[Cheddar32]

I watched a FCP video about doing the fluid change for the DCT, it looked pretty straightforward so I figured I could possibly do it myself but decided to contact a couple dealers and mechanics in my area for a quote. Dealer came back at 2500 and mechanic was 1300. The mechanic said that 1300 was just for drain, oil pan, pump filter and the fill. He mentioned there is a cartridge filter but everything he saw showed needing to drop the engine and transmission to get to that filter. Based on the FCP video (Think they used a 3 series), there was no need for dropping the trans a little to access that side cartridge filter.

Has anyone done a DCT fluid change and know if there is a need to drop the transmission to access that side cartridge filter?