On this page we will try to help you fix a issue that can be frustrating, and if not taken in time become a financial drain. Obviously, finding a leak on your car is rarely reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your Toyota Sequoia . In this article, we’re going to help you confirm 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 Sequoia.

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Gearbox leak on Toyota Sequoia, source and symptom

If you have spotted an oil stain on the ground, you will need to ensure that this leak is indeed originating from the gearbox of your Toyota Sequoia. 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 verified, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:

  • A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly 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 repair a gearbox leak on Toyota Sequoia?

After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Toyota Sequoia, we will try to show you to you what are your possibilities to repair this oil leak. Realize that in any case, after having determined a leak, you must go to a garage area to distinguish the exact source of the leak, otherwise your gearbox might be irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the garage area and the solutions that will be offered to you:

  • Very often to distinguish the leak, the technician 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 technician will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your Toyota Sequoia, 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 Toyota Sequoia?

There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your Toyota Sequoia , 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 go through our content page on this subject matter.
  • Use a particular additive for maintenance 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 Sequoia gearbox

Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Toyota Sequoia. As you have realized, gearbox problems quite often lead to a whole change of this part. It is difficult to give you a precise price because depending on the garage area 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 you need more guides on the Toyota Sequoia, go to our Toyota Sequoia category.