For the past few weeks I have been trialling a tuning box manufactured by a German company ASA Autotechnik Saretz and I have compiled the attached report giving details of my findings. Should you want more info from me contact via a personal email and I will try to answer those questions posed.



A really special price to forum members has been negotiated with ASA Autotechnik Saretz who can offer a Tuning box, plus appropriate connecting cable complete and delivered to your door for an all-inclusive Special price of € 99 plus shipping costs of €10 to the UK. (A total of €109)

Members in other Countries should check shipping costs prior to purchasing but I have been advised that they will be as reasonable as is possible)



Please Note: -
This is a considerable saving on the regular ASA Autotechnik Saretz Internet price of €148 plus postage.



This is the best available offer on the Internet. Contact them by Email to order at


shop@autotechnik-saretz.de ENGLISH is spoken and understood.




When ordering please quote reference Itza/ASA ECO CR/Special Offer


If you have another vehicle that has any other type of diesel engine, ASA Autotechnik Saretz possibly manufacture a tuning device for that as well so contact them to see what they can offer you.

with a weak alternator will it do damage to the headlight bulbs when not enough voltage = less wattage output there for causing the bulb to wear out faster or dull somewhat?

Hi, hope you're all doing well.... I've looked over my 2004 Santa Fe trying to figure out how to access the Fog Lamp Bulbs to replace them but nothing sticks out to me other than removing the bumper.... if anybody has any experience with this I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for your help and time.
Garrin

I am in the middle of a rear shock replacement on a rust belt 04 Santa Fe, 2.4l. The rear shock bolt appears to be a sleeved bolt with the rubber bushing vulcanized on. I am wondering if/how anyone replaced the rear shocks on their Santa Fe.

TIA,

Hi All,

I own a 2001 Santa Fe 2.0D. I have had a couple of instances while driving that the engine just cuts out and stops. When trying to restart it will crank over but not fire. The only way I have found to re-start it is to remove the ignition key set the alarm then un-set the alarm put the key back in the ignition and hey presto it starts and runs fine!

Has anybody got any ideas? As I say it has only happened a couple of times but it's quite off putting that it cuts out while your driving and worse of all it's happened to the wife which made her panic a bit!

Regards

I am a new Santa Fe owner. It is a 2002 V6 LX. I had the spark plugs, wires, oil and air filter replaced as recommended by the dealer. However, I noticed that it will sometimes idle really slow when it is in drive like the transmission is engaging more than it should while sitting at a stop light. If I put it in neutral or park, it instantly goes back to normal. Also, this slow idling situation only happens rarely. Most of the time it is fine. However, I had it stall out on me the other day as I was about to park in a parking lot. This is when I took it to the dealer. They identified a few cylinder misfire error codes, which is why they recommended changing the plugs and wires. This cleared all the codes and it had a clean bill of health after that, but it still slowly idles sometimes. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Is it a transmission problem?

Thanks,
Rick

Just phoned my local Hyundai dealer in Worcester to get a price on SPIII to do a transmission fluid change, and I've been told by the parts manager (who is also the service manager) that they don't do SPIII, and that I need DexronIII. This is what they put into all Santa Fe's during servicing!
So what do I do? Obviously I'll get my SPIII somewhere else, but now I've faith in my local dealer to do any work on my car, if I needed some speicalist work done which nivolved draining the ATF, they'd shove Dexron III back in without me knowing!
Before I write to the Dealer Principal and to Hyundai, I just want to get the facts straight. SPIII is the only fluid recommended by hyundai for the Santa Fe? and if anything else is put in, does that validated warranty?
thanks for your help

Newbie! I have been told I have error codes P0171 and P0325.The problem is a repetitive misfire.Starts Ok but problem seems worse when warmed up.Any help appreeciated. UK

Hi Everyone,
This is my first post to this forum. I need a little advice/opinion on a new noise that has developed after a routine, preventive Timing Belt/Water Pump replacement. The noise can be heard readily from inside the cabin of the car. It seem to be coming from the engine bay from the passenger side. It is a buzzing noise that becomes higher as the enging RPM's rise. It sometimes stops when one stops accelerating.

