i have a dsg in a skoda octavia 1.8 tsi after 5 mins driving the gear selected displayed starts to flash horror story is in a uk skoda forum its the megatronic failing … £900 fix and a skoda dealer told one guy the whole unit needed changing … £3000 !! Hello Just wondering if anyone can help me with my DSG problem, in my 2008 Skoda octawia 1.9tdi BXE engine. I bought it wit the DSG Mechatronic unit problem, and thinking about to change for whole new/used gearbox, and my question is if any DSG gearbox from the car with BXE engine code would fits I'd avoid any DSG from before 2007. My parents have an 08 2.0TDI 140 DSG Octavia they bought at 3 years old with 80,000 miles on it and it now has 145,000. The simplest combination is petrol, manual, and front-wheel drive, which consists of the Volkswagen Group's ubiquitous EA888 four-cylinder turbocharged 2-litre and a six-speed manual gearbox. In Posted 21 May, 2010 (edited) DSG transmissions, particularly the 7-speed, are extremely complex and sit at the cutting-edge of transmission design. This gearbox is very considerably more complex than the engine which drives it and much more complex than a traditional stepped-ratio automatic transmission. I tested a Mazda CX5 ( a bit dull/overpriced), a Quashai (under powered/smaller boot) and Seat Leon ST (boring interior/smaller boot) the Octavia VRS estate was head and shoulders above them all The dry clutch 7 speed DSG gearbox suffers from several common faults. This guide details the issues that affect the Audi S Tronic, VW, Seat and Skoda, DSG 7 speed models which can be repaired and even upgraded with modified parts. Please note, this guide is for the DSG 7 Dry Clutch systems found on models with an engine capacity of under 2000cc. Expert review of the new facelifted 2017 Skoda Octavia. CAR magazine tests the 2.0 TDI SE L DSG. Home; Transmission: Seven-speed DSG automatic, front-wheel drive: Performance: 9.0sec 0-62mph The DSG gearbox is an automated Manual, and in some cases can be problematic. There was a service action from Skoda where they change the Oil in the box and an ECU update which is supposed to fix It's a more budget-focused alternative, but to give customers more choice Skoda has now added its 148bhp 1.5-litre TSI engine and seven-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic gearbox to the line-up CvY5d.