In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In reality, finding a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Ford Edge . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Ford Edge.
Gearbox leak on Ford Edge, origin and manifestation
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is in actual fact caused by the gearbox of your Ford Edge. To achieve 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 established, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present 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 Ford Edge?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Ford Edge, we will try to describe to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Take note that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case 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 identify the leak, the 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 mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Ford Edge, in any other case you’ll have to replace the complete 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 Ford Edge?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Ford Edge , nevertheless 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 task, please examine our content 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 discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Ford Edge gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Ford Edge. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the garage the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the part will also have a different price, nevertheless, 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.
If you wish more guides on the Ford Edge, go to our Ford Edge category.
