Today we will try to help you resolve a problem that can be frustrating, and if not managed on time become a financial drain. Indeed, spotting a leak on your vehicle is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Toyota Scion FR S . Today, we’re going to help you confirm 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 Toyota Scion FR S.
Gearbox leak on Toyota Scion FR S, origin and manifestation
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in actual fact originating from the gearbox of your Toyota Scion FR S. 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 verified, here are the possible sources of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s wrongly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Just equipped 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 Toyota Scion FR S?
After discovering the different sources of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Toyota Scion FR S, we will try to describe to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Realize that whatever the case, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a mechanic to distinguish the exact origin of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might 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 involve 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 Scion FR S, otherwise you’ll have to change the complete gearbox
- Finally, for the do-it-yourselfers, it is possible to use a sealing kit which is just 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 Scion FR S?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Toyota Scion FR S , 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 article on this subject.
- Use a particular additive for routine service of gearbox seals, these additives will restore flexibility and allow to plug slight leaks, you will locate some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a Toyota Scion FR S gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Toyota Scion FR S. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete change of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the mechanic the labour can vary a lot and depending 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.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Toyota Scion FR S, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Scion FR S category.
