Today we will try to help you solve a issue that can be annoying, and if not handled in time become a financial drain. In fact, finding a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Peugeot 508 . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to repair 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 Peugeot 508.
Gearbox leak on Peugeot 508, origin and manifestation
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is indeed caused by the gearbox of your Peugeot 508. To do 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 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 the event it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Peugeot 508?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Peugeot 508, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Bear in mind that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to distinguish the leak, the auto mechanic 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 auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Peugeot 508, 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 Peugeot 508?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Peugeot 508 , 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 action, please read our article on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Peugeot 508 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Peugeot 508. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the component will as well 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 508, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 508 category.
