In this article we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be annoying, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Surely, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen C8 . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously 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 C8.
Gearbox leak on Citroen C8, origin and manifestation
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is obviously based on the gearbox of your Citroen C8. To get this done, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once verified, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present 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 C8?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen C8, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Realize that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the 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 mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Citroen C8, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
- At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only 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 Citroen C8?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen C8 , nevertheless 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 read our content on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for routine service 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 C8 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Citroen C8. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a whole change of this part. It is hard 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, 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 perhaps you have any additional questions about the Citroen C8, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C8 category.
