In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. Indeed, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Chevrolet Cruze . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Chevrolet Cruze.

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Gearbox leak on Chevrolet Cruze, source and symptom

If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in actual fact coming from the gearbox of your Chevrolet Cruze. To do this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once verified, here are the possible roots 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 case it is cracked or damaged
  • One of your seals damaged

How to repair a gearbox leak on Chevrolet Cruze?

After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Chevrolet Cruze, we will try to show you to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage 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 garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:

  • Very often to distinguish the leak, the technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
  • If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Chevrolet Cruze, in any other case you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
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  • At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only 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 Chevrolet Cruze?

There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Chevrolet Cruze , 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 manipulation, please examine our content on this subject.
  • Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.

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Price of a Chevrolet Cruze gearbox

At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Chevrolet Cruze. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary quite a lot and based 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.

If you have any further questions about the Chevrolet Cruze, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Cruze category.