Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In truth, spotting a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Jaguar F-Type . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to fix 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 Jaguar F-Type.
Gearbox leak on Jaguar F-Type, source and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed coming from the gearbox of your Jaguar F-Type. To accomplish 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 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 it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Jaguar F-Type?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Jaguar F-Type, we will try to explain to you what are your options to fix this oil leak. Take note that whatever the case, after having founded a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. However, 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 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 auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Jaguar F-Type, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete 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 Jaguar F-Type?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Jaguar F-Type , 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 browse our content 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 Jaguar F-Type gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Jaguar F-Type. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally 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 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.
If you have any further questions about the Jaguar F-Type, do not hesitate to consult our Jaguar F-Type category.
