On this page we will try to help you solve a issue that can be frustrating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. Indeed, distinguishing a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mercedes AMG GT . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm 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 Mercedes AMG GT.
Gearbox leak on Mercedes AMG GT, source 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 Mercedes AMG GT. To do 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 verified, here are the possible sources 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 that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Mercedes AMG GT?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mercedes AMG GT, we will try to describe to you what are your options to fix this oil leak. Bear in mind that in any case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the technician 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 technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Mercedes AMG GT, 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 only 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 Mercedes AMG GT?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes AMG GT , 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 task, please browse our content page on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Mercedes AMG GT gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Mercedes AMG GT. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and based 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.
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