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Transmission Fluid - Automatic 2010 Elantra

5K views 11 replies 5 participants last post by  Suhail Halai  
#1 ·
I bought an old Elantra with 260k kms on it. There is some service history, but it does not mention what was done, the book has just check box of service done at a particular interval.
The transmission was shifting a bit rough with some lagging but only occasionally and mostly when I tried to accelerate very fast. What I did was added Lucas slip fix, half a bottle after removing some trans fluid. The transmission feels very good now. there was a jolt when changing gear from P to R in the morning and from R to N and then N to D. most of it is now gone.
My question is I want to change my trans fluid but not sure what to use. I looked at the manual and it says DIAMOND ATF SP-III, SK ATF SP-III. I can see some fluid which say SP-III but I dont see the word DIAMOND or SK on those fluids.
Any help?
I am thinking to use "Penrite FS MultiVehicle ATF 4L - ATFFS004" as it has the highest positive reviews. but not sure if its the correct one or not. It does say
Hyundai/KiaSP-II ATF, SP-III, 05243-33000

but as i mentioned no DIAMOND/SK mentioned.
Also, If anyone can tell me from where I add/remove the differential fluid as well that would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance.
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#2 ·
You could got to Mitsubishi and get SP3 if the still carry it, Penrite FS I've used and also the Valvoline Maxlife.

Just be prepared this box maybe reaching overhaul stage if you're putting additives in to improve it. The O-rings, seals etc internal do go hard and once the pressures start to drop that's when things go wrong and slipping. Valve body can also siffer from wear.

The transaxle is one unit with teh diff inside so the ATF is the diff fluid. ou only need to change the ATF. Also you onl get about 2 Litres from the pan , leaves 4 litres roughly in the torque converter and box.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Its getting better every day. I will use the penrite one. we have a brand name nulon here in Aus as well but I would use penrite. Also I am not opening the pan. just suck out a liter and add in a liter from the dip stick point. after a week would do the same for 4 weeks. once all is good and red and I have did some 10k on it then I would look into opening the pan and changing the filter and everything.
thanks
 
#12 ·
I SOLVED a similar issue, with no error codes, just jerky shifts between gears at low speeds as well as high speeds. It turned out the ECU needed to relearn the Throttle Position Sensor (took 5 mins). Look that up on Google or Youtube for your specific car model. (Also look into cleaning the MAF and a thorough throttle body cleaning, removing the first metal piece. It is likely airflow related, so you could further trace things down to cleaning the catalytic converter or O2 sensors). Hope this helps someone.