my car 2013 superb cr 170bhp 4x4 6speed dsg

 can anyone tell me how much oil is in the 6speed dsg box and a good oil at a reasonable price?

how much oil is in the (back and front) differentials and recommended oil?

how much oil is in the heldex plus a recommended oil?

there are so many to choose from i don't know where to start!

cheers kev 

 

Rear final drive takes 0.925 l of oil. Haldex coupling takes a maximum of 0.85 l of oil, but the refill amount is listed as 0.72 l. Capacity for the DSG is up to 7.2 l but the service manual lists 5.2 l as the replacement quantity at service. You will need a special tool to refill the gearbox, tool is VAS 6262 or 6262A. You will also need VCDS to check the gearbox oil temperature during the refill process. For the refill especially, the car must be level, so putting the car up on axle stands at the front is not going to work.

 

Oils are:

Rear final drive: G 052 145 S2

Haldex Coupling: G 055 175 A2

DSG: G  052 182 A2 

 

If you are looking at aftermarket oils, make sure they cross reference to those part numbers.

 

I've seen a few threads here where owners have documented doing the DSG service themselves, and the general consensus has been this is one that's best left to a dealer or a good indy, as the savings are marginal by the time you have purchased oil and the tools needed. I've scanned through the service procedures for the different parts and TBH I'd probably leave this job to a mechanic, if only because it looks like a pain in the arse and requires a bunch of special tools for the different drain and fill procedures. If you're really keen on doing this, I'd suggest you head over to https://erwin.skoda-auto.cz/erwin/showHome.do to grab the service manuals for the car and have a good read through them before you think about doing this.

thanks very much for your help !

atb kev

front and rear axel diffs are they (75w-85) or (75w-90)?

cheers kev  

2 hours ago, Kevgem said:

front and rear axel diffs are they (75w-85) or (75w-90)?

cheers kev  

Generic oils don't tend to be great in VWs. I've posted the VAG part numbers - you can cross reference against those.

i have just been told by opie oils that they dont list any diff oil for the front i.e inside the dsg gear box?

cheers kev

I think the front final drive shares the same oil as the rest of the transmission. I'll double check later.

thanks for your help!

So, as best as I can figure out, the front diff shares oil with the rest of the DSG 'box. The angle gearbox for the 4x4 system has its own oil fill, and it uses the same oil as the rear final drive, not sure about quantity, but probably in the region of a litre. It requires the same special fill tool that's used for filling the DSG itself.

 

I would strongly recommend sticking with the OE oil for the Haldex unit and the DSG. Both of these have wet clutches that depend on the oil to work properly. Cheaping out here will cost you thousands down the road. VAG lubricants are cheaper than people realise. Before the Superb I had a B5 Passat (ordinary 5sp manual) and I did a gearbox oil change with standard 75W90 gearbox oil, and it was only ever so-so. A while later I got the proper VW oil from a dealer (around €13/l IIRC) and it was a night and day improvement in shift quality.

 

You will also need the special fill tool for the DSG and angle gearbox as they use a single drain/fill hole on the bottom, and you need the tool or an equivalent to refill them without spilling oil all over the place.

thanks for taking the time to help !

much appreciated kev 

On 24/08/2021 at 23:18, Kevgem said:

thanks for taking the time to help !

much appreciated kev 

And AA.

But yep still proving unpopularly hard to find.

G