In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Obviously, spotting a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Alfa Romeo Mito . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure 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 idea of the price of the gearbox of a Alfa Romeo Mito.
Gearbox leak on Alfa Romeo Mito, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in actual fact coming from the gearbox of your Alfa Romeo Mito. To achieve this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Alfa Romeo Mito?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Alfa Romeo Mito, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to determine the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will require 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 Mito, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
- Finally, 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 Mito?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Alfa Romeo Mito , 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 action, please browse 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 discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Alfa Romeo Mito gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Alfa Romeo Mito. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole change of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the garage area the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo Mito, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo Mito category.
