Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. Obviously, distinguishing a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Citroen Saxo . In this article, 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 suggestions, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Citroen Saxo.

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Gearbox leak on Citroen Saxo, source and symptom

If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your Citroen Saxo. To do this, 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 roots of this transmission leak:

  • A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
  • Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
  • From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or broken
  • One of your seals broken

How to fix a gearbox leak on Citroen Saxo?

After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Citroen Saxo, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Realize that no matter the reason, after having founded a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may 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 technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
  • If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Citroen Saxo, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
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  • At last, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just 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 Saxo?

There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Citroen Saxo , 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 examine our article on this subject.
  • Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.

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Price of a Citroen Saxo gearbox

At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Citroen Saxo. As you have realized, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete replace 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 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.

To discover more tips on the Citroen Saxo, take a look at the Citroen Saxo category.