Hyundai Santa fe trans fluid change questions?

[caravanmike]

well i did it today and here are the pics and explanations!
it drained 5 1/8th quarts (i measured it!)

i had to cut the ear off to get my box wrench in there!

Here is another view!

Here is what i used to cut the ear off

and here is the fluid i used! it does not say semi synthetic on the bottle! and it is $6.50 a quart at my dealer!

 

[JTK]

Nice work Mike! The frame is different on yours. Mine drains onto the frame. Didn't know you had a HunDie too. What was draining out looks good on yours.

Joel

 

[StevieC]

That's weird the bottles of SP-III from our dealers are Red in colour both the jugs & quarts...

 

[caravanmike]

Originally Posted By: JTK
Nice work Mike! The frame is different on yours. Mine drains onto the frame. Didn't know you had a HunDie too. What was draining out looks good on yours.

Joel
yeah it looks good in the picture but it has a brown tint to it when you dip your finger in it! since my brother just bought the vehicle we thought it best to change the trans fluid, and build a maintenance history we know about.

 

[caravanmike]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
That's weird the bottles of SP-III from our dealers are Red in colour both the jugs & quarts...

i hear alot of manufactures do that. hyundai united states is probably different from hyundai canada, sourcing different resources. i know mopar filters in canada are made by wix and mopar filters in the states are made by purolator is another example! different companies making different profits! Mike

 

[JTK]

Nice cut on that "tab" by the way Mike. Now I gotta go grind mine all nice and flat.

What did that SP-III wind up costing the BIL?

Joel

 

[caravanmike]

Originally Posted By: JTK
Nice cut on that "tab" by the way Mike. Now I gotta go grind mine all nice and flat.

What did that SP-III wind up costing the BIL?

Joel
Thanks!
the bill for the spIII (5 quarts) was 36 dollars and some cents, with a tail light thrown in and tax. (6.50 a quart.) i have heard of some dealers charging 10 dollars a quart, but i did not find that in my area!

next change will be done with a "suitable for" sp III fluid, since everbody else is having luck with them! mike

 

[JTK]

$6.50 isn't bad at all considering Maxlife ran me close to $5/qt. I never did price it out at my local dealer. I reused the aluminum crush washer on the drain plug too. It was still relatively flat and meaty yet.

Joel