In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. In actual fact, spotting a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Genesis G80 . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Genesis G80.
Gearbox leak on Genesis G80, origin and symptom
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is in actual fact caused by the gearbox of your Genesis G80. To accomplish 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 established, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly 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 Genesis G80?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Genesis G80, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Be aware that in any case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to determine 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 determine the leak, the technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will involve 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 Genesis G80, in any other case 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 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 Genesis G80?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Genesis G80 , 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 manipulation, please browse our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance 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 Genesis G80 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Genesis G80. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the garage the labour can vary quite a lot and depending 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Genesis G80, do not hesitate to consult our Genesis G80 category.
