In this article we will try to help you fix a problem that can be annoying, and if not handled on time become a financial drain. In truth, distinguishing a leak on your car is never reassuring, and it is even less calming when it’s a gearbox leak on your volvo v70 . Today, we’re going to help you verify that it’s in fact a gearbox leak, then, how to fix a gearbox or transmission leak, then, give you some prevention tips, and, finally, give you an indication of the price of the gearbox of a volvo v70.
Gearbox leak on volvo v70, origin and symptom
If you have noticed an oil stain on the ground, you will need to verify that this leak is in fact originating from the gearbox of your volvo v70. To accomplish this, 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 confirmed, here are the possible roots of this transmission leak:
- A gearbox cap: If it’s improperly screwed on…
- Defective torque converter: Only present on automatic gearboxes.
- From the transmission oil sump: In the event it is cracked or damaged
- One of your seals damaged
How to fix a gearbox leak on volvo v70?
After discovering the different roots of a gearbox or transmission oil leak on your volvo v70, we will try to describe to you what are your possibilities to fix this oil leak. Take note that in any case, after having identified a leak, you must go to a garage area to identify the exact origin of the leak, in any other case your gearbox may 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 identify the leak, the auto mechanic will have to dismantle your gearbox, which will require a high labour cost.
- If you’re lucky and it’s just a gasket, your auto mechanic will replace it and reassemble the gearbox of your volvo v70, 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 powerful 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 volvo v70?
There aren’t many solutions to avoid gearbox leaks on your volvo v70 , 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 action, 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 moderate leaks, you will find some for a few dozen euros at Oscaro.
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Price of a volvo v70 gearbox
Finally, we would like to give you an indication of how much it costs to change the gearbox of a volvo v70. As you have understood, gearbox problems generally lead to a complete change of this part. It is tricky to give you a precise price because depending on the garage area the labour can vary quite a lot and depending on your engine the component will also have a different price, however, 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.
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