Today we will try to help you solve a issue that can be irritating, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Kia Venga . In this article, 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 tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Kia Venga.
Gearbox leak on Kia Venga, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Kia Venga. 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 originating from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly 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 Venga?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Kia Venga, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact origin 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 identify the leak, the auto mechanic 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 mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Kia Venga, 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 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 Kia Venga?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Kia Venga , 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 action, please browse 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 locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Kia Venga gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Kia Venga. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often 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 have any additional questions about the Kia Venga, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Venga category.
