How To Check Dsg Fluid Level

• #1

I have an 04 Beetle TDI PD with a six Speed DSG Auto manual. I am desire to check the tranny fluid level only I do non see a dip stick. How practise I check information technology?

I know this is a newbie question but please exist patient with me.

Thanks in advance!

• #ii

To put it mildly and simply... Go out IT Solitary.

VW does not put a dipstick on the tranny for a expert reason, information technology keeps people from opening them and getting dirt and contamination in them.

When y'all get to 60,000 miles the fluid volition need to be changed, at that fourth dimension the fluid volition exist checked and filled to the proper level.

Some other sore spot is when people open air boxes to wait at the air filter then reinstall it. The problem is the seal no longer conforms to the box like it did when new and they leak into the motor. Then the owners can't effigy out how or why the MAF sensor is contaminated with dirt when it stops working.

Merely bulldoze the machine and don't waste time dinking with things that yous should not dink with, y'all will create more problems than you lot can afford.

DB

• #3

You would cringe to run across what happens in the heavy equipment world. Things like everyday the air cleaner is removed, knocked out (Or even blown out) and reinstalled. Sometimes this happens multiple times per day. Or removing the air filters, haveing them washed, then reinstalled at prescribed intervals.

The Horror... The Horror...

• #4

From my other mail service:
Similar a freaking idiot, I let the dealer change the oil in my PD. Yeah I know stupid move but I needed it inverse and I was there for warranty repairs. Anyways, I started to change the oil on my 04 TDI PD today and it seemed like something was a missing when I dropped the belly pan (yeah, I am one of those bottom feeders). Low and behold I am missing what I believe to exist is the drain plug for the DSG automobile transmission. I have a rather big hole near the tranmission and I believe some people have drained their tranny fluid because it was so close to the oil pan.

So this means I have be driving effectually for 5,000 plus miles with no plug. Of course, information technology could accept be on there and only brutal of recently but I am wondering if the idiots at the dealer did this the concluding time their alter my oil. Oops, no one was looking so I volition just throw the plug abroad and they will think it feel off past accident.

This leads me to my question. How long would it accept for an empty manual to explode?

Cheers in accelerate?

Why am I worried? Have a expect at pics of my tranny

Detect something missing? I believe that in that location should be a orangish brownish plastic drain plug here. Am I correct or am I nuts...???!!!

Thanks,

• #5

Please notation that at that place is most no fluid on the belly pan and there is absolutly none where we park that car; at work or habitation.

So is this not the bleed plug that is missing? Please tell me I am off base here.

• #6

I don't know annihilation most this transmission, only I am wondering if that is the flywheel band gear we are seeing there.

• #7

I exercise not have a manual to check...I wish I did.

Hither are ii pics of the tranny:

So are one of those the tranny dain plug?

I would beloved it if it was the flywheel/clutch/timing bank check point. How bad is information technology if this is missing? I am going to replace information technology but I desire to know if it is okay to drive the car.

Does anyone have manual they could use to look this up? PLEASE!

• #9

You lot would cringe to come across what happens in the heavy equipment world. Things similar everyday the air cleaner is removed, knocked out (Or even blown out) and reinstalled. Sometimes this happens multiple times per day. Or removing the air filters, haveing them washed, and then reinstalled at prescribed intervals.

The Horror... The Horror...

Thats why the newer engines are coming with brake meters, there is no guessing every bit to the condition and brake level of the filter. In cases of off-road use, these meters will trigger subsequently just a 1/2 day indicating to the operator to supervene upon the filter elements.

DB

• #10

The ehavy equipment globe has been running indicators for many years and to replace them every half day would be wildly expensive. 15,000 - 20,000 hours is near normal for engine replacement for about folks.

• #11

The half twenty-four hours comment referes to the air filters used on equipment in severe dust condition like mining and farming.

Often these are two stage filters, the principal is a coarse filter chemical element with a second fine media. This increases surface area and ultimately the filtering capability thus it extends the period of time before the filter is loaded to restriction.

DB

• #12

Thanks to everyone for their posts! Much appreciated!

• #13

Right. Any dirt that would get past the primary filter sealing area gets defenseless by the secondary filter. Many of the new tractors I see are no longer running air filters that rely on a cover crushing the filter to brand a seal, merely rather have gone to a radial seal. Looking at it, information technology seems to be a very skilful seal and may non exist susceptible to leakage on removing and reinstalling. It's astonishing what they are doing with the unlike sealing materials.

Someday I expect at a secondary filter and come across any dirt on it, I consider it NFG and supersede it when advisable. (appropriate due to possessor preference)

Of grade not all owners open up their air cleaner every day. There is a guy that nosotros had to replace his air filter canister considering the filter was so packed in, the guy ended upward breaking the canister.

"Gee, my tractor seems to be lacking in ability and smoking a bit more when it was new..."

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