On this page we will try to help you solve a issue that can be irritating, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. In fact, distinguishing a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen C-crosser . 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 Citroen C-crosser.
Gearbox leak on Citroen C-crosser, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in fact caused by the gearbox of your Citroen C-crosser. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be caused by your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Citroen C-crosser?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen C-crosser, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having distinguished 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 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 Citroen C-crosser, in any other case 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 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 Citroen C-crosser?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen C-crosser , 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 browse our content page on this subject.
- Use a specific 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 Citroen C-crosser gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Citroen C-crosser. 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 mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and based 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.
To find more tips on the Citroen C-crosser, take a look at the Citroen C-crosser category.
