In this article we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled on 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 seat cordoba . In this article, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in actual 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 seat cordoba.

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Gearbox leak on seat cordoba, source and symptom

If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in actual fact coming from the gearbox of your seat cordoba. 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 established, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:

  • A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
  • Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
  • From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or broken
  • One of your seals broken

How to fix a gearbox leak on seat cordoba?

After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your seat cordoba, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Be aware that no matter the reason, after having determined a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably broken. However, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:

  • Very often to distinguish the leak, the auto 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 auto mechanic will change it and reassemble the gearbox of your seat cordoba, otherwise you’ll have to change the whole gearbox
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  • 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 seat cordoba?

There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your seat cordoba , nevertheless 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 examine our content on this subject.
  • Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.

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Price of a seat cordoba gearbox

Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a seat cordoba. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a whole change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the component will as well have a different price, nevertheless, 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 you have any further questions about the seat cordoba, do not hesitate to consult our seat cordoba category.