Today we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be annoying, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. Surely, finding a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Kia Soul . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy 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 Soul.
Gearbox leak on Kia Soul, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in actual fact based on the gearbox of your Kia Soul. To get this done, 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 improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Kia Soul?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Kia Soul, we will try to describe to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. 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 mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Kia Soul, in any other case 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 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 Soul?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Kia Soul , 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 task, please go through our article on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Kia Soul gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Kia Soul. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Kia Soul, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Soul category.
