Today we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. In truth, spotting a leak on your vehicle is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Renault Talisman . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to remedy 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 Renault Talisman.
Gearbox leak on Renault Talisman, source and symptom
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed coming from the gearbox of your Renault Talisman. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be coming from your gearbox sump or an adjacent room. Once confirmed, here are the possible origins 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 that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to repair a gearbox leak on Renault Talisman?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Renault Talisman, we will try to describe to you what are your options to remedy this oil leak. Bear in mind that no matter the reason, after having founded a leak, you must go to a garage area to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might 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 technician 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 technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Renault Talisman, 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 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 Talisman?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Renault Talisman , 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 examine our content page on this subject.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and enable to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Renault Talisman gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Renault Talisman. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the garage area the labour can vary quite a lot and based on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Renault Talisman, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Talisman category.
