware in prev discussions about the units getting stolen !, that's why ? (no codeing )the special tool I have got which I will not use will waste about halve a ltr of oul !. when you disconnect it , my way there is not a drop spilt!.

Why remove the battery & tray? Clearance problem perhaps? Applies to all / many VAG cars?

 

DC

remove the battery tray to get ti the GB oil filter !.then fill from there ,

Everybody is entitled to their own opinions but the reason that VW AG have you fill it from the underside is because that is how the system has been designed. It fills compartmented areas within the box a certain way and at certain times and filling from above doesn't, the measurement method of just filling a certain amount could never be as accurate as warming the oil and removing the plug, it's just a guess.

If they were to change their mind and say that filling through the filter was acceptable then I'd change the way I fill them but until they do I'll keep using the manufacturer approved meathod.

I don't remove the battery or tray as I use equipment that allows for easy access.

Finally the reason no radio code is required after battery disconnection is because the standard radio recognises the vehicles identity via the chassis number stored in the can bus gateway. If you were to remove the radio and fit it into another vehicle then you would indeed need the code.

I did a hybrid of the two methods. Filled from above but still measured the temperature with VCDS, let off the excess so I know if had the correct amount in.

 

I also ran basic settings on the gearbox for it to re-learn all it's clutch bite points etc which really sharpens up the gearbox and made a big difference.

 

I am due to do a gear oil change on my Saab soon and the procedure is very similar to the DSG. It has the same inner level snorkel/plug. Drain the fluid, refill, run engine, go through gears, measure temperature, drain excess and fill with a certain amount. So the DSG isn't special in this respect. Just that the DSG follows a similar procedure to many other auto boxes as the oil level is very important.

Edited 14 December, 20169 yr by Phil-E

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread! I got DSG gearbox oil done today by the only official Skoda dealer anywhere near me on my 2015 Skoda Superb Estate Elegance, and it was a cool £279. Is it fair enough or am I being price gouged on this just like in every other aspect of life nowadays??

Edited 22 February, 20242 yr by LostShepherd

Mine was £295 last month. 

Oil and filter DQ250 gear box.

Oh, and they half washed the car and left my air hose hanging off. 

 

Quick note, the same dealer quoted £195 under 2 years ago. 

It's just shameless there's no way things legitimately cost that much more nowadays.

Edited 25 February, 20242 yr by LostShepherd

Sadly there are only a couple of decent independents where I live and I do a lot myself. For the DSG I had to use the dealer.

Long way to another 40k thankfully, the whole experience was so tedious.

I feel exactly the same way I just use my trusted local one man garage for everything I can, only go to the main dealer for things I have to.

 

I got totally sickened when the main dealer would not fix some rust that was bubbling up from the inside on the boot lid, swore I'd only use them when I had to after that and would never buy from them again, car was only 4 years old!

That's ridiculous. 4 years old!

I am sure that are decent dealers out there, law of averages, sadly I will be driving a long way past my mine next time to a city. 

do it yourself

 

It'd be price of a new car if I got at it 🤣