In this article we will try to help you fix a issue that can be irritating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. In fact, spotting a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Peugeot 106 . 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 tips, and, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Peugeot 106.
Gearbox leak on Peugeot 106, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in actual fact based on the gearbox of your Peugeot 106. 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 established, here are the possible origins 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 case it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Peugeot 106?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Peugeot 106, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Be aware that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox may 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 mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Peugeot 106, in any other case you’ll have to replace the whole 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 Peugeot 106?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Peugeot 106 , 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 action, please examine our content on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for routine service 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 Peugeot 106 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Peugeot 106. As you have understood, 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 the labour can vary a lot and depending on your engine the component 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 component alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 106, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 106 category.
