Reddit reviews OEM VW AUDI VAG DSG FLUID CHANGE SERVICE KIT

Do it yourself it's very easy. And will only cost you a few bucks in tools. The dealer used the method "bottom fill" with vag com and using the plastic fill plug to gauge the temperature and amount put in. Obviously vag com and the dealer tool are expensive. So I offer the "top fill" approach. You buy this funnel
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000EH4V0Y/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Then buy this service kit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006CN9FNM/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Leave car overnight so new dsg oil is same temp as old oil in the dsg.

Drain it. Then measure how much came out. Will help drain speed if you remove filter and second drain plug.

Put in drain plugs. Then use funnel to hookup to filter hole and put the same amount of what came out back in.

Put new filter on. As well as battery and air intake as those should be removed as well. Battery doesn't have to come out but makes it much easier.

Turn car on. And with brake on go through all the gears about 5 times. Just moving the lever down then back up 3 times. You will have all kinds of lights on ur dash this is normal. Just drive about 20 ft they'll go away. Relearn pinch protection on Windows.

Explained here.
https://youtu.be/Ink6ZpYqPQk
Note they doing bottom fill method.

Here is a video on top fill but he does use vag com and drain plug method which shouldn't be done without vag com.
https://youtu.be/nhE19GCXlvA

Edit: Wanted to mention it might take up to 4 hours your first time but after that it takes about a couple hours and most of it is just waiting for the oil to go down the funnel.

Edit 2: my stealer quoted me $508. An honest indie should be able to do it for around $350.

I've heard of a lot of people just using this

https://www.amazon.com/OEM-AUDI-FLUID-CHANGE-SERVICE/dp/B006CN9FNM

I can't determine what "reasonable" means for you, however, JUST THE DSG FLUID from amazon is $125 add in labor, which is usually $120-ish per hour, and the hour estimated by the internet's shade-tree mechanic lot, and you're on your way to that ~$1000 estimate. You're probably getting other services at your 40k servicing as well. Things like spark plugs, and an oil change. Those two 'jobs' are probably rated at an hour each by the book, so there's another $250 on top of the $250 for the DSG fluid change. So you're up to $500 before tax, and that's without factoring in the cost of oil and filter.

Mechanic work at dealerships is billed by the book, and not how long it takes a mechanic to do the work. So if the book say something is a 1 hour job, and the mechanic completes the work in 30 minutes, you still get billed an hour.

You may wish to get a breakdown from a dealer of what work is recommended on the 40k mi service, and work backward from there to figure out if you're getting ripped off (though I'd suggest you're probably not. Modern cars are not as simple as they were in the 70's or 80's... or hell - even the early 2000's)