Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Hyundai Tucson . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in truth 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 Hyundai Tucson.

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Gearbox leak on Hyundai Tucson, source and symptom

If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in truth based on the gearbox of your Hyundai Tucson. To accomplish 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 established, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:

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

How to fix a gearbox leak on Hyundai Tucson?

After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Hyundai Tucson, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Be aware that whatever the case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. 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 auto technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
  • If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Hyundai Tucson, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
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  • 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 Hyundai Tucson?

There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Hyundai Tucson , however 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 read our content on this subject.
  • Use a particular 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 Hyundai Tucson gearbox

Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Hyundai Tucson. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the part will also have a different price, however, 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.

If you wish more guides on the Hyundai Tucson, go to our Hyundai Tucson category.