Today we will try to help you fix a problem that can be frustrating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. Surely, distinguishing a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Renault Twingo . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s obviously a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a Renault Twingo.
Gearbox leak on Renault Twingo, origin and symptom
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is obviously based on the gearbox of your Renault Twingo. To do this, you will need to go under your vehicle and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be based on 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 the event that it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Renault Twingo?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Renault Twingo, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Take note that in any case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact origin 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 dismantle your gearbox, which will involve 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 Twingo, otherwise you’ll have to replace the complete 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 Twingo?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Renault Twingo , 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 action, please browse our article on this subject matter.
- Use a specific 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 Twingo gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Renault Twingo. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete replace of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the garage the labour can vary a lot and based on your engine the part 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 part alone costs between 400 and 1000 euros.
To find more tips on the Renault Twingo, take a look at the Renault Twingo category.
