santa fe
 

Has anyone heard of any problems with santa fe 2 wheel drive models with
automatic transmissions.
Or dislikes for the santa fe it self.

Re: santa fe
 

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> Has anyone heard of any problems with santa fe 2 wheel drive models with
> automatic transmissions.
> Or dislikes for the santa fe it self.
>
>
>

Re: santa fe
 

No chronic problems. I think I've replaced one transmission in eight
months. Were you having a specific problem?

Re: santa fe
 

hyundaitech said the following on 4/16/2004 1:07 PM:
> No chronic problems. I think I've replaced one transmission in eight
> months. Were you having a specific problem?
>
Do you recommend changing the tranny fluid after 25K on an automatic?
Not that anything is wrong, but somebody told me it's a very wise thing
to do with any automatic.

Re: santa fe
 

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:24:18 -0400, Luca <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net>
wrote:

>hyundaitech said the following on 4/16/2004 1:07 PM:
>> No chronic problems. I think I've replaced one transmission in eight
>> months. Were you having a specific problem?
>> ==========
>Do you recommend changing the tranny fluid after 25K on an automatic?
>Not that anything is wrong, but somebody told me it's a very wise thing
>to do with any automatic.
>============

My personal opinion is every two years - if you do not have a
full flow filter.

S25

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S25 said the following on 4/16/2004 10:41 PM:
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:24:18 -0400, Luca <loosedukeNOWAY@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>hyundaitech said the following on 4/16/2004 1:07 PM:
>>
>>>No chronic problems. I think I've replaced one transmission in eight
>>>months. Were you having a specific problem?
>>>==========
>>
>>Do you recommend changing the tranny fluid after 25K on an automatic?
>>Not that anything is wrong, but somebody told me it's a very wise thing
>>to do with any automatic.
>>============
>
>
> My personal opinion is every two years - if you do not have a
> full flow filter.
>
> S25
I don't know, do I? I have what the Sf came with, it's a 2002 4Wd automatic.

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It only has a nonserviceable screen. I'd recommend every 30k, but the
fluid often becomes quite gross before then. Once it's turned dark brown,
I'd recommend a complete fluid exchange. Hyundai says it's ok, but
compared to the cost of a transmission, I'd still go for the fluid
exchange. Be SURE to use SPIII fluid.

Re: santa fe
 

hyundaitech said the following on 4/17/2004 12:41 PM:
> It only has a nonserviceable screen. I'd recommend every 30k, but the
> fluid often becomes quite gross before then. Once it's turned dark brown,
> I'd recommend a complete fluid exchange. Hyundai says it's ok, but
> compared to the cost of a transmission, I'd still go for the fluid
> exchange. Be SURE to use SPIII fluid.
>
Do I have to go to a dealer? If I do it elsewhere will I void the
warranty? And also, is SPIII a brand or a kind of fluid?
Thanks for your help.

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Just about anyone can do the work of draining and refilling the
transmission for you. They may not have the SPIII fluid, however. The
only places I know for certain that you can get it are Hyundai and Kia
dealers. SPIII is a type of fluid, not a brand.