Today we will try to help you solve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Surely, spotting a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Renault Megane 3 . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in fact a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Renault Megane 3.
Gearbox leak on Renault Megane 3, source and symptom
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in fact coming from the gearbox of your Renault Megane 3. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once validated, 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 case it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Renault Megane 3?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Renault Megane 3, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Take note that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. However, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify 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 change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Renault Megane 3, otherwise you’ll have to replace the whole 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 Renault Megane 3?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Renault Megane 3 , 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 task, please examine our content page on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Renault Megane 3 gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Renault Megane 3. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a whole replace of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the component will as well 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.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Renault Megane 3, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Megane 3 category.
