Today we will try to help you fix a problem that can be irritating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In actual fact, distinguishing a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Nissan Micra 2 . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in actual fact a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Nissan Micra 2.
Gearbox leak on Nissan Micra 2, 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 Nissan Micra 2. To get this done, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be originating from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Nissan Micra 2?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Nissan Micra 2, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Take note that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to identify the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. 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 auto technician 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 technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Nissan Micra 2, otherwise you’ll have to change the complete gearbox
- Finally, 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 Nissan Micra 2?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Nissan Micra 2 , 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 browse our article on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Nissan Micra 2 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Nissan Micra 2. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete change 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 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.
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