Recently I did 2 drain and fills on my elantra HD with 112k miles about 2 weeks apart on the transmission replacing the fluid with Valvoline Maxlife atf. When checking the fluid level it smells burnt but still has a red color to it. Any body else used this fluid for extended amounts of time? Am I being over critical? TIA
Was the old ATF dark brown or black? Not an expert, but the burnt smell concerns me. You might consider doing a 3rd drain and fill which would dilute the old fluid to almost zero. Whether or not you do a 3rd drain and fill, I suggest you do a drain and fill at every 30,000 mile interval.
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Did it smell burnt when you changed it the two previous times? IF not and now it does then I believe you have an issue, either incorrect fluid or tranny is cooking it. Should not smell burnt after two recent drain and fills. Again, was the fluid compatible?
On the initial drain, the fluid was a dark red. On the second drain, it was had the dark red color and had a burnt smell, which makes sense since there is still old fluid present. The Valvoline Maxlife says it is suitable for use in Hyundai/Kia SpII spIII applications and have read reviews of Hyundai owners having good experience with this specifically. So I'm a little baffled.
Have used Valvoline Max Life in mine for several years and I think it is better than the original fluid as it shifts much more smoothly. Now at 130K miles. Fluid looks and smells brand new. Drop out a pan full every 30K.
Last night I smelled the fluid that was at the end of the dipstick and it smelled fine. I think I'm just being overly critical, I may do a 3rd flush this weekend to make a increase percentage of maxlife fluid and less of the SPIII fluid remains. I found this formula while doing some research to find the percentage of new fluid while doing drain and fills. Thanks for the help all.
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