Thank you 49ers06! You nailed it! I would like to say that nobody should never let any of those oil change/lube shops do a "'transmission fluid change and/or flush". IF they do it correctly (or at all) it can knock stuff loose, block the filter, and then ruin the tranny. I've seen it happen. The way you're doing it here is best, easy, and cheap. It doesn't get all the oil out of the torque converter of course, but as you menioned in the comments, that's why you do it three times. Myself, I just did it every oil change 3 times in a row (every 5,000 miles), though I would have done it three times in a row like you did if the oil had looked as bad as yours did. I did my elantra at 105,000 miles (when I bought it) and am getting ready to do my Santa Fe which only has about 75,000 on it. Trans oil partially changed every oil change three times in a row, just treating it like a normal maintenance item. I'll probably do it again when it gets to about 130,00 miles too. Thank you again!
Good video thank you. People should know that draining the transmission only gets out about half of the fluid that is actually in there. The transmission assembly holds almost 8 liters, about 4 liters came out when I drained mine, the torque converter alone holds quite a lot of fluid. With the extra effort outlined here you can replace all of the fluid. The transmission oil cooler is attached to the front of the transmission just above the transmission oil level check plug. Remove the return oil line identified with red paint that goes up to the transmission. It was on the upper right hand side of my cooler. Attach some 3/8 tubing where the rubber oil line came off, put the tubing into an empty container. I used some empty 2 liter pop bottles so that I could quickly judge how much fluid was coming out. I bought 10 L of the maxlife fluid. Drain the old fluid as per this video and replace the oil plug, replace the oil inspection plug. Put at least 4 L of new fluid in the transmission, don't exceed 5 L. Have an assistant start the engine and slowly move the gear selector through the gear positions as you watch the fluid coming out. Turn off the engine when 2 liters come out, regardless of what gear the transmission might be in. Add two more liters of new fluid to the transmission and do this again. You have now pumped out the old fluid from the torque converter and valve body. Please note that about a cup of old fluid will come out of the removed rubber oil line as well so be prepared to catch it too. My Santa Fe pumped out about a liter every 6 seconds. Top up the fluid as per this video. Finish up by driving for about 10 minutes and then checking the oil level, note that the oil level must be checked with the engine running. You should have your assistant read these instructions too before you start so that they know what is happening and are ready. You do need a competent assistant to do this. I did it myself by counting off the seconds, but that is a bit risky.
Sorry, I can't do a video, have the job done. But can give you additional info and answer any questions.There are four rubber hoses connected to the heat exchanger/oil cooler, two larger ones that are engine coolant lines and two smaller ones that are the transmission fluid lines. The pipe that runs along the bottom of the cooler and turns up is the fluid return line to the transaxle; you can see it at around the 5 minute point of your video. If the hose is stuck onto the pipe try pushing a small flat bladed screwdriver between the hose and pipe and squirt some WD40 in the void created next to the screwdriver,. Remove the screwdriver and twist the hose back and forth as you pull it off. This method is not new, myself and many others have been doing this for years on many different vehicles. @@49ers061
@@johndooley8837 This is exactly what I'm looking to do. But can't i just disconnect the return and drain it completely into a bucket.?? Then just refill it
Una consulta, porque nunca sacan el carte? Porque nunca lo limpia el filtro de aceite? Y tampoco veo que lo sacas el aceite del convertidor, sabias que en el combertidor lleva de 1 a 2 litros de aceite que ya esta contaminado (sucio)
Hello friend, good evening, how are you? I would like to know if this procedure can be applied in Santa Fé 13/14 - 3.3? Another question, what key did you use to remove the transmission oil bleeder?
it's safe to overfill by just over 1/2 quart (700ml) to begin with so you don't need to top up later. That's how factory service manual calls it anyway, then when at operating temp open level eye and dump excess ATF. Also, with fluid that bad I'd do full exchange by replacing the rest of ATF via cooler line.
I returned it and got a new bottle. I opened another bottle and it didnt have a foil seal on it just the plastic cap seal.. im from canada its so weird
I don’t know why you mess with the plastic fill plug? I just use the side overfill proper level plug on the front side of the transmission. Just refill it there. Just like filling a differential. No matter how much fluid you put in the side level plug this is the final step for proper transmission level. Thanks.
This job is only 1/4 done. There's still old tranny fluid left inside. You need to drive the car for a few minutes in various transmission settings to mix the new and old fluid. Shut the car off. Drain the tranny fluid. Put new fluid, run the car and then drain it again. Then put new tranny fluid one last time and then the job is complete. That's manually flushing the tranny fluid which is cleaner and better for the car since the tranny filter is meant to stay inside for the entire life of the car and should not be replaced as per Hyundai. What you did here is a quickie and doesn't fully clean the transmission.
That is right. I did it 3 times until it was fully cleaned. It took longer but it's safer than a flush on a car that has a lot of miles and never had a transmission fluid change
