On this page we will try to help you fix a problem that can be frustrating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In truth, distinguishing a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Bmw X2 . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s in 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 Bmw X2.
Gearbox leak on Bmw X2, source and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in fact coming from the gearbox of your Bmw X2. To do 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 confirmed, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped 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 Bmw X2?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Bmw X2, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Take note that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to determine the exact source of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Bmw X2, in any other case you’ll have to change the whole 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 Bmw X2?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Bmw X2 , 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 manipulation, please go through our article on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Bmw X2 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Bmw X2. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a whole change of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the component 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 component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
To find more tips on the Bmw X2, take a look at the Bmw X2 category.
