On this page we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In actual fact, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Chevrolet Silverado . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to fix 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 Chevrolet Silverado.
Gearbox leak on Chevrolet Silverado, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is obviously originating from the gearbox of your Chevrolet Silverado. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your car 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 broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Chevrolet Silverado?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Chevrolet Silverado, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Remember that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the auto mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Chevrolet Silverado, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
- At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just 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 Chevrolet Silverado?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Chevrolet Silverado , however here are the three most effective:
- Frequent 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 go through our article on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Chevrolet Silverado gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Chevrolet Silverado. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the garage the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the component 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 component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Silverado, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Silverado category.
