Gearbox oil leak.

sharkey964 · Jul 6, 2008

Hi,all the oil has leaked out of my gearbox(I think),truck is a 2003 Td5 auto,when I trailored it to the main dealer there was no drive at all in any gear,forward or reverse.I'd just like to know,am I looking at a new gearbox?

or could itbe something less serious.
Thanks in advance.
Marc.

Ciaran666 · Jul 6, 2008

What indication did you get that all the oil has leaked out of the gearbox?
Was a large puddle on show or any lights on the dash illuminated?
I need more details although it could be as simple as a cable from the gearlever to the control for the auto box..

Ciaran666

sharkey964 · Jul 6, 2008

Yes,large puddle of oil on floor,then when I tried to put it on the trailor it mooved a short distance in reverse with lots of revs,then nothing

.I'm thinking along the lines of,no oil will stop the torque converter from engaging???Is that possible?

Ciaran666 · Jul 7, 2008

Did you happen to notice where exactly it came from? As I have heard of plenty of pipes rubbing on the clamp and moving about until a leak develops then eventually emptying the gearbox. The clamp should hold the pipes tight and I check mine regularly. And yes if there is no oil in the Torque converter you will have no drive. Basically first you need to see where you have a leak.

sharkey964 · Jul 7, 2008

As far as I could see,it was coming from somewhere on top of the gearbox,I could'nt see any pipes or a definate source of the leak.

sharkey964 · Jul 9, 2008

Turned out to be an oil feed pipe that had come adrift and so dropped all the oil out.So just a refit and refill with new oil and filter,

.Good as new.
Thanks Marc

Ciaran666 · Jul 11, 2008

Thanks for letting us all know the outcome and it is always great when it is a simple / cheap fix

Ciaran

TheVengefulElephant · Jul 11, 2008

always a relief when you've been cacking it thinking you need a new gearbox. money money!!

Gearbox oil leak.

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