In this article we will try to help you fix a issue that can be irritating, and if not taken on time become a financial drain. In reality, distinguishing a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Peugeot e-2008 . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, at last, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Peugeot e-2008.
Gearbox leak on Peugeot e-2008, origin and symptom
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Peugeot e-2008. To achieve this, you will need to go under your vehicle 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 sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s incorrectly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Peugeot e-2008?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Peugeot e-2008, we will try to explain to you what are your options to fix this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area 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 area 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 involve 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 e-2008, 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 e-2008?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Peugeot e-2008 , however 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 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 discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Peugeot e-2008 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Peugeot e-2008. 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 based on the garage area the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the component will also have a different price, however, 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.
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