VW 7-spd DSG and excessive wear?

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by pezzy669
I'm pretty certain in the US the only dry clutch DSG was the now discontinued Jetta Hybrid. The wet clutch DSG's have a pretty good track record for reliability even exceeding that of the VW Aisin torque converter boxes.

The 40k fluid changes are not as expensive as they were when the DSG first came out dozens of years ago, the few dealers I shopped around they were $275-300.




I was trying to remember if Hyundai had a dry clutch dct in their Tucson.

 

[pezzy669]

Originally Posted by PimTac
Originally Posted by pezzy669
I'm pretty certain in the US the only dry clutch DSG was the now discontinued Jetta Hybrid. The wet clutch DSG's have a pretty good track record for reliability even exceeding that of the VW Aisin torque converter boxes.

The 40k fluid changes are not as expensive as they were when the DSG first came out dozens of years ago, the few dealers I shopped around they were $275-300.




I was trying to remember if Hyundai had a dry clutch dct in their Tucson.


They have one in the Veloster - it does not drive very well compared to the VW DSG.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Originally Posted by benjy
a standard auto drain + fill DIY is under $50 + my choice a manual is even cheaper, you can have your fancy slush boxes or god forbid a CVT!


Amalie DCT fluid is about $6/qt when purchased by the case, and the parts stores often put the Castrol CVT fluid on sale for $5/qt, making the price not that bad.

Most manual transmission fluid, the ones that are a dedicated MTF, cost far more (over $10/qt), but you can probably use the Amalie DCT in those. nd yes I know that some MT's don't require the dedicated MTF and that some use ATF and Hondas can use motor oil.

I hate DCT's too, but fluid cost is not the issue here.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by madRiver
Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
Originally Posted by KrisZ
Dry clutch DSG in a vehicle that is used for commuting will spell disaster, as proven by Ford implementation. It's a clear cost cutting attempt from VW.

Originally Posted by madRiver
The 7 speed DSG was just introduced to US market in 2019 GTI. Sheer guess the normal teething and software issues that got resolved and we get the updated version.

No one on this board except Europe would have any experience with matter.



Ya. I was looking at the 2019 Jetta GLI and this gearbox is used as the "auto trans" option.


You sure? They have a higher power output version that is wet clutch type . I am interested in 2019 GTI with 7DSG.


80 percent. Everything I've read is that VW switched transitioned from the 6 spd "wet clutch" to the 7 spd "dry" in the US. The DSG is only used in "performance" models (ie. GTI/GLI).

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
The DSG is only used in "performance" models (ie. GTI/GLI).

Golf SportWagen 1.8T uses a DSG trans as well, but it's still the 6-speed version. Alltrack does, too.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
The DSG is only used in "performance" models (ie. GTI/GLI).

Golf SportWagen 1.8T uses a DSG trans as well, but it's still the 6-speed version. Alltrack does, too.




I'm looking a 2019 SportWagen which says 8-speed and the ya the current Alltrack does use the 6 spd DSG


https://www.jimellisvwatlanta.com/n...nta-59005d1f0a0e0adf2631514f53489579.htm

It's crazy with VW. I'm seeing manuals, 6 spd AT, 8 speed AT, 7 spd & 6 spd (DSG's). I'm not used to this lack of standardization. BMW for example basically has the 8 speed, Manual, and DCT.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
I'm looking a 2019 SportWagen which says 8-speed

The 1.4 SportWagen uses a traditional automatic trans. The 1.8 uses a DSG. Yes, VW isn't very forthcoming with this information, but If you go into the configurator on VW.com, it'll show you this.