On this page we will try to help you resolve a issue that can be irritating, and if not managed in time become a financial drain. Obviously, spotting a leak on your car is hardly ever reassuring, and it is even less reassuring when it’s a gearbox leak on your Volkswagen Polo 5 . Today, we’re going to help you confirm that it’s in fact 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 Volkswagen Polo 5.
Gearbox leak on Volkswagen Polo 5, origin and manifestation
If you have identified an oil stain on the ground, you will need to confirm that this leak is in fact originating from the gearbox of your Volkswagen Polo 5. 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 roots 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 that it is cracked or broken
- One of your seals broken
How to repair a gearbox leak on Volkswagen Polo 5?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your Volkswagen Polo 5, we will try to explain to you what are your options to repair this oil leak. Take note that no matter the reason, after having distinguished a leak, you must go to a garage to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox might be irreparably broken. Nevertheless, here is how the service of the garage and the solutions that will be offered to you:
- Very often to identify the leak, the auto technician will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will necessitate 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 Volkswagen Polo 5, in any other case 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 Volkswagen Polo 5?
There aren’t many alternatives to avoid gearbox leaks on your Volkswagen Polo 5 , 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.
- Use a specific 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 Volkswagen Polo 5 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an idea of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a Volkswagen Polo 5. As you have realized, gearbox problems often lead to a complete change of this part. It is hard to give you a precise price because based on the garage 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Polo 5, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Polo 5 category.
