[VWBob]

We have a 2011 VR6 that we got from a VW Dealer at 44K with CPO warranty, we now have just turned 89K

At 84K the "Service Now" light came on and I took to VW dealer for reset, they charged me $89 for 1 hour of Labor to hook up to their system, run a complete scan and reset Service Indicator which I thought was really fair price. They claim that with the Touareg VW requires the results of this scan be uploaded to VW Noth America before resetting 40K Service interval.

I change oil/filter every 10K
Cabin Filter every 3 Years
Brake Fluid Flush every 2 Years
VW OEM Plugs at 60K

I will do Coolant at 9 years (2020)
Plan on doing Transmission Fluid/Filter Change in next 3 to 5 months

Our Touareg's have a transmission built in Japan (Asin) and is similar to other 8 speed transmissions in other SUV's but when you do refill your mechanic needs to be able to read tranny fluid temperature through ECU for correct refill, if he can do that it is not a hard job to due but make sure to get correct fluid type.

A lot of items on 40K service are just visual inspects, you action items are the important stuff to keep up on.

 

[VWBob]

The fuel filter for the VR6 is not a recommended replace item like it is on the TDI, I think the fuel filter is part of the fuel pump located inside the gas tank, not really servicable.

The Recommended VW Service for transmission is not a "flush" but the method shown by a member on here with 5 gallon pails is a good method if you want to go that route.

VW service procedure is drop pan, replace filter, reinstall pan with new gasket and refill per the recommended procedure. Unfortunately this only replaces maybe 1/3 of the original fluid but IMO better than nothing.

The VW coolant does not have a replace recommendation from VW, personally I drain and refill 8 to 10 years just to be safe.