Member Since: 17 Jan 2011
Location: Solihull
Posts: 248
Gearbox Leak
Hi there, I just wanted to ask for some advice. There seems to be a leak from the gasket joint of the gearbox (or perhaps above and dropping down), can anyone advise of possible leaks from above this gasket or is it likely to be the gearbox itself..?
And if so, can anyone advise of the cost of a replacement and install of the mid-section of the gearbox..?
Pictures to follow, if needed.
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I've no oil patches on the drive so must be ever so slight, maybe just a tightening of a bolt or some gasket seal as per the thread attached.
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26th Apr 2015 9:41 am
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
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Yeah that's not the gearbox but the transfer box.
I applied some gasket in a tube gunk I had in my tool box to the bolt head and re torqued to 35Nm.
Only done yesterday so yet to see if it worked but I'll update
26th Apr 2015 1:33 pm
WhiskyDisco
Member Since: 17 Jan 2011
Location: Solihull
Posts: 248
Hello all, I just wanted to provide a follow-up post on this thread. I took the car for an annual service today and asked them if there was anything amiss with the transfer box. They said 'not at all'. The mechanic asked if the patches on my driveway were iridescent at all? My answer was 'no'. Did they evaporate? 'yes'.
It turns out that there is an outlet pipe from the air conditioning that is above the transfer box, towards the left-hand side of the car. When water evaporates from the A/C it travels down to the transfer box and forms a drip - often mistaken for a leaky transfer box.
Previous cars
1988 Austin Metro 1.0
1996 Mazda MX5 1.6
1990 Toyota Celica 2.0
2001 Volkswagen Passat 1.9
2004 Lexus RX300 3.0
2005 Disco3 4.4 V8 (300bhp)
2006 Mercedes CLK350 Convertible
2010 Ford S-Max 2.0 Titanium X (240bhp)
2009 Disco3 2.7 TDi
2016 VW Caravelle Generation Six (204bhp)
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