I was getting ready to drain and fill the transmission fluid but cant find the plug. Do I have to remove the plastic cover from under the engine. It looks like a protection cover. Also after reading so my of the blogs, I was wondering I should replace the fluid. I have 35k on the car. Some people said they never replaced their transmission oil and some said they did but then had issues afterwards. Any thoughts on this. I want to ensure that if I have a issue later on down the road my warranty will cover it.

The owners manual says to replace the fluid at 105K under normal schedule, or 30K under severe service. I think I'd leave it alone, but it's up to you. People have problems with trans fluid changes because they take it to Jiffy lube which uses universal fluid. Personally, I'd only use OEM Hyundai fluid if you don't want to void the warranty, and just do a pan dump and refill. A lot of modern cars don't have a drain plug. You have to either take off the pan, or flush it using the cooling lines.

There's a million threads on this issue if you want to know more.

See this thread about the fluid interval changes. The manual says 105k, but when people contacted hyundai they said under "severe" conditions, ie anyone in stop and go traffic should be changing the fluid every 30k

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/t35523-trans...luid-change.htm

I don't remember where the drain plug is, if there is one at all. Some AT's you have to take the pan off and let it drain that way. I got rid of mine before I had to worry about it.

I suggest changing it. Just draining the pan only removes about half the fluid. A full flush removes 100% of the fluid. I personally flush every 30k miles but you should at least a drain and fill every 30K miles. Waiting until 105k miles is a bad idea.

Here's the plug:

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This image is looking at the bottom of the trans from the front of the car. The driver side is to the right, the engine and passenger side is to the left. The front of the car is the top of the picture. You may or may not be able to tell but the drain plug is not in the actual pan, it's in the trans case. The pan is actually on the front of the transmission facing the radiator. It's a vertical pan.

This post has been edited by sYc: Jan 28 2010, 02:21 PM

I've heard horror stories about how the car has to be run for a few minutes to fully flush the transmission. I don't know if that's true but it would seem to me that a lot of wear and tear can be put on the components by running the vehicle with less than the recommended amount of transmission fluid or, in the case of a flush, until empty of all fluid completely.

Now I remember why I like manual transmissions. I wish my Azera came with that option.

Its too bad americans are lazy, manual trans has pretty much gone the way of the Dodo. My parents minivan in the 1980s had a stick shift. My first 3 cars were manual as well. My dad wouldnt let me buy an automatic. "Son, every man worth his salt has to know three things, how to play cards, how to enjoy whiskey, and how to drive a stick shift".

This post has been edited by boostedfc3s: Jan 28 2010, 02:14 PM

That's not how a flush works. New fluid is pumped in at the same time the old fluid is being pumped out. Basically you disconnect the 2 cooler lines and hook them to a machine. As the trans pumps the old fluid out, the machine pumps the new fluid in.

I like the way your dad thinks!

Oh, OK, like the way an embalming works. Niiiiiice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
I feel a lot better about it now. No, really! Thanks.

To this day he's still obsessed with cards, though he usually kicks my **** at cribbage.

I'll drink to that!