Today we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. Obviously, spotting a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mercedes Classe M . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Mercedes Classe M.
Gearbox leak on Mercedes Classe M, source and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your Mercedes Classe M. To get this done, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible sources 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 that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Mercedes Classe M?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mercedes Classe M, 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 identified a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact source of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably broken. 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 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 M, in any other case you’ll have to replace the whole 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 Mercedes Classe M?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mercedes Classe M , 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 article on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Mercedes Classe M gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Mercedes Classe M. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the garage the labour can vary quite 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Mercedes Classe M, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Classe M category.
