On this page we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. In fact, finding a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Lexus UX . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual fact 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 Lexus UX.
Gearbox leak on Lexus UX, source and manifestation
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in actual fact based on the gearbox of your Lexus UX. To do 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 validated, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to fix a gearbox leak on Lexus UX?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Lexus UX, we will try to describe to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Take note that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to distinguish the leak, the auto mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Lexus UX, 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 Lexus UX?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Lexus UX , nevertheless 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 browse our content on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Lexus UX gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Lexus UX. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a whole replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the garage area the labour can vary quite a lot and depending 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 need more guides on the Lexus UX, go to our Lexus UX category.
