On this page we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In actual fact, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen Ds4 . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s in 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 Ds4.
Gearbox leak on Citroen Ds4, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in fact caused by the gearbox of your Citroen Ds4. To do 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 verified, here are the possible roots 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 that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Citroen Ds4?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen Ds4, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having founded a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify 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 replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Citroen Ds4, otherwise you’ll have to replace the whole gearbox
- Finally, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just 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 Ds4?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen Ds4 , 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 examine our content on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Citroen Ds4 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Citroen Ds4. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the component 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 component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
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