accent03

Hey guys, havent posted in here in a while but i need your help.

I went into the manual to look for how much trans fluid i need and it call for 6.45 quarts, a bit high i think.

So i went to the Hyundai dealer and bought 7 quarts, but after i put about 5 in, its pretty high. so im just gonna let it sit overnight and settle and check it in the morning, i went through all the gears and drove it around and it seems fine, but i dont know, let me know if you can help thanks!

187sks

Did you check the level with it running in park?

Stocker

When you drain the pan, you have more in the torque converter than in the catch pan IIRC. It might be 7 with an empty torque converter. If it's WAY high suck a little out. Barely over the line don't sweat too hard.

accent03

i didnt drain the torque converter.

what should i do from here?

Stocker

It's not a huge deal if you fix it, no worries. If you over-serviced the transaxle, just drain it until the level is down to where it should be when you check the oil level in accordance with the instructions. For my car, that meant rowing through the gears and leaving it in neutral to check the dipstick.



If you were wanting to replace all the oil, it is well that you bought more than it will hold by just draining the pan. You can get increasingly closer to all-fresh ATF by repeatedly draining only the pan. Drain, refill, and drive a little to circulate the oil. Then drain/refill again until you are out of oil. This is NOT the same as a flush, but somewhat better than just one drain/refill cycle.



BUT be sure to only use the appropriate fluid. If your transaxle has an oil filter, now is as good a time as any to change it.

accent03

I think im just gonna drain some out. where would the filter be located?

Stocker

Hiding behind the bottom pan, usually.