In this article we will try to help you solve a issue that can be frustrating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Indeed, distinguishing a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Audi Tt . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Audi Tt.
Gearbox leak on Audi Tt, origin and manifestation
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is indeed coming from the gearbox of your Audi Tt. To achieve this, 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 verified, here are the possible origins 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 the event that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to fix a gearbox leak on Audi Tt?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Audi Tt, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that whatever the case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to distinguish the leak, the auto technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Audi Tt, 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 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 Audi Tt?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Audi Tt , 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 manipulation, please examine our content page on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Audi Tt gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Audi Tt. 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 garage the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the component 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 component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
If you have any further questions about the Audi Tt, do not hesitate to consult our Audi Tt category.
