138.00? I paid 162.00 on IDParts. Where'd you find everything for that cheap?I called StevensCreek VW on Friday and they wanted $583 for the 40k service. The parts are only $138 so goodness knows how they think $450 is reasonable for the labour...
Looks like I'll do this myself now that the car is out of warranty.
I didn't see a drain, I think I read that on the v10 fuel filters not the v6. The fuel filter is a 5 minute job as long as you don't drop one of those tiny screws, trust me but don't try it.What's this I'm reading about a drain plug on the canister? My 2.0L TDI didn't have one.
Yes, no problem.Would it be ok to fill the filter reservoir with Power Service
I like to live dangerously.Gas in a diesel? Eh?
After servicing our 2011 Touareg which I found ran much better when I changed the fuel filter every 10,000 miles (over the last 42,000 of the 78,000 miles that we owned it) - I actually got lazy and had waited until now. There had been a oil consumption issue with the 2015 which had pushed the oil change interval back with multiple oil changes in the first 10,000 miles by a dealership to try to resolve that issue. So, when changing oil, oil and air filters - I finally got to the fuel filter - will replace the cabin filter this week, do a brake fluid flush, and top off front and rear differentials and transfer case.What prompted you to change the fuel filter before 20K?
Not so much. Most additives use diesel / bio-diesel as their "filler". A significant portion of the bottle is just this. VW dealers customarily use a bottle of Stanadyne to pre fill.I would not use straight additive rather than fuel - years ago, I ruined an injector pump on a truck doing that exact same thing! Stick with diesel fuel