Us Tubers appreciate your amazing dedication and detailed videos. You have saved me a lot of money and put confidence in people. In fact I would not have considered changing sealed transmission oil until I heard your concern with so little mileage. I see you provide friendly personal assistance in the RU-vid notes. Look forward to more Sorento maintenance videos. Thank You Richard !!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for making a video of this! I feel less intimidated on self maintaining my car and I am sure my husband will be shocked when I get started! ha ha!
You are most welcome. Follow the steps exactly and you will be fine and proud of the job when you are done too. You can do it. All the best and thanks for watching.
Valvoline guarantees OEM compatibility and that it will not void your warranty. Here is the spec sheet with the information from Valvoline: content.valvoline.com/pdf/maxlife_atf.pdf Thanks
Just did my 2011 Sorento SX 3.5 V6 with 140xxx miles. Fluid looked pretty good....but it only drained exactly 3.8 ltrs (1 gallon) while warm, sitting on flat driveway. The quantity I drained out is what I put back in (one 1 gal jug....3.8 ltrs). Side fill level after cycling through the gears running and sitting for 30 minutes was just at the right "slow stream" level...so its filled to the right level verifying what came out was the right volume to go back in. Not sure how you got 5 ltrs to come out....I'll change again after the family vacation.
Was your engine idling or off when you checked the level? There seems to be some confusion. I always checked level with engine off after it was up to operating temp
I just did my son's 2013 Elantra using your video as a reference. Thanks for posting it. The fluid after 40,000 mile was jet black. I did chicken out and purchased OEM SP4-M as it's still under warranty to 60,000 miles. Another thing people need to realize is these new transmissions don't have a serviceable filter.....all the more reason for more frequent fluid changes.....do you know why the factory ATF fluid is so dark after the first drain? I did a complete flush using the ATF return line....now it's nice and red......at 60,000 I will use the MaxLife ATF at less then 1/2 the price......Thanks again.
Did you clean the magnetic plug? There are clutch plates in the transmission I am thinking the clutch material over time wears off and contaminates the oil. Though I have been told the clutch material is harmless I like to get it out and have clean fluid instead. Thanks.
Hi Richard....thanks for replying. I should have prefaced my comment that yes I drained the oil first, cleaned the plug, filled the transmission and continued to flush it using the return line. The dealer ATF SP4-M is $16 Canadian or about $12 US a quart.....which for me is outrageous. MaxLife ATF is about 50% of the price but as I said the car is still under warranty and was too chicken to take a chance just to save $50. The Maxlife ATF in the US does say it is SP-IV compliant but the Canadian labeling only mentions SP-III. I flushed out 8 quarts which cost me about $100 US....where as the MaxLife would have cost me about $50 US. When it's out of warrant I will do another flush using Maxlife ATF and will change it annually. I agree with you 100% when the automakers say fluid for life is because the want the transmission to break and then you are faced with a $3,000 repair bill or replace the car. I look at it as a $40 annual maintenance cost which will give me longevity. Even if the dealer was charging $219 for a complete flush I would get it done every 25-30K miles......$219 pales in comparison in having to spend $3,000 for a rebuild. I'm like you, I will be driving old cars because I prefer the transmission dip stick and some sort of filtration system. They build engines to go 200,000 miles, why not transmissions.
Mechanics tend to see as a negative thing that these cars don’t have a stick to check the gearbox oil. Draining this to be checked is not possible on used cars that you are considering to purchase. Great vid.
+Adam Budai Most people here are driving automatic transmissions and the majority never even think about changing their transmission fluid. Manual transmissions also have fluid and I believe it also should be changed once in while too. Thanks for watching.
Great video Richard. I own a Kia Cadenza 2011 and the maintenance specs and the know how is sure missed here in Brazil. Your video is very detailing, anyway, thanks for the video, and if you have more videos on car maintenance, pls, let us know. Thanks again Best regards
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Richard - Important notice, Kia requires the engine running while checking the level. If engine is off it will appear as if you overflilled. I noticed the MS manual is not clear but other years of this same transmission does state clearly to leave engine running then hoist up and remove cover and check for thin stream running. may want to update your video? thanks. would love to see how you change the rear spark plugs on our 3.3 GDI case you decide on another video.
Thank you for the feedback. I will take that into consideration. I have not had an issue with doing it the with the engine off but I will try it the other way next time. All I can say is that the spark plugs are rated for 100,000 miles and after looking at the engine I am very glad that it will be a while before I have to do it. Thanks.
thanks so much +Richard Lloyd, useful information for me. I'm users Kia Carens 2013 from Indonesia (may be called Rondo in other countries). I wish I could do it later when needed. Instead of having to KIA authorized workshop, is more saving money I'm doing myself.