The indy thinks it is the new parts being tight and will go away after a break in period. has anyone else experienced this? The vehiche is a 2005 Sante Fe, 3.5 engine. Thanks. Kevin.

Hi all i was going to order one of the Flip Key cases from Ebay. The one i have seen comes with a key blank. Anyway today i ask the guy in the key cutting shop if he could cut the key from mine he said yes but it would be no good as mine has the chip in it, What i would like to know is he telling me the truth. My Santa Fe is a 2004 model? Regs Andy

Had my 2002's alternator replaced yesterday by the Hyundai dealer.... it was on its last legs, complete with a whirling sound and dimming headlights. It made a huge difference...everything is brighter, and sounds quieter.

With parts and labour It cost $567 Canadian. Sound about right?

Hey guys,

I have a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe with ~96k miles and the 2.4L engine that has been working fine up until the last month. What's started happening is, while driving (typically within the first five minutes of starting the engine), the engine pauses and the RPMs drop to zero. This has happened both during normal acceleration as well as while maintaining speed.

It started out only happening for a second or two, but yesterday was the worst when it happened for right about 5 seconds. Yesterday was also the first time the CEL came on (but only for a moment, then went back out).

Based on the research I've been doing for other cars with similar issues, it seems like this could either be related to the fuel relay, fuel pump, or crankshaft position sensor. Fair warning, I just bought this car a few months ago and haven't yet replaced plugs, wires, or much of anything else really.

Has anyone had/seen issues like this before?


TIA,

Brian

Does anyone else get a draft from the floor area on the passengers side of their Santa Fe? Mine has had a draft of outside air since I've had it.. and on the highway it gets really bad. Passengers complain that they're freezing when I drive on the highway. I've sat in the passenger seat while someone else drove and it is a pretty serious draft. I've checked under the floor area and cannot find any reason for it.....

My Santa Fe recently started dying at random times. It was first doing it when I was slowing down/stopping and very rarely. It actually happened twice over a week and a half period, but today I was 3 hours from home and it started doing it. The first two or three times it was when I was stopping. I would just wait a few minutes and then it would drive fine. At first today I was able to go about 20 miles between times. Normally it was as I entered the next small town and had to slow down it would die, but as the day went along it would only make it about 10 miles and it even died a few times driving down the highway.

I would also like to note about two months ago I took it in for a problem and the mechanic had a horrible time finding the problem. He replaced the fuel pump, pretty much every sensor and finally fixed it with the PCM in think it is called (computer). Anyway I did not know if any of that information would be important. Thanks for any help.
John

Hi all i was parked beside the same car as mine yesterday but it was a year older and ut had the air inlet thing on the bonnet i have also seen a few others like it. Mine is a 2004 GSI CRTD some of the others where also CRTD's Im i missing out on somthing or have they changed the designe by then? Regards Andy

to weeks ago my car would not start after fill up

i had to pump a few times the gas pedal to start up

then i don't had no problem in till i had to make a full fill up again

one time i left the car running on the fill up time to see what is going on

when the tank was close to full my engine start acting up like was lookig for

gas........


any one can give me a hint......

thanks

I have an 02 Santa Fe with the 6 cyl. It runs great, starts great and over all is just a great truck unless I put gas in it. When I try to start it up after fueling up it will just turn over a bunch of times then finally will start but run rough and you have to tap the gas and feather it for about 20-30 seconds then it will idle normal and run great again untill you have to put gas back in it.
Any ideas on what this might be? The gas cap is on tight and it is not showing any codes. It's driving me crazy, thanks for any help you can offer.

I have a 2003 Santa Fe and cannot find out where to refill the rear windshield washer fluid.

