In this article we will try to help you solve a problem that can be irritating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Obviously, finding a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Renault Espace 4 . 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 Renault Espace 4.
Gearbox leak on Renault Espace 4, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to validate that this leak is in fact originating from the gearbox of your Renault Espace 4. To get this done, 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 confirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Renault Espace 4?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Renault Espace 4, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to remedy this oil leak. Realize that no matter the reason, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to identify the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the technician will have to take apart your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Renault Espace 4, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
- Finally, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is only 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 Renault Espace 4?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Renault Espace 4 , however 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 on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Renault Espace 4 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Renault Espace 4. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole change of this part. It is hard 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.
To find more tips on the Renault Espace 4, take a look at the Renault Espace 4 category.
