DSG "Service" - DIY or garage?

[mightychipster]

Hi,

VW Polo 2010 1.4 SE DSG

I'm contemplating either a home DIY or local garage DSG service.

Before I choose, I would appreciate some advice

I'm more than capable of a DIY transmission oil and filter change however, for £280, would the garage be doing any different? BTW, I have my own transmission fluid which I bought to spec from Opie oils, so he offered me about £40 discount (original quote was £320).

The mechanic mentioned a DSG calibration, does he mean a reset? Can't you do that yourself with key in ignition, foot on acelerator etc trick? What else might the mechanic be doing as part of a service?

TIA

MC

[SAS Tom]

Not sure on your box but the process is a bit of a pain in the arse. On my car which is a different box you have to fill essentially two parts of the box. There’s a drain plug and another one inside. You have to fill the box through this drain plug.

It’s not like a normal gearbox where you just fill to spill.

[normalbloke]

The level also has to be set within a small temperature window, so you need something plugged in to read that accurately.
Out of interest, which box is it? DQ250.

[SAS Tom]

It would be a DQ200 on a 1.4 most likely.

[silentbrown]

£320 seems steep. I'd get a quote from a main dealer - sometimes they're surprisingly cheaper.

[normalbloke]

SAS Tom said:

It would be a DQ200 on a 1.4 most likely.

The DQ200 is a dry clutch box, and is ‘sealed for life’. An oil change on that is just as per a small conventional manual box.