In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In reality, distinguishing a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mercedes Classe E . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Mercedes Classe E.
Gearbox leak on Mercedes Classe E, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your Mercedes Classe E. 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 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 it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Mercedes Classe E?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mercedes Classe E, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Remember that in any case, after having founded a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish 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 distinguish 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 change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Mercedes Classe E, in any other case you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
- Finally, 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 Classe E?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes Classe E , 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 action, please read our content on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for routine service 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 Classe E gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Mercedes Classe E. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a whole change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and depending 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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