Today we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. In truth, spotting a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen Jumper . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in fact a gearbox leak, then, how to repair 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 Jumper.
Gearbox leak on Citroen Jumper, origin and symptom
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in fact coming from the gearbox of your Citroen Jumper. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once established, here are the possible origins 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 that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Citroen Jumper?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen Jumper, we will try to describe to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Be aware that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. However, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the 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 mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Citroen Jumper, otherwise 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 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 Jumper?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen Jumper , 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 action, please go through our content on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Citroen Jumper gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Citroen Jumper. As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the garage area the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Citroen Jumper, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Jumper category.
