In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. In actual fact, spotting a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Maserati Ghibli . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Maserati Ghibli.
Gearbox leak on Maserati Ghibli, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is obviously based on the gearbox of your Maserati Ghibli. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly 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 repair a gearbox leak on Maserati Ghibli?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Maserati Ghibli, we will try to describe to you what are your options to fix this oil leak. Take note that whatever the case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact origin 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 identify the leak, the auto mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Maserati Ghibli, otherwise you’ll have to change the complete gearbox
- Finally, 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 Maserati Ghibli?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Maserati Ghibli , however 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 manipulation, please read our content on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance 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 Maserati Ghibli gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Maserati Ghibli. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete change of this part. It is hard 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 also 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.
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