In this article we will try to help you solve a issue that can be frustrating, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to fix 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL .
Gearbox leak on BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in actual fact caused by the gearbox of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL . To accomplish this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be caused by your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once verified, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL ?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case 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 require 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , in any other case you’ll have to replace the whole gearbox
- Finally, 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL ?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , however 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 task, please examine 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 slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a BENTLEY CONTINENTAL gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a BENTLEY CONTINENTAL . As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is hard 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 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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