Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be annoying, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Nissan Micra . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy 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 Nissan Micra.
Gearbox leak on Nissan Micra, origin and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is obviously originating from the gearbox of your Nissan Micra. 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 verified, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Nissan Micra?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Nissan Micra, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Bear in mind that whatever the case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact origin 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 determine the leak, the technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Nissan Micra, otherwise 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 Nissan Micra?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Nissan Micra , 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 read our content 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 locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Nissan Micra gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Nissan Micra. As you have understood, gearbox problems 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 quite a lot and based 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Nissan Micra, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Micra category.
