Just wanted to share a good experience with an ATF fluid exchange. I just got the car with 22K miles and wanted to swap out all of the mystery fluids. When it came to the trans I found a local Monro muffler/brake shop that does exchanges with Valvoline Maxlife synthetic. $130 for a complete fluid exchange. Done in 45 minutes.
It was shifting fine before but it seems smoother now. Maybe a placebo effect. Seems like a great alternative to the OEM SPIII fluid at $7/qt plus dealership labor.
BTW - the tech was concerned that the old fluid was "brown and nasty" but I think I read here on BITOG that Hyundai/Kia SPIII fluid doesn't hold its red coloring.
It was shifting fine before but it seems smoother now. Maybe a placebo effect. Seems like a great alternative to the OEM SPIII fluid at $7/qt plus dealership labor.
BTW - the tech was concerned that the old fluid was "brown and nasty" but I think I read here on BITOG that Hyundai/Kia SPIII fluid doesn't hold its red coloring.