You can sign up for FREE at hmaservice.com. This provides the exact same information that Chilton sells for $19.99 a year (don't ask me how I learned that!)

There is a more complete digital copy of a service manual (on CD-ROM), but I'm not sure where to get a legitimate one.


EDIT: The hmaservice site won't provide information about a tranny flush (not that I found) but without a machine you can't do a true flush. You can search the forum here for more information about other people's methods. I think most ended up at the dealer or some other service location.

 

Tranny flush at 22k? Hmmm.... But this was already discussed here in the past.... What makes you think you need it at this early mileage?

 

Thanks sonatarobbie....it looks like you can only scroll through the sections on the hmaservice website...but not download a pdf?

Mamamia ... mebbe im imagining things...but my shifting appears ever so little jerky at 40mph...specially when im accelerating slowly. I had hard shifting issues in my 1994 accord and i cleaned it up by doing a double drain and flush with some lubeguard.

 

Originally posted by faisalmg@Sep 19 2008, 01:49 PM
Thanks sonatarobbie....it looks like you can only scroll through the sections on the hmaservice website...but not download a pdf?

Mamamia ... mebbe im imagining things...but my shifting appears ever so little jerky at 40mph...specially when im accelerating slowly. I had hard shifting issues in my 1994 accord and i cleaned it up by doing a double drain and flush with some lubeguard.

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it's not the tranny fluid doing that.. at 40mph, the car is trying to figure out whether it should be in 4th gear or 5th... especially at slower speeds... it happens on a lot of cars... 40 is the "wrong" speed to be at since the car will always try to get to the highest gear as soon as possible, and 40 is at the spot when it thinks it should be getting to 5th... (under normal acceleration up to highway speeds, you wouldnt even notice it, but at slower speeds, its more pronounced)

unless you have severely beat on your car (i.e. v33sonata), you shouldnt need a tranny flush that early... i am at 47k miles and i still havent done one yet...

 

Per the owner's manual, the ATF maintenance schedule is a change at 105k miles (or 30k under severe conditions). I doubt most people need a change after 30k, much less 22k.

 

I did my first trans drain and fill on my '07 3.3L at 60k. I did two a week apart since I didn't actually do the flush.

 

QUOTE (faisalmg @ Sep 19 2008, 03:25 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=191280

Guyz...im looking for a workshop/factory/service manual for a 2006 hyundai sonata (3.3L). Looked online, but only found some shady websites which offer huge download files for $12-35. I dont believe theres a chilton/haynes etc out yet for our cars.

Any pointers would be useful. Am @22k and thinking of doing a tranny flush - but only if I have all the step by step instructions.

Peace!

I bought the shop manual for the 06 sonata when I bought my sonatas.

I got it from the dealer parts dept

I paid about $150

It is worth about 5 cents. It is a two volume set about a foot high written in bad English and with worse illustrations. You won't find step by step instructions for much of anything. And I'm pretty sure it's the same document that is posted on the hmaservice website. That's no piece of cake to use either, but at least you won't waste your money.

 

So the $12 .pdf that is available would most likely be just as good?

 

I bought a Hyundai factory service manual (on CD-ROM) from eBay for ~$30. I'm not impressed at all with it because it's hard to navigate and doesn't provide real how-to info, and lots of things are totally missing, but it's supposedly the same thing Hyundai techs use. I also have a Chilton manual for my Sonata, and while it's better in terms of how-to info, it's far from perfect. I've found some torque specs that are wrong, as just one example. "Yeah, that's a misprint. Sorry about that snapped bolt."

 

The two vol. shop manual that I referred to above looks the same as what you get for free at hmaservice.com.

And, it's worth about what you pay for it.

 

I've got the factory service repair manual on disc I can burn for anyone who wants to pay the shipping and cost of a disc. its actually pretty good and has all Hyundai models in 2006. Just PM me.

 

I have what v33 shows above (except I have the 2008 version). Overall, it sucks. It's not, for the most part, a step-by-step manual like Chilton is. I'm sure lots of the info it has is stuff you won't find elsewhere, and the specs in it I trust more than any other source for obvious reasons, but it still sucks as far as manuals go. (I'm a technical writer and not forgiving of crap writing and presentation.)

Oh, look! Someone has uploaded the factory manual for the 2008 Sonata. You extract it and run manuals.exe.

http://www.easy-share.com/1918240113/2008%20Sonata%20Manual.zip (56 MB)

Another link to the same file:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ceb52e5/n/2008_Sonata_Manual.zip (56 MB)

 

hi there, looks like both links are down, anyone got another live link for download?
Thanks.

I have what v33 shows above (except I have

the 2008 version). Overall, it sucks. It's not, for the most part, a step-by-step manual like Chilton is. I'm sure lots of the info it has is stuff you won't find elsewhere, and the specs in it I trust more than any other source for obvious reasons, but it still sucks as far as manuals go. (I'm a technical writer and not forgiving of crap writing and presentation.)

Oh, look! Someone has uploaded the factory manual for the 2008 Sonata. You extract it and run manuals.exe.

Download 2008 Sonata Manual zip, fast and secure downloading from crocko.com (56 MB)

Another link to the same file:

FileFactory (56 MB)

 

Autozone has the Haynes manual. I saw it a few weeks ago. In hindsight I should have bought it. $25

 

Negative 1
clicked the link for the 2008 Sonata manual, it's sitting on my Mac, now I can't view it. Any idea on the file type? The other links say the file has been deleted.

 

The file is still there for download - it is a zipped (compressed) file

 

file has been deleted

 

I just downloaded it - see "free factory workshop ...." in negative 1's post, above. File is 56.2 mb.

 

that workshop manual looks exactly like the one at hyundaitechinfo, although the pictures are a bit clearer.

 

Does anybody have the 2006 Factory service repair manual? Could you send me or upload it to a file sharing service such as Mediafire or 4shared so I can download it? Thanks for your help!!!

 

I bought the shop manual too for $150 when I bought the car in 2006..worst manual ever...
Best manual I had - Mits
Second best- Dodge, Suzuki

 

I bought the shop manual too for $150 when I bought the car in 2006..worst manual ever...

What's wrong with it? I just bought the 2008 3 volume set for $75 on Ebay and think it's excellent.

 

Nobody???

 

id like a copy of the manual as well please.

 

doc.hyundai-autoclub.ru/santafe/

 

You will have a hard time finding mechanical info..

 

I just go to the table of contents. Find what I'm looking for in seconds.

 

im looking for a link too. Thank you

 

Try this one:

Hyundai Sonata Owners Manuals - JustGiveMeTheDamnManual.com