In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be irritating, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. Surely, spotting a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Seat Arona . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to fix 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 Seat Arona.
Gearbox leak on Seat Arona, origin and manifestation
If you have detected an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Seat Arona. 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 validated, 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 it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Seat Arona?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Seat Arona, we will try to describe to you what are your options to fix this oil leak. Take note that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to distinguish the leak, the auto technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will involve a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto technician will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your Seat Arona, 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 just powerful 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 Seat Arona?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Seat Arona , 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 manipulation, please browse our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a specific additive for maintenance of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will discover some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Seat Arona gearbox
At last, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Seat Arona. 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 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 additional questions about the Seat Arona, do not hesitate to consult our Seat Arona category.
