In this article we will try to help you solve a issue that can be frustrating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In truth, distinguishing a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Kia Carens . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously 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 Kia Carens.
Gearbox leak on Kia Carens, source and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is obviously based on the gearbox of your Kia Carens. To achieve 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: Just equipped 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 Kia Carens?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Kia Carens, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage area to identify the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, 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 auto mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will require 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 Kia Carens, otherwise you’ll have to replace the whole 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 Kia Carens?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Kia Carens , 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 action, 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 moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Kia Carens gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Kia Carens. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the garage area the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the part will also 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.
If you have any additional questions about the Kia Carens, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Carens category.