I found this www.kia.com/content/dam/kwcms/kme/uk/en/assets/static/owners/service-maintenance/Oil-Grades-and-Capacities.pdf which states that it's 10W30 but I would make sure by calling the service department of your local KIA dealership. Thank you so much for commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Dear friend, I am from Iraq, I own a 2011 Sorento, I have a problem with the automatic transmission when driving the car at a speed of 60 mph and pressing the gas pedal quickly, the RPM will rise up to 5, but the car remains fixed at 60 mph, there is no drag or Torque force in the car engine🙏
Have you checked the fluid level in the transmission? I would start there. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa No, dear friend, you haven't lost the oil anymore, 123,000 miles have been reached. I'm afraid to go to the service centers. I'm afraid that there is some damage inside the transmission and I must replace it completely? Thank you my friend for the advice I really appreciate it❤️☺️
Check the level and perhaps empty out the old fluid and replace it with new fluid. It can hurt to do that and filter out the old fluid through a rag and look for large metal fragments or any material that is not fluid. There should not be any debris in the fluid but I'm sure it will be dirty. Try it after the fluid change and if it's still slipping then you may need to service the transmission. Just so you know transmissions have clutch plates that do eventually wear out as well as many components that can fail like solenoids etc. Good luck Sir. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa Thank you, my dear friend, for this information. I really appreciate this advice. Nice information. I will subscribe to your RU-vid channel. You deserve the support.
You're most welcome. Comments like this make my DAY! 😁️ I'm glad to know I could help you and that you got value from my work here. Thank you for watching, commenting, subscribing and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thank you very much for the video. It is very helpful. I have KIA Mohave model 2011. Could you do some videos on Mohave. I have question, i will be grateful if you answer it for me. I changed the gearbox oil, transmission oil and differential oil at KIA service. After that some times my car started jumps/jerks when i accelerating from low to higher speed, especially when i reduce the speed at the road hump and try to gain speed again. The service room do not what cause it. Please help.
I would call KIA on their 1-800 line to express your concern. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.
@@richardlloydusa Thanks but there are not helpful as you may think. In the car manual, there is nothing about changing the gearbox oil. Is that mean we should not change the gearbox oil at all. and we have to change it. Do we have to use the same oil for gearbox and transmission? or everyone has different oil.
Thank you very much, could you please advise if there was a filter should be changed as well? or if i do flushing as you did then i don’t need to change the filter?
Understand that this a follow up, #2 of many. The first video show the whole procedure therefore I did not include it here to shorten the length of the video. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Can you please show the whole process as to where do you fill the transmission with fluid, i have a 2014 kia forte 6speed auto, i would like to drain the fluid myself but where do you put the fluid in please help thanks
Is this the same transmission that is in the 2012 Sedona? I need to change my parents fluid and want to make sure I'm draining and filling in the right locations.
It may be. I can't confirm for sure. Check your owners manual for the fluid type and amounts and then have a look at it and see if it compares to what you see in the video. KIA and Hyundai (Same company) use the same transmission in many of their vehicles. Thanks.
They are referring to the aluminum washer. I have used the same one six times without incident. If it is not damaged I don't see any reason not to use it again. When you torque it right (35.4 ft/lbs) it does the job fine. Just make sure you check it for damage (cracks or splits) as long as it is solid you should be fine. Thanks.
+bmwnasher Sure thing Paul. I regret trading in my last one, should have kept it. Great vehicle. Hindsight is 20/20. Thanks again. Will be doing this again in 5000.
+Richard Lloyd All these modern vehicles require less servicing, eg BMW 15.000 engine oil change, auto box filled for life. im like you these auto boxes and engines do a lot of work so im with you, now many cars do not have dip sticks to check oil levels, i couldn`t live with that.
+bmwnasher Basically they want the dealer to own you. No thanks. No dipstick, no sale. I will have to buy old cars for the rest of my life. Which is fine with me.
This is a follow up video #2 to the original where I show the entire procedure here: goo.gl/aL2cjb Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
+HyundaiArabicsa Yes I believe it's the same or very similar. I have a video on doing this procedure on the Hyundai Sonata 2011 2.0T here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uE1YjdOUeZk.html Thanks
I am not certain how you would get at it but the pan is not on the bottom it is actually on the front. Here is the service manual if you wish to have a look www.ksmanual.com/second_generation_xm_2011_year_-2.html Thanks.
This is the second video where I show the color change as I drain and fill the system. Here is the drain and fill ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axjtiG1nnQ4.html Thanks.
