Hyundai Elantra: Manual Transaxle System / Manual Transaxle Fluid
General information
1. | Check & Change intervals
Check & Replenishment
| Change
| Capacity
| Oil specification
| Normal use
| Severe Use
| 60,000 km / 4 years (40,000 miles / 4years)
| No service required
| 120,000 km (80,000 miles)
| 1.5 - 1.6 L (0.39 - 0.42 U.S.gal., 1.59 - 1.69 U.S.qt., 1.32 - 1.40 lmp qt.)
| - API GL-4, SAE 70W, TGO-9 (MS517-14) • Recommended oil
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| SHELL SPIRAX S6 GHME 70W |
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| GS CALTEX GS MTF HD 70W |
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Severe usage is defined as •
| Driving in dusty, rough roads |
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| Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather |
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| Driving in mountainous areas |
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| Driving for patrol car, taxi, commercial car or vehicle towing |
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Repair procedures
1. | Uplift the vehicle with lift. |
2. | Remove the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover") |
3. | Loosen the oil filler plug (A). 
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4. | Check the oil level. •
| For the accuracy, inspect the oil level after the oil is completely drained. |
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| Loosen the drain plug (A) and wait for over 10 minutes until the oil is drained enough. |
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| Install the drain plug after drain the oil. Tightening torque: 58.9 - 78.5 N.m (6.0 - 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 - 57.8 lb-ft) |

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| The existing oil drain plug gasket (A) must be replaced with a new one. (Do not reuse it.) 
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| After the inspection, inject the oil through the filler plug hole according to the specification. |
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| Specified fluid : 1.5 - 1.6 L (0.40 - 0.42 U.S.gal., 1.58 - 1.69 U.S. qt., 1.32 - 1.40 lmp qt.) |
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| While draining, some of the oil flows into the transmission part and the oil may be less than the specification by 0.1 - 0.15 L (0.03 - 0.04 U.S.gal., 0.10 - 0.16 U.S. qt., 0.09 - 0.13 lmp qt.) This is normal and additional oil injection is not required. |
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5. | Injection the fluid and then tightening the filler plug (A) with new gasket. Tightening torque: 58.9 - 78.5 N.m (6.0 - 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 - 57.8 lb-ft) |

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| The existing oil filler plug gasket (A) must be replaced with a new one. (Do not reuse it.) 
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6. | Install the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover") |
1. | Uplift the vehicle with lift. |
2. | Remove the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover") |
3. | Drain the manual transaxle oil after loosening the drain plug (A) and then tighten the drain plug with new gasket. Tightening torque : 58.9 - 78.5 N.m (6.0 - 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 - 57.8 lb-ft) |

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| The existing oil drain plug gasket (A) must be replaced with a new one. (Do not reuse it.) 
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4. | Loosen the oil filler plug (A). 
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5. | Add new fluid through the filler plug hole. Standard fluid : SAE 70W, API GL-4, TGO-9 (MS517-14) Recommnend oil: (SHELL : SPIRAX S6 GHME 70W, SK : HK MTF 70W, GS CALTEX : GS MTF HD 70W) Specified fluid : 1.5 - 1.6 L (0.40 - 0.42 U.S.gal., 1.58 - 1.69 U.S.qt., 1.32 - 1.40 lmp qt.) |
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6. | Install the filler plug (A) with new gasket. Tightening torque : 58.9 - 78.5 N.m (6.0 - 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 - 57.8 lb-ft) |

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| The existing oil filler plug gasket (A) must be replaced with a new one. (Do not reuse it.) 
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7. | Install the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover") |
Components and components location
Components1. Control shaft complete2. Control cable bracket3. Back-up lamp switch4. Manual transaxle bracket5. Concentric slave cylinder
Repair procedures
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