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Oil filter change - »Yes or no?«
Oil filter change - »Yes or no?«
The oil filter does not have to be changed as a matter of course.
Do not change the filter if:
t  The gearbox oil cooler or its O-rings have been renewed and no coolant has become mixed with the oil.
t  The oil seal for the selector shaft has been renewed.
t  The oil seal for the flange or stub shaft has been renewed.
t  Leaking covers in the mechatronic unit, the multi-clutch or oil pump have been renewed.
t  The gearbox input speed sender -G182- with oil temperature sender in multi-plate clutch -G509- has been renewed.
The filter must be changed if:
t  The 60,000 kilometre service interval has been reached.
t  Coolant has got into the oil.
t  Metal particles have been found in the oil.
t  The clutch is burnt out or has a mechanical defect.
   

Oil and fault finding via oil level check > < Tasks of the oil