Today we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be annoying, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In fact, spotting a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Audi A2 . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in fact a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Audi A2.
Gearbox leak on Audi A2, source and manifestation
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in fact originating from the gearbox of your Audi A2. To achieve 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 confirmed, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Audi A2?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Audi A2, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Take note that whatever the case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact source of the leak, in any other case your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. 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 mechanic will have to take apart 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 Audi A2, in any other case you’ll have to change the complete 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 Audi A2?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Audi A2 , 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 go through our content on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Audi A2 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Audi A2. As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete change of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the part will also 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.
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