Today we will try to help you fix a issue that can be annoying, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Chevrolet Spark . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Chevrolet Spark.
Gearbox leak on Chevrolet Spark, source and manifestation
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in actual fact caused by the gearbox of your Chevrolet Spark. To achieve this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be caused by your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once established, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to fix a gearbox leak on Chevrolet Spark?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Chevrolet Spark, we will try to show you to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the auto mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Chevrolet Spark, otherwise you’ll have to replace the whole gearbox
- At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only effective 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 Chevrolet Spark?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Chevrolet Spark , however here are the three most effective:
- Frequent oil changes on your gearbox deck.
- Drain your gearbox and put new oil in it. If you want to know everything about this manipulation, please go through our content on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Chevrolet Spark gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Chevrolet Spark. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the component will as well have a different price, however, we estimate that the repair, labour included will cost you between 800 and 2000 euros , knowing that the component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
If you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Spark, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Spark category.
