Today we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. Indeed, finding a leak on your vehicle is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Toyota Aygo 2 . In this article, we’re going to help you ensure that it’s indeed a gearbox leak, then, how to repair a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention suggestions, and, finally, give you an idea of the price of the gearbox of a Toyota Aygo 2.
Gearbox leak on Toyota Aygo 2, origin and manifestation
If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Toyota Aygo 2. To accomplish this, you will need to go under your car and follow the oil leak. If it is transmission oil, it must be originating 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 wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In case it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on Toyota Aygo 2?
After discovering the different origins of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Toyota Aygo 2, we will try to explain to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Remember that no matter the reason, after having founded a leak, you must go to a mechanic to determine the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox may be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the mechanic and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to determine the leak, the auto mechanic will have to take apart your gearbox, which will require 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 Toyota Aygo 2, 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 Toyota Aygo 2?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Toyota Aygo 2 , 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 manipulation, please read our content page on this subject matter.
- Use a specific 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 Toyota Aygo 2 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to replace the gearbox of a Toyota Aygo 2. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete replace of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because based on the mechanic 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.
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