S Tronic service, filter required?

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Had my 2016 PFL in with the local dealer today for an S Tronic fluid change.

Got home this evening and looking through the paperwork I can’t see any reference to the filter having been changed, there’s no line item for it on the parts list and even the description of the work just says ‘Carried our Audi gearbox oil change’.

My question is, should the filter have been changed as well, and am I wrong to expect it to show as a line item on the parts listing (they break it down by nut and washer so would expect so!)?

They did quote me cheaper than the fixed price on the Audi site, on another piece of paperwork I was given with a list of prices for other service items it looks like I paid the price under the ‘segment 1 RRP’ section, whatever that means! The ‘Segment 2 RRP’ was the price on the Audi site, about £30 difference which could be the filter?

Will call them in the morning but thought would ask here in case it’s something obvious I’m missing, thanks!
 
Had my 2016 PFL in with the local dealer today for an S Tronic fluid change.

Got home this evening and looking through the paperwork I can’t see any reference to the filter having been changed, there’s no line item for it on the parts list and even the description of the work just says ‘Carried our Audi gearbox oil change’.

My question is, should the filter have been changed as well, and am I wrong to expect it to show as a line item on the parts listing (they break it down by nut and washer so would expect so!)?

They did quote me cheaper than the fixed price on the Audi site, on another piece of paperwork I was given with a list of prices for other service items it looks like I paid the price under the ‘segment 1 RRP’ section, whatever that means! The ‘Segment 2 RRP’ was the price on the Audi site, about £30 difference which could be the filter?

Will call them in the morning but thought would ask here in case it’s something obvious I’m missing, thanks!

Should be changed.
There are owners who reported lazy dealers not changing it though, Why I’ll never know especially seeing as it’s cheap.

Did mine late last year, the filter isn’t easily accessible but can be removed with the right tools.

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Old filter vs new (18000 miles)
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Cheers T-800! I’d read your post on your S Tronic service so had seen the info on the filter, which makes me think even more that it should’ve been changed.
 
I am confused by this - is there two separate parts to the gearbox that need changing?

As I have read online it has two chambers with different fluids...
 
I am confused by this - is there two separate parts to the gearbox that need changing?

As I have read online it has two chambers with different fluids...

Gear box needs draining and mechatronic control unit has a separate drain plug also.



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Are these both meant to be done at 35/40k?

Is this mechatronic unit near the gearbox or the same place?
 
I checked on erWin and looks like the filter isn't automatically changed every time the oil is changed, there's a general gearbox notes doc that states this.

So whilst it's probably laziness why it's not done every time, it doesn't need doing thankfully.
 
I checked on erWin and looks like the filter isn't automatically changed every time the oil is changed, there's a general gearbox notes doc that states this.

So whilst it's probably laziness why it's not done every time, it doesn't need doing thankfully.

You wouldn’t change engine oil without doing the filter, so why is it acceptable not to change the DSG filter ?
Very intricate piece of machinery yet it’s deemed ok not to change a £9 filter.


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