FF Transmission appears to be leaking

Exactly, that's more than just leaking. It'll be too risky to drive that for long.

 

I follow the shop Royal Autowerks on Facebook (they are out of Overland Park, KS) and I know the owner just finished rebuilding and documenting his teardown and prove-out of the Getrag 7DCL750, which is the DCT used in almost all the Ferraris since the 458.

Jason (the owner) appears to the the expert on this transmission now after rebuilding his own FF from a flood car, including the transmission. This apparently included the SAP boards, the CCP board, clutches, etc. Full R&R.

I'd suggest reaching out to them with any inquiries. They have been known to consult others on the forum for exotic car repairs, etc...

 

Here is the seal you need to replace

• GETRAG KACO 900.9.0481.60
  
  

You need 2 of this,, very common with that transmission.
Ferrari charge you new housing for it but the seal alone is a lot cheaper
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Does the seal push out? What is the permanent repair or this issue will return depending on wear?

 

The seal is worn out due to heat and times..
some car has issue with the transmission shaft worn out or scrore.. but very very rare

 

So those of us in hotter climates should expect higher rates of failure?

 

Which part of the transmission is this, do you have any more pictures? Thank you in advance.

 

@peterman1234 here is it.. it is close to the speed sensor
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Had this drizzle from the transmizzle

got me warrantizzle for the rizzle dizzle

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And because of Rylex’s experizzle, imma get that warrantizzle for my F-twizzle.

 

I will say, it was a massive relief to sign that $0.00 invoice. Buying CPO with warranty has saved me the cost of a brand new Camry. Nearly an Avalon.

Oh and it was the same seal that went:

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I paid near $14K to have this gearbox replaced in NY. The Ferrari dealer I purchased my car from in AZ was not helpful with warranty 6-8 months after I had purchased the car. Buy the warranty

 

I need to visit the dealer and see if this has already been replaced in mine.

 

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My mechanic told me to buy this
I have 458 2013 is leaking a lot

I just need the seal but
Ferrari seller how kit

I move Miami to San Mateo Ca

Anyone know about this leaking?


Is same seal

GETRAG KACO 900.9.0481.60?

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Yes you have the same gearbox 7DCL750, and size

 

1. All ferraris use same gearbox DCT from manufactur "Getrac" Model: 7DCL750
But ferrari dealer and publics don't tell this information to customers, they trying to Keep buyers blind and donkey. To prevent users from ordering parts separately for this box. And we went to the dealer and bought the whole box complete with installation for $49,999. As they say, nothing personal, just business.

2. This same gearbox was installed on Mercedes amg GT-s, and there is common problem with leaking seal from this cardan shaft seal. But on ferraris it's not common problem, it can be happens if: gearbox was rebuilded, for some reason you put overlevel of oil in DCT. Due of rare using of car, seal is dried up!

3. DCT Getrack 7DCL750 is include the rear reducer inside, but this two systems is isolated and contain different oils, and it's Transmits torque with a small shaft inside, it's connected through same sealing ring. This system is not reliable LIKE ZF/PDK gearbox on bmw or porsche.

4. If you seeing oil leak on cover - you cannot drive this car, you will destroy your DCT. Get recovery to workshop.

 

I found a recall of a factory defect in 2015 (attached PDF) from a Mercedes dealer, on all amg gt models before 2015, and this oil seal is the problem, GETRAG KACO 900.9.0481.60
So I hope ferraris after 2015 is don't have this problem.

 

Thanks

My mechanic on Flórida told me to change this seal

I need found a mechanic on Bay Area

Is cheaper part I go try buy just the seal

Is hard to change just this?




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My friend I need remove the DCT gear box completely to change this seal?

My mechanic told me easy to change


Anyone know?

How change more easy?




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Yes sure

 

I made that video so if anyone want to repair can take a look

 

lovely thread

have the same leak on my ff, any other O-rings/ seals you guys recommend replacing?

I found the seal online here
https://www.transmida.lt/en/seal-238
you need 2 pc's

I was thinking of ordering these aswell:
https://www.transmida.lt/en/seal-378
this is where the shifting forks seal, 2pc come in this set but there are 2 sets on the gearbox
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https://www.transmida.lt/en/sealing-cap-4
this is the small cap here on the top left
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https://www.transmida.lt/en/sealing-cap-3
these are the 2 big caps in the middle
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anything else worth replacing? I could be wrong with my information above so if someone can correct me I would apricate it greatly!

 

Thanks for the photos, Sid. They’re really helpful.

Are you replacing the speed and temperature sensors while the gearbox is split? If not, you might consider doing so.

 

Already replaced both at the dealer, it seems once they took the transmission around 2 months later it started to leak. 2 possible reasons could be that they damaged it when reassembly or because its old and brittle it got jiggled around and broke when they reassembled. Regardless they didnt cover it under warranty but instead gave me a heavily discounted rate on labor and parts(still almost 8k usd) to fix. They replace the whole plate as thats Ferrari protocol. The deal is good when you consider the parts and labor cost. the labor at my inde is actally more expensive then the dealer but the dealer have to replace the plate which cost 4500 USD just in parts.

My view is to find a good inde shop (which I already have) that I can provide parts and just pay labor. From the links I posted you can see the cost is almost nothing for the seals compared to a whole new plate. I should come out at almost half the cost compared to the dealer.