On this page we will try to help you solve a issue that can be annoying, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Audi Q3 . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s obviously 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 Q3.
Gearbox leak on Audi Q3, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is obviously originating from the gearbox of your Audi Q3. To get this done, 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 validated, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just 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 Q3?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Audi Q3, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish 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 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 Audi Q3, in any other case you’ll have to change the complete 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 Audi Q3?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Audi Q3 , 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 read 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 discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Audi Q3 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Audi Q3. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic 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 you need more guides on the Audi Q3, go to our Audi Q3 category.