I have a 2003 santa fe and the blinkers are not functioning but the hazard lights are working fine. I checked the fuse and that is fine. Is there someway I can take apart the handle assembly where the switch for the blinkers are? Also, sometimes they would work and other times they wouldn't so that seems like a loose connection somewhere. The indicators for the blinkers on the dash do not work either so there has to be a problem giving power to the switch.

Has anyone tried/ or is it even possible to put the kit from ngm supercharger stage 0 onto the 2.7L v6 automatic?

E-mail with tips or just post them up here.

I really wanna do this.


Has anyone tried?

My 2004 Santa Fe seems to have an odd AC problem. The air temperature remains cold when running the AC, but periodically the air flow becomes restricted. You can hear the blower still working, the bit of air that comes out of the vents is still cold but you can feel very little air flow. Changing the vent knob to different positons (feet, defrost, etc) does not help. Turnig on High for a few minutes an the air will start to blow again. Turning the system off for some time, then back on will fix the problem. any suggestions?

This past summer, the front and back cats, and the reasonator crapped out on my 2.4L '02 Santa Fe. We punched out the front cat and had a straight pipe installed from it to the muffler. We got a CE light and took it into autozone for a code read. The after cat O2 sensor was going haywire and now our fuel economy is not good. We took the car into our local Hyundai dealership to have a 38 pt check done. Of course it was recommended that we replace the front cat. I have found an OE replacement that is high flow for $200 and I am wondering if I need to take off my warm air intake and replace it with the original stock intake. The mechanic @ Hyundai said that the original prob was the fact that we took off the factory stock intake. Any suggestions??

I am using the sylvania silverstar ultra headlights right now.. but recently a new product came about the GE Nighthawk Platinum headlights, are they the same and just as good or better and has anyone used either brand?

Hello all whixt there is a open topic on which transmission well i would like to know which engine i have in my Santy.. and by that i mean Make? Its a 2004 CRDT Does anyone know or do we need more information? Regards Andy

I just got new brakes put on a 2004 Santa Fe (60K) -- both front and rear. The rear required new rotors because of how badly they were corroded due to 4 winters in a salt state. The problem is that the rear passenger side brake is now making a loud clunking sound on every brake. I believe the clunk is happening every rotation of the wheel while braking. The dealer says to just let it go for a couple days and see if it goes away. They supposedly disassembled and checked everything but didn't see anything wrong. The car had no noise problem with the original pads/rotors.

Should I be optimistic that this will go away or is it more than likely I'll be returning the vehicle to them again? And what would a clunking sound be?

[edit]
Clunking is actually happening on both rear brakes -- just more noticeable on the passenger side for some reason.

! have a 2.7l engine with 72000 miles. The A/A started blowing warm air, I would turn it off turn it on and it would go cold for 4-5 minutes then go warm again. I live in central Florida so I need it cold. Went tp Patrick AFB AUTO hobby shop and they said it could be a sticking a Expansion Valve.Replaced with new one and new freon but problem seems to be getting worse. Can someone advise. Can't afford to replace complete A/C unit. Thanks

Curious if there is any way to re calibrate the speedometer. I went from 225-70-16 to 225-60-16 cause the tires were brand new and $50. No w the speedo is off though by about 4 at 35mph, 5 at 50mph and 7 at 70mph. Is there anything out there that I can use to recalibrate the speedo or am I just out of luck?

I have 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe with 65k miles on it. As of early this week, while driving around the town to take care of errands, my brake feels off. Whenever I put my foot on the brake to make a completely stop at the light, I feel a grinding and my car shook a little. This never happens before and to be on the safe side, I had my boyfriend driving the car around the neighborhood for a little bit. He felt the same thing and heard it (I’m hearing impaired and couldn’t really hear well). He thinks the problem is just that the rotor is warped and I probably will need it turned or replaced.

My plan as of right now is to go to Brake Max on Monday to have it look at. If it is what we thought it is—I’ll buy parts from Pep Boys and the boyfriend will fix it. (He’s genius when it comes to cars) But I don’t know if my car is 2 Wheels Drive or 4 Wheels Drive? All I know it has AWD and I was told that it’s 4?

