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, finding a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen C3 . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Citroen C3.

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Gearbox leak on Citroen C3, origin and symptom

If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in actual fact originating from the gearbox of your Citroen C3. To achieve 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 sources of this transmission leak:

  • A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly 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 fix a gearbox leak on Citroen C3?

After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen C3, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Realize that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage area to determine the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:

  • Very often to determine the leak, the mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
  • If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Citroen C3, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
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  • 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 C3?

There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen C3 , 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 task, 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 moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.

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Price of a Citroen C3 gearbox

Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Citroen C3. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the garage area 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.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Citroen C3, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C3 category.