0-60Motorsports
Since 1998
Hey Guys,
I did my Haldex Fluid + Filter, Front and Rear Diffs Fluid, DSG Fluid + Filter and Engine oil + Filter Change a few days ago and took some pics for your DIYs. First Here are the pics (I apologize for the quality of the pics as I had forgotten my DSLR at home and the weather was a crisp 40c/104f)....
The parts were kindly supplied by ECS Tuning...
FRONT DIFF:
So as you can see in the pics the front diff fill bolt is hidden on your 11 o clock position and not 1 o clock (on a DSG car) as previously stated by another forum member...For this job you will need one of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2765922/
Front diff...
REAR DIFF:
The rear diff fluid swap was quiet easy....For this job you will need one of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2765922/
HALDEX:
The Haldex Fluid swap will require this kit http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2827153/ which includes the OEM Fliter and cover and Fluid....
To get the filter out it was very hard due to lack of space. It was stuck in there. We had to mangle it destroy it to take it out. Here are the new parts from ECS....
When it came time to fill the HALDEX up with fresh fluid it was quiet a fiddly job as the fluid kept coming out of the fill hole. Just had to put the fill pipe in a bit deeper and at an angle and then it gulped up most of the Haldex Fluid in the bottle.
DSG:
For this you will require 5 x http://www.ecstuning.com/ES12023/ + 1 of http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/ES2771687/ + http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/Drivetrain/DSG_Transmission/ES2662718/
OR http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/Drivetrain/DSG_Transmission/ES2739753/ (it comes with 6 liters but usually you only need about 5)
Watch these videos to do the DSG fluid Swap....
https://youtu.be/nhE19GCXlvA
https://youtu.be/YEFUR9lVhlI
CAM FOLLOWER:
So i had my Cam follower changed at the dealership last year and recently i was starting to hear a knocking sound upon start up and idle. On further investigation i noticed the cam follower bolts were only hand tight....
I purchased this kit from ECS http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Fuel/ES2609354/ and proceeded to swap out the old cam follower and O ring. Thank God there was no damage to the previous follower from the loose HPFP bolts.
Follow this simple DIY shown here on an MK5 GTI but ours is the same...
https://youtu.be/Bg8npMuun20
Also Changed my Fuel Filter while i was doing all the above....
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Fuel/ES2550239/
And the Engine Oil.....
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Oil_Service/ES2561245/
Don't forget when you remove the Engine Oil Filter get ready to catch some more oil in your oil drain pan or bucket....Mine wasn't changed for a while even though i paid the dealership to do it. The filter looked like it was almost falling apart. Thats why DIY it FOLKS and dont trust STEALER SHIPS too much after your warranty/service package is up.
Overall the car feels like a new vehicle especially with the new tires I put on it right after all the above was done along with a full alignment. Make sure to go to an empty car park after that and do a couple of figure eights with the car to get all the fluids to coat all the internal parts.
I hope the above info helps out you DIYers and saves you guys some headache and money.... Best of luck.
I did my Haldex Fluid + Filter, Front and Rear Diffs Fluid, DSG Fluid + Filter and Engine oil + Filter Change a few days ago and took some pics for your DIYs. First Here are the pics (I apologize for the quality of the pics as I had forgotten my DSLR at home and the weather was a crisp 40c/104f)....
The parts were kindly supplied by ECS Tuning...
FRONT DIFF:
So as you can see in the pics the front diff fill bolt is hidden on your 11 o clock position and not 1 o clock (on a DSG car) as previously stated by another forum member...For this job you will need one of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2765922/
Front diff...
REAR DIFF:
The rear diff fluid swap was quiet easy....For this job you will need one of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2765922/
HALDEX:
The Haldex Fluid swap will require this kit http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2827153/ which includes the OEM Fliter and cover and Fluid....
To get the filter out it was very hard due to lack of space. It was stuck in there. We had to mangle it destroy it to take it out. Here are the new parts from ECS....
When it came time to fill the HALDEX up with fresh fluid it was quiet a fiddly job as the fluid kept coming out of the fill hole. Just had to put the fill pipe in a bit deeper and at an angle and then it gulped up most of the Haldex Fluid in the bottle.
DSG:
For this you will require 5 x http://www.ecstuning.com/ES12023/ + 1 of http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/ES2771687/ + http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/Drivetrain/DSG_Transmission/ES2662718/
OR http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/Drivetrain/DSG_Transmission/ES2739753/ (it comes with 6 liters but usually you only need about 5)
Watch these videos to do the DSG fluid Swap....
https://youtu.be/nhE19GCXlvA
https://youtu.be/YEFUR9lVhlI
CAM FOLLOWER:
So i had my Cam follower changed at the dealership last year and recently i was starting to hear a knocking sound upon start up and idle. On further investigation i noticed the cam follower bolts were only hand tight....
I purchased this kit from ECS http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Fuel/ES2609354/ and proceeded to swap out the old cam follower and O ring. Thank God there was no damage to the previous follower from the loose HPFP bolts.
Follow this simple DIY shown here on an MK5 GTI but ours is the same...
https://youtu.be/Bg8npMuun20
Also Changed my Fuel Filter while i was doing all the above....
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Fuel/ES2550239/
And the Engine Oil.....
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_R--2.0T/Engine/Oil_Service/ES2561245/
Don't forget when you remove the Engine Oil Filter get ready to catch some more oil in your oil drain pan or bucket....Mine wasn't changed for a while even though i paid the dealership to do it. The filter looked like it was almost falling apart. Thats why DIY it FOLKS and dont trust STEALER SHIPS too much after your warranty/service package is up.
Overall the car feels like a new vehicle especially with the new tires I put on it right after all the above was done along with a full alignment. Make sure to go to an empty car park after that and do a couple of figure eights with the car to get all the fluids to coat all the internal parts.
I hope the above info helps out you DIYers and saves you guys some headache and money.... Best of luck.