In this article we will try to help you solve a issue that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mercedes A class . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy 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 Mercedes A class.
Gearbox leak on Mercedes A class, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is obviously originating from the gearbox of your Mercedes A class. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be originating from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Mercedes A class?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mercedes A class, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having founded a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the auto technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Mercedes A class, in any other case you’ll have to replace 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 Mercedes A class?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes A class , 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 action, please go through our content on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Mercedes A class gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Mercedes A class. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the part will as well 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 perhaps you have any additional questions about the Mercedes A class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes A class category.
