The Sonata in my signature has a "sealed" transmission supposedly good for 100K miles using Hyundai SP-IV-M ATF .
The transmission is really not "sealed" per se and there is a way to do a semi-reasonable drain & fill on it .
My thoughts : Hyundai may warrantee the transmission to get past 100K miles but I would not believe it's going to last much longer than that ... If you were to plan on keeping the vehicle would it not make sense to do a drain & fill sooner than 100K miles ? I currently have 31K miles on my Sonata and plan to keep it past 100K miles - what are your thoughts on doing a drain & fill prior to 100K miles ? If so - what mileage would you do the first drain & fill ? As for ATF the 2017 and newer Hyundai / Kia use SP-IV-M which goes for $18 to $20 per qurst (must have unicorn tears included) ! That's expensive - Maxlife ATF meets SP-IV-M and is much less expensive ($17 per gallon) .
So what are your thoughts on above statements and thought process ? Break it down and advise your thoughts ... Thanks in advance !
The transmission is really not "sealed" per se and there is a way to do a semi-reasonable drain & fill on it .
My thoughts : Hyundai may warrantee the transmission to get past 100K miles but I would not believe it's going to last much longer than that ... If you were to plan on keeping the vehicle would it not make sense to do a drain & fill sooner than 100K miles ? I currently have 31K miles on my Sonata and plan to keep it past 100K miles - what are your thoughts on doing a drain & fill prior to 100K miles ? If so - what mileage would you do the first drain & fill ? As for ATF the 2017 and newer Hyundai / Kia use SP-IV-M which goes for $18 to $20 per qurst (must have unicorn tears included) ! That's expensive - Maxlife ATF meets SP-IV-M and is much less expensive ($17 per gallon) .
So what are your thoughts on above statements and thought process ? Break it down and advise your thoughts ... Thanks in advance !