CuprA 280 Diff oil change

Chippo

Active Member
Jan 2, 2008
145
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Cardiff, WALES
Cupra 280 going in for service and 1st MOT tomorrow. Dealer has just rang and said car also needs front diff oil ((£114) and brake fluid change. Car has only done 18000 miles so was wondering is this really necessary. Any advice appreciated.

P.S. Probably changing car in around 6 months
 

Benjiman

Active Member
Sep 20, 2014
133
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Bristol
Cupra 280 going in for service and 1st MOT tomorrow. Dealer has just rang and said car also needs front diff oil ((£114) and brake fluid change. Car has only done 18000 miles so was wondering is this really necessary. Any advice appreciated.

P.S. Probably changing car in around 6 months

Dsg oil needs doing every 40k miles, unaware if the diff is different oil. Did you ask why so soon?
 

NotApplicable

Newbie....at my age?????
Mar 26, 2016
99
4
Somerset
Might it be that it is 'time' related rather than mileage. I have been told that brake fluid is time related (due to moisture?), so perhaps diff oil is also. MOT is after three years in the UK after all and that is quite a long time in hard working hydraulic oil life.
 

Count Drunkula

Active Member
Jul 12, 2017
110
2
Diff on the cupra is essentially a haldex 2wd setup.

Haldex fluid and filter is every 3 years on 4wd models iirc so stands to reason 2wd should be the same
 
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