On this page we will try to help you solve a issue that can be annoying, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Tesla Model S . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Tesla Model S.
Gearbox leak on Tesla Model S, source and symptom
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is obviously originating from the gearbox of your Tesla Model S. To do 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 established, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped 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 Tesla Model S?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Tesla Model S, we will try to show you to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Realize that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the auto mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Tesla Model S, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
- Finally, 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 Tesla Model S?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Tesla Model S , 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 examine our article on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Tesla Model S gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Tesla Model S. As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the part will also 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Tesla Model S, do not hesitate to consult our Tesla Model S category.