So in that case, I will need to buy I'll need 4 total rotors for each wheel? Any advices/suggestions are very much welcomed.

I have a 2003 Sante Fe with the premium sound package. I'm figuring since the Monsoon has it's own amplifier that there are no preouts on the back of the head unit. So I was thinking, would it be possible to splice my rear speakers into a high low converter such as this one? I'm saying this because I already have rear speakers disconnected and have other wires running to a separate speaker box so all the wires except for ground are all exposed and easy to access.

The only other wire I have to find is the one i'm going to use for the remote turn on.

Any help would be great!

hi from Jas

I have a santa fe auto diesel, just this morning have had 2 warning lights stay on the dash board.

1- is the brake warning light, i have recently changed the front brake pads, check the brake fluid which is fine.

any ideas?

2- the battery warning light is also staying on,

both came on at the same time but wont go off

Thanks
Jas

The coolant change procedure from the owners manual sounds a bit esoteric:
...
3. ...Then, following the manufacturer's directions on the engine coolant container, add the appropriate quantity of coolant to the radiator.
4. Turn the radiator cap counterclockwise without pressing down on it, until it stops. This relieves any pressure remaining in the cooling system. And remove the radiator cap by pushing down and turning counterclockwise. Now fill the radiator with clean demineralized or distilled water. Continue to add clean demineralized or distilled water in small quantities until the fluid level stays up in the radiator neck.
5. Start the engine, top off the radiator with water and then add coolant to the reservoir until the level is between "L" and "F".

Is it really necessary to add water and coolant separately, rather than mix them in right proportion beforehand? (Not to mention that they require to add coolant to the radiator before removing radiator cap?)

Also, what coolant would you recommend? "One-of-a-kind-secret-mixture-or-else-you-lose-your-warranty" from a dealership or something else?

Hello SF first generation owners. I know that there are two versions for Santa Fe 4WD. The first one is the Borg-Warner ITM magnetic coupling,which is also used in the new Santa Fe,and a full-time Steyr 4WD system with 3 differentials and a viscous coupling in the center diff. So,let`s get on the question. Which versions of the Santa Fe have the full-time Steyr system,and which have got the Borg-Warner system? I am interested in a 2004 Santa Fe 2.0 CRDi and want to know which system it has.

hello All sorry for all these new questions Its just that i want to get to know the Santy and its capabilities as well as what i can add to her.. I would love to fit Cruise Control as to date that is what i am missing the most but that will have to wait till i have found out more about the few sys that are on the market... But what i would like to ask now is I have been offered a double din SatNav DVD TV all singing radio but looking at the dash ts only a single "BUT the one under the radio is only a blank where a storage slot is fitted so is it possible to remove that and fit the doubls din fittings? I know it would mean ruining the center dash panel that is in at the moment but that is all i can think The price is somewaht half the price of a single din unit? OR can anyone suggest any other way or is there a Santy that has a center dash panel that will alow a double din to be fitted?? Regs Andy

Can't seem to find this so going to post a new topic. I plan on replacing the fluids in my wife's 2005 Santa Fe.


Transfer Case
I found these instructions on how to replace:
http://hyundaisantafemessageboard.yuku.com...ewtopic/id/2592

Anyone know what type of fluid is needed and how much of it? I Have seen API GL-5 but not sure if this is correct.
Also anyone know what size Hex bolt I need?

Rear Differential

Anyone have instructions on how to do this?
Anyone know what type of fluid is needed and how much of it? I Have seen SAE 80W90 gear oil but again not sure if this is correct.

Thanks,
Joe

Hi everyone. We had the timing belt replaced on my wife's 2004 Santa Fe at 59K. The vehicle has 85K on it now. We dropped it off at a Hyundai dealer for brakes (it made the combo "need brakes" and possibly "need timing belt" noises) and were told that it needs a replacement timing belt immediately.

