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Should I service 'lifetime' transmission fluid?

RoadHunter79Community StarterOct 26, 20252024 Volkswagen Golf RRaleigh
Manual says the transmission fluid is lifetime under normal use, but the car is approaching 80k miles and I plan to keep it a long time. Curious what owners are actually doing and whether drain/fill versus exchange matters.
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RoadHunter79Community StarterCommunity StarterOct 27, 2025permalink
I went back under the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R and it only happens after a heat soak, not on a cold start. I'm keeping receipts and dates in one folder.
ShiftBuilderCommunity StarterCommunity StarterOct 28, 2025permalink
This is usually cheaper to test than to guess. Get a real battery/charging test on the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, not just resting voltage, before blaming a module. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. This is from a 2024 Volkswagen Golf R in Raleigh. If you share a photo of the worksheet, easier to sanity-check. That's coming from doing this as an owner, not a shop. I keep a notes app thread for this now.
RustMomCommunity StarterCommunity StarterOct 29, 2025permalink
I hear you, though I'd still want a second check. Get a real battery/charging test on the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, not just resting voltage, before blaming a module. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. Have you gotten a second quote in writing? Next check is the cheap one I can do in a driveway.
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