In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In truth, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Bmw Serie 1 F21 . Today, we’re going to help you ensure 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, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Bmw Serie 1 F21.
Gearbox leak on Bmw Serie 1 F21, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is in actual fact caused by the gearbox of your Bmw Serie 1 F21. To do this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be caused by your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once validated, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Bmw Serie 1 F21?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Bmw Serie 1 F21, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine 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 determine the leak, the technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Bmw Serie 1 F21, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
- Finally, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only 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 Bmw Serie 1 F21?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Bmw Serie 1 F21 , 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 action, please go through our content page on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Bmw Serie 1 F21 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Bmw Serie 1 F21. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole change of this part. It is difficult 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, 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.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Bmw Serie 1 F21, do not hesitate to consult our Bmw Serie 1 F21 category.
