I just acquired this vehicle from my brother and sold the 2005 Highlander we had owned since new.
There were no issues with the Highlander at 172k but I had an opportunity to acquire the Santa Fe for a really good price. Plus, at 32k miles, other than certain fluid changes, it's been well maintained.
I normally change the original ATF and gear lube at 10k miles using Amsoil products.
The Santa Fe still has the original fluids.
My question for Santa Fe owners is the ATF change for this six-speed auto tranny looks to be a fluid exchange. I cannot locate anything under the hood that remotely looks like a fill port for the ATF. If it had one, I'd be inclined to use an extractor for the ATF fluid replacement.
Does anyone have any experience with ATF replacement for this vehicle?
There were no issues with the Highlander at 172k but I had an opportunity to acquire the Santa Fe for a really good price. Plus, at 32k miles, other than certain fluid changes, it's been well maintained.
I normally change the original ATF and gear lube at 10k miles using Amsoil products.
The Santa Fe still has the original fluids.
My question for Santa Fe owners is the ATF change for this six-speed auto tranny looks to be a fluid exchange. I cannot locate anything under the hood that remotely looks like a fill port for the ATF. If it had one, I'd be inclined to use an extractor for the ATF fluid replacement.
Does anyone have any experience with ATF replacement for this vehicle?
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