On this page we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. Surely, spotting a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your GMC Canyon . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a GMC Canyon.
Gearbox leak on GMC Canyon, origin and manifestation
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is indeed based on the gearbox of your GMC Canyon. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on GMC Canyon?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your GMC Canyon, we will try to describe to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Realize that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. 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 change it and reassemble the gearbox of your GMC Canyon, 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 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 GMC Canyon?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your GMC Canyon , 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 task, please examine our content on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a GMC Canyon gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a GMC Canyon. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard 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, 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the GMC Canyon, do not hesitate to consult our GMC Canyon category.
