On this page we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be annoying, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Peugeot 306 . In this article, 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, at last, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Peugeot 306.
Gearbox leak on Peugeot 306, origin and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is obviously caused by the gearbox of your Peugeot 306. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be caused by your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once affirmed, here are the possible sources 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 repair a gearbox leak on Peugeot 306?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Peugeot 306, we will try to describe to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Realize that whatever the case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise 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 take apart 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 306, 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 Peugeot 306?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Peugeot 306 , 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 article on this subject matter.
- Use a particular additive for maintenance 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 Peugeot 306 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Peugeot 306. As you have understood, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the garage 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 306, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 306 category.
