I need help with changing auto. trans. fluid. I know about using the Hyundai ATF and I just wanted to make sure it was as simple as pulling the drain plug and refilling 7 quarts through the dipstick tube. I've searched the Hyundai service site and this site but only came up with manual trans. info

 

If you never have, get a filter from the dealership and pull the pan, remove and replace the filter. Then replace the pan and refill thru the dipstick tube. You won't be able to get all the fluid in, because something like half of the fluid in the transaxle is resting in the torque converter.

 

Is the filter easily accessible once the pan is dropped?

 

If I recall correctly it's right there under the pan, but I've slept since then. We really should have a DIY of this . . . guys . . . looking at all you A/T owners here . . .

 

Thanks for the help

 

My Tiburon which I no longer have had a manual transmission but my wife has a 1999 Elantra which has the same engine and automatic transmission as the Tiburon and I have changed the fluid in that. When you remove the pan the filter is right there totally exposed. It is bolted in place. If you buy the filter kit from the dealer it also comes with a new pan gasket.

You will also see that there are a number of magnets on the bottom of the pan which sit in dimples. I took the opportunity to remove all the magnets and clean them up and completely wipe out the inside of the pan before reinstalling the magnets.

Have fun!

 

Ah yes the magnets.

In my trans. pan, they were covered with the remnants of needle bearings. Not a good sign, that. wink1.gif