Today we will try to help you fix a issue that can be irritating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Obviously, distinguishing a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mitsubishi Space star 2 . Today, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s in actual fact 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 Mitsubishi Space star 2.

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Gearbox leak on Mitsubishi Space star 2, source and manifestation

If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in actual fact originating from the gearbox of your Mitsubishi Space star 2. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be originating from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:

  • A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
  • Defective torque converter: Only equipped on automatic gearboxes.
  • From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or damaged
  • One of your seals damaged

How to fix a gearbox leak on Mitsubishi Space star 2?

After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mitsubishi Space star 2, we will try to describe to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Realize that whatever the case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:

  • Very often to distinguish the leak, the mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
  • If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Mitsubishi Space star 2, otherwise you’ll have to replace the whole gearbox
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  • At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just 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 Mitsubishi Space star 2?

There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mitsubishi Space star 2 , nevertheless 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 action, please read our article on this subject.
  • Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.

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Price of a Mitsubishi Space star 2 gearbox

At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Mitsubishi Space star 2. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and depending 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 further questions about the Mitsubishi Space star 2, do not hesitate to consult our Mitsubishi Space star 2 category.