In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen C5 Aircross . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy 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 Citroen C5 Aircross.
Gearbox leak on Citroen C5 Aircross, origin and manifestation
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your Citroen C5 Aircross. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to fix a gearbox leak on Citroen C5 Aircross?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen C5 Aircross, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably broken. 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 auto mechanic will have to dismantle 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 Citroen C5 Aircross, in any other case you’ll have to replace the complete 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 C5 Aircross?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen C5 Aircross , nevertheless 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 browse our content page on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Citroen C5 Aircross gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Citroen C5 Aircross. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the component will as well have a different price, nevertheless, 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 need more guides on the Citroen C5 Aircross, go to our Citroen C5 Aircross category.
