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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / April 20082002 Elantra VE Manual Transmission oil change:
Good evening, I've been looking to get my manual 5 speed transmission oil swapped out with some fresh new oil. Well 2/3rd's new by the rule of thumb. To be honest the illustration and translated english I have in my owners manual makes no sense. What I would need to know is where are the locations for the drain and filler bolts. The special fluid grade required. I'm 3 hours away from a hyundai dealership/service counter. Would like to avoid the mileage. Also if theirs anything else required in the process such as special washers/gasket replacements while doing the job. Thanks, There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical 70w-9 or 75w-90 gear oil (check your owner's manual for exact specifications). Simply remove the 24mm bolt in the bottom of the transmission to drain. To install the new fluid, you'll need to remove the 17mm bolt in the fron of the transmission. But since the hole is small and horizontal, you'l probably need to construct some sort of device to get the oil from th bottle into the bolt hole. With the car on level ground, once the oi begins running out the hole, the transmission is at the proper level - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm Its a pain using an manual oil gun to replace it because the oil is so thick. I usually just set up a siphon with the oil container on top of engine and a clear "plastic" hose down into hole. Takes a while but I usually do something else while its happening. Worthwhile putting a container underneath so when you forget it the overflow doesnt go on floor! > There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical > 70w-90 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ > More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html > There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical 70w-90 > or 75w-90 gear oil (check your owner's manual for exact specifications). I'm really surprised that you said this, as the required oil is not "typical". The Hyundai transmission requires a GL-4 oil, which is not always available off the shelf at auto parts stores. Most common oils are GL-5 (or marked as GL-4/GL-5), but those will damage the synchronizers if used in a Hyundai tranny. Personally, I use Redline MT-90 synthetic in mine. FWIW, the new cars are all spec'd to use 75W-85 oil, which is even harder to find. I doubt that it makes much, if any difference, as long as you use a GL-4 oil. > Simply remove the 24mm bolt in the bottom of the transmission to drain. > To install the new fluid, you'll need to remove the 17mm bolt in the front > of the transmission. But since the hole is small and horizontal, you'll > probably need to construct some sort of device to get the oil from the > bottle into the bolt hole. With the car on level ground, once the oil > begins running out the hole, the transmission is at the proper level. I used a long funnel with a piece of plastic tubing attached. Worked like a charm. >> There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical 70w-90 >> or 75w-90 gear oil (check your owner's manual for exact specifications). [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >I used a long funnel with a piece of plastic tubing attached. Worked >like a charm. Useful information, I will have a go at changing mine in a 2001 Elantra, for the record do ever check the transmission oil level in between changes. >>> There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical 70w-90 >>> or 75w-90 gear oil (check your owner's manual for exact specifications). [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Elantra, for the record do ever check the transmission oil level in > between changes. No. Unless there's a leak, which I would see on the garage floor, there's nowhere for the oil to go, so the level doesn't change. "I'm really surprised that you said this, as the required oil is no "typical". The Hyundai transmission requires a GL-4 oil, which is not always available off the shelf at auto parts stores. Most common oils ar GL-5 (or marked as GL-4/GL-5), but those will damage the synchronizers i used in a Hyundai tranny." I've not experienced this damage, but we have the factory 75W-85 (Hyuda says this is okay to replace the -90 oil) in quarts, and this is what w install. Bottom line, sticking with the owner's manual is always the bes recommendation. Thanks for pointing this out, Brian - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm >> There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical >> 70w-90 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > synchronizers if used in a Hyundai tranny. Personally, I use Redline > MT-90 synthetic in mine. Is the Redline a GL-4 oil? Matt >>> There is no filter on the manual transmission. The fluid is typical >>> 70w-90 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is the Redline a GL-4 oil? Yes, that's why I use it. They also make MTL, which is a slightly lighter weight GL-4 oil. |
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