Gransport Spyder Gearbox oil leak

[irrational]

Yesterday on a very hot day I drove my Maserati for the first time after 3-4 weeks. Overnight it leaked a lot of oil at the gearbox and my oil level light was on.
The gears shift fine as far as I can tell, but clearly this is a problem. Its a constant drip looks like. The leak seems to come from an odd place.
Here are some photos of the area.

Does anyone have any idea what this might be form the photos?
As far as I can tell there is some oil in the centre. I have no idea what that plastic bulge is.
The second photo of the electronics seem to indicate the oil is coming from somewhere there, but what can be up there to cause gearbox oil to leak?
In that photo you can see a little bead of oil on the bolt on that centre part.

The gearbox itself looks super clean. Nothing from the drain or filler plug.

Dirk

 

[Evo Cymru]

If you remove the boot lining you should be able to get a better look at the hydraulic lines for the gearbox actuator etc.

 

[Chris155]

I had a leak on mine from a similar location, which I've discussed in my thread here;

https://www.sportsmaserati.co.uk/index.php?threads/gransport-fuji-white-running-report.29449/page-3

However, I don't think you have the same problem. As far as I know, the warning light relates to the hydraulic oil and not the gearbox oil. It's easy enough to tell - gearbox oil has a distinctive and pungent smell. The hydraulic oil doesn't.

You could jack it up and operate the pump by having a helper open the door and/or cycle through reverse / 1st with the engine OFF, see if there is an obvious leak.

Removing the boot floor to look doesn't really help unless you're willing to make a mess of the heat shield under it. To avoid this I'd suggest you remove the bumper, which isn't easy.

 

[BL330]

I had to have a rubber hose that feeds the F1 pump replaced, due to cracking with age.
Probably expect the same given yours is just as old.
It was a tricky little hose with different diameters at each end.

 

[spn]

The oil that's on the mount screws looks like it's from the gearbox rather than the hydraulics.

Cheers,

Simon

 

[Zep]

It’s probably one of the F1 pipes, this is happening more and more as they age.

The fluid should be pink, but it depends how old it is.

Clean the area, start her up and shift from 1st to reverse and back again 10 times and see if the puddle reappears.

 

[irrational]

I had to have a rubber hose that feeds the F1 pump replaced, due to cracking with age.
Probably expect the same given yours is just as old.
It was a tricky little hose with different diameters at each end.

Just replying for future searchers with such an issue.

As it turns out the problem was "A little pipe we replaced at no extra cost". So I think your assessment was spot on!
Maserati did not give a detailed description, but I will ask when I pick up the car after some other work.

 

[TimR]

"A little pipe we replaced at no extra cost"

- Unheard of...!!!