In this article we will try to help you solve a issue that can be irritating, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. Indeed, distinguishing a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Nissan X-trail . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in fact a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Nissan X-trail.
Gearbox leak on Nissan X-trail, origin and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is in fact based on the gearbox of your Nissan X-trail. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once established, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only equipped 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 Nissan X-trail?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Nissan X-trail, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise 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 distinguish 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 replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Nissan X-trail, 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 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 Nissan X-trail?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Nissan X-trail , 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 manipulation, please read our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Nissan X-trail gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Nissan X-trail. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary 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 additional questions about the Nissan X-trail, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan X-trail category.