Is this normal ? Does anyone thing the original replacement went awry or is it possible the vehicle needs yet another timing belt on 25K later ? Any news or known problems from Hyundai about this ?

Thanks so much.
- Stephen

Feel free to reply to forum or e-mail me directly (slw4012@yahoo.com)

Leaving School Car Turns on and I feel No Air. I can hear the engine revving up as i switch it on, Also I hear everything else working Fine Just No Air at all. I know R-134's Good.

Can Someone Help Me find the Blower Motor on my 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7 V6? And How Do I replace?



Thanks,

Steven B

I purchased a new keyless remote fob for my 2002 santa fe and followed programming instructions and eventually was able to program the new remote. But, I did not realize I had to program my existing remote at the same time. Since, I have retried programming both remotes many times with no success--the new one works, but the old one won't. The instructions were: 1) Locate switch under dash, behind fuse box; 2) Turn ignition switch on, but don't start engine; 3) Wait 5 seconds, set memory switch to SET position; 4) Press remote LOCK button; press second remote transmitter LOCK button; 5) Set memory switch to OFF; 6) Switch ignition OFF. 7) Confirm programming by locking and unlocking vehicle.

I have tried varying how long I hold remote lock buttons and at step 6) removing the key from the ignition, also waiting more than 5 seconds at step 3), but only the new remote works and the old one doesn't. I tried searching this site for past answers to this question, but turned up no results. Can anyone help, or do I just pay the Dealer to do it? Thanks for any advice. gmilkins

Guys,

Lost a set of keys and need to replace the key (which is $7 from dealer), and the alarm key fob.. the dealer quoted me $120 for the key fob... found that to be a little ridiculous. Have you guys ever gotten the factory key fob replaced from any place other than the dealer? or am I stuck paying $120?

I really don't want to install another alarm either...

Hi,
i just replaced my Becker Traffic-Pro-highspeed-GPS into a double-Din GPS/DVD/BT/TV/MP3/USB-unit.
Since i unpluged the old connectors and did plug the new radio, the speedometer is not moving, neither velocity nor miles.

The old GPS had, as far i know, a connection to speedometer somewhere to continue its calculations in case of lost signal in tunnels.
The new one does not have this.

Must a connect a special cable ?
can soneone help ?

its a 2003 2.0 awd

thanks

ALex

Hi,

Does anybody know how and where to adjust the handbrake for a 2004 4cyl. Santa Fe. It seems to have gotten worse over time. I now have to go all the way up to keep get it to lock and cannot even work when parked downhill/uphill.
Thanks.

I'm finally replacing the original BFG's on my 2002 Santa due to their cracking severely on the sidewalls. I can get 4 Dunlop Signature CS for $532 installed and with a road hazard warranty. I've been trying to find reviews for this tire, but haven't had much luck since they just came out this year. Tire Rack has 3 reviews from people with less than 500 miles on them and no snow experience. I live in Chicago and drive on the expressway quite a bit on the weekends for work. I'm trying to find out if these tires are good in the snow, sleet, slush, rain and ice. We get all that fun stuff up here. I don't want to worry about losing it at 60mph. If anyone has had any experience with these tires, please let me know how they've worked for you.

I got my wife a pair of aftermarket headrest DVD players for her 04 Santa Fe. The wiring runs down the seat posts which makes for a nice clean installation but I need to get into the seats to run the wiring. Looking at the back of the seats, there are two screws at the bottom of the plastic piece that covers almost the entire seat back. I removed the two screws but there's more holding it on. I don't want to just start pulling and break whatever clips or tabs are holding the back on. Any idea how these pop off?

I am having speed problem with my santa fe.

I have a santa fe VGT 2.0 that wont go pass 60 mi/h (100 km/h). Though I like to drive safely, but sometimes I just wanna do some speed. Just some times.

Any help on why my santa fe wont go pass that speed? Any suggestion will do....thx a lot!

