On this page we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be frustrating, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. In fact, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Dacia Duster . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Dacia Duster.
Gearbox leak on Dacia Duster, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your Dacia Duster. To do this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Dacia Duster?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Dacia Duster, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Remember that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the auto technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Dacia Duster, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
- Finally, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just powerful 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 Dacia Duster?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Dacia Duster , nevertheless 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 task, please read our content on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Dacia Duster gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Dacia Duster. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the component will as well have a different price, nevertheless, 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 further questions about the Dacia Duster, do not hesitate to consult our Dacia Duster category.
