In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be annoying, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Mazda CX 3 . Today, 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 Mazda CX 3.
Gearbox leak on Mazda CX 3, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in actual fact originating from the gearbox of your Mazda CX 3. To achieve this, 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 validated, here are the possible origins of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only 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 Mazda CX 3?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Mazda CX 3, we will try to explain to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to determine the exact source of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, 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 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 Mazda CX 3, in any other case 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 Mazda CX 3?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Mazda CX 3 , 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 go through our article on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Mazda CX 3 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Mazda CX 3. As you have understood, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the garage the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
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