I wonder if I should add more fluid to mine. How sensitive is the fluid level? I get some lazy shifts after a cold start where, but at WOT and once warm everything is snappy. Taking off from lights can get strange though.
Havent experienced that when driving, but I have experienced that when taking off from a standstill if I dont give it enough gas. Has also happened when trying to take off up a hill, if I dont give it enough gas it tries to take off then it just BANG and feels like it goes into neutral. I was wondering if a DSG tune would fix it.lazy shifts on cold starts is totally normal. that's the engine programming keeping the revs high to get the oil up to temp faster.
describe "taking off from lights can get strange."
have you ever experienced the following, or something similar:
- turn car on, give 10-15 seconds for oil to flow a bit before shifting into D and pulling away
- car accelerates fine through 1st and 2nd, but when it goes to shift to 3rd, the DSG falls on its face, makes a LOUD audible clack, and you personally feel the awkwardness transfer to the cabin/your body, as it's feels like having your foot on the gas and the shifter getting knocked into N.
Havent experienced that when driving, but I have experienced that when taking off from a standstill if I dont give it enough gas. Has also happened when trying to take off up a hill, if I dont give it enough gas it tries to take off then it just BANG and feels like it goes into neutral. I was wondering if a DSG tune would fix it.
My understanding is it’s better to slightly overfill than underfill in this scenario.If you're having issues, I'd check it properly. Get it up to temp, and remove the drain plug (leave the inner part on) while on a level surface, and check. If stuff drains, it was overfilled and let it drain until a trickle. If nothing comes out, it was undefilled. Add a bit in.
A transmission isn't something you really want to take the chance with. Very expensive to replace if it breaks.
My understanding is it’s better to slightly overfill than underfill in this scenario.
I’m pretty sure some fluid would come if I got it up to temp and removed the drain plug. I’d like to avoid having to add some back in again redoing this whole procedure...
Gotcha. I guess I was wondering if there was a way to check the level with OBD11 or VCDS but I don’t think there is.What I described is the official VW procedure for checking the DSG fluid level. You wouldn't have to add any back in doing that, unless it was underfilled.
Can read it yourself here. Page 115, section 9.1 - "Transmission Fluid Level, Checking"
If you're concerned about it but don't want to go through the trouble of checking it properly, I'm not sure what you want to hear or want someone to tell you.