On this page we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Obviously, finding a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
Gearbox leak on Alfa Romeo Giulietta, origin and symptom
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be originating from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once verified, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly 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 Alfa Romeo Giulietta?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Remember that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish the exact origin 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 distinguish the leak, the mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta, 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 Alfa Romeo Giulietta?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta , however here are the three most effective:
- Regular 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 browse our content on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Alfa Romeo Giulietta gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Alfa Romeo Giulietta. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and depending 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.
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