In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Obviously, distinguishing a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mercedes Benz GLC Class . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Mercedes Benz GLC Class.
Gearbox leak on Mercedes Benz GLC Class, origin and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is indeed coming from the gearbox of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class. To get this done, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Mercedes Benz GLC Class?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mercedes Benz GLC Class, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Bear in mind that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the auto mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class, otherwise you’ll have to change the complete gearbox
- At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only effective in the case of small leaks, this kit is worth around 40 euros
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Prevention: How to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes Benz GLC Class?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes Benz GLC Class , nevertheless here are the three most effective:
- Frequent oil changes on your gearbox deck.
- Drain your gearbox and put new oil in it. If you want to know everything about this action, please read our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Mercedes Benz GLC Class gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Mercedes Benz GLC Class. As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete change of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the part will as well have a different price, nevertheless, we estimate that the repair, labour included will cost you between 800 and 2000 euros , knowing that the part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
If you want more guides on the Mercedes Benz GLC Class, go to our Mercedes Benz GLC Class category.
