In this article we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be annoying, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Surely, spotting a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Acura MDX . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Acura MDX.
Gearbox leak on Acura MDX, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is indeed coming from the gearbox of your Acura MDX. To get this done, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once established, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to fix a gearbox leak on Acura MDX?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Acura MDX, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to identify the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Acura MDX, 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 just powerful 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 Acura MDX?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Acura MDX , however here are the three most effective:
- Regular 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 specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Acura MDX gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Acura MDX. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the garage area the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the part will also have a different price, however, 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.
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