Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be annoying, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. In reality, finding a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Kia E Niro . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in truth a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Kia E Niro.
Gearbox leak on Kia E Niro, source and manifestation
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in truth caused by the gearbox of your Kia E Niro. To achieve 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 confirmed, here are the possible origins 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 the event it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Kia E Niro?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Kia E Niro, we will try to explain to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Realize that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage to determine the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. 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 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 E Niro, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete gearbox
- 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 Kia E Niro?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Kia E Niro , however 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 task, please examine our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Kia E Niro gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Kia E Niro. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the component will as well have a different price, however, 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.
If you have any additional questions about the Kia E Niro, do not hesitate to consult our Kia E Niro category.