The automatic transmission on my '03 Santa Fe starting acting funny today. I put it in drive, but the dash indicator showed that it was manually in 1st gear. When I tried to shift it manually, the indicator wouldn't change and it wouldn't upshift. If I bumped the shifter from Drive to Neutral and back to Drive, the indicator light would change and the transmission would shift. I had to do the D to N to D each time to get it to upshift as I was driving. After it was in 4th gear, the D indicator would come on and everything was fine. Upshifting and Downshifting were automatic and everything was normal until I stopped and put it in Park. Then, the next time I put in in drive, I had to go through the motions of moving the shifter from Drive to Neutral and back to Drive to upshift until it indicated that it in D.

It acts as if the manual switch for the shifter has slipped and is contacting the shift lever when the lever is in the Drive position, thus trying to manually shift when it shouldn't. I hope this makes sense to everyone. I'll probably pick up a manual tomorrow. I tried to register at Hmaservice, but for some reason, I couldn't register. I thought I would check to see if anyone else had seen this problem.

Thanks in advance.

Nashcat

Hello
Thanks to one of the other Hyundai groups i now have the manual in DVD format and ""NOW"" know where the jack is located but unless im missing then or reading something wrong where is the tools to remove the nuts and also operate the jack I have looked all over. Also is there a special tool lo lower the spare wheel?? Thanks At he moment im carrying round a small trolley jack and my 1/2 long bar and socket LOL Regs Andy

I'm sure everyone is tired of my "help, valve ticking noise" posts. So I figured I would give you all an update. I gave my santa fe some additives, it did not solve the problem instantly, but made the oil very black in a matter of 3 days. I changed the oil with fresh 5w-30 mobile 1 synthetic, and changed my oil filter out with an OEM one. Since doing this, I haven't driven the car much, because I wanted to really work on it and solve some nagging annoying things. During this time I waxed it and really cleaned it up. The driver seat was pretty dirty, so I disconnected the battery (so I would not deploy my side airbag by accident lol) and cleaned the snot out of the seat, and am pleased to say the car looks new again.

After all that I hooked the battery back up and took it for a joy ride. and... I'M IN LOVE AGAIN! I had solved the sticky gas pedal which made acceleration incredibly smooth, and since the adaptive values were reset, it was very sporty and peppy like it was when new. After the joy ride, I got out and listened to the engine, it sounds buttery smooth, no tick NOTHING!

I was thinking about selling it, but after tonight I think I'll keep it awhile .

Thanks again for the support everyone!

I bought my Santa Fe used, and of course they didn't have a key fob for the Locks. ( I am thinking it should have remote locks, although I have a pretty basic model, an 2003, no air, cloth seats, manual transmission)

Also, I have a Direkt remote starter, was this an after market install?

Does anyone know how to test to see if this remote starter works? Again i have no key fobs.. Can I buy new fobs to test? How expensive to replace the fobs is it. I went to future shop and they told me to just buy a new remote starter and it will be fine.

When slowing down in my 2003 Sante Fe (manual, 4cylinder), as in, slowing down for a stop sign, and I want to gear down or even pop it out of gear to coast to a stop, there is resistance in the stick shift, it seems locked in the gear.

Also if the gear shift is "stuck" when you get to a full stop the car sputters like like it will stall, and at times it will. The clutch is fully depressed, we have even removed the floor mat to see if that was the issue. It seems to happen more frequently when the car is cold.

Sometimes wiggling the gearshift, before pressing in the clutch, works. Releasing the clutch and brake, then a quick step on the gas pedal, and depressing the clutch again allows you to pop it out of gear.


Of course it never happens when the mechanic is in the car...

I changed the rear shocks on the Santa Fe about 6 months ago. Recently, the truck has developed a pretty audible "crunching" type sound that you can hear from the back whenever you go over a speed bump. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[size="3"][/size] does anyone know if theres a way of getting the clutch release arm into the bearing??? or is it just keep wiggling till in place????? any help or advice would be great thanks chris!!!!
2005 santa fe 2.0 diesel with solid mass flywheel!!!