Maintaining Your Hyundai’s Transmission: Key Tips and Advice

Your car’s transmission is just as important to the vehicle as the engine. It’s also as complex and costly to repair when neglected. If you wish your Hyundai to continue cruising, accelerating, maneuvering, and navigating traffic as smoothly and easily as it does now, make sure to maintain your transmission well. Here are six keys to Hyundai transmission maintenance that you should always bear in mind.

Give Your Gearbox Time To Warm Up

Transmission fluid lubricates the hundreds of moving components inside the transmission. However, this fluid tends to cool and stiffen slightly overnight, gaining viscosity. This means when you start the engine, the fluid is not immediately in an optimal state to lubricate the gears; allow your car and transmission fluid to warm up for a few minutes before you start driving, which also helps protect the engine from excessive wear and tear.

Only Use the Correct Transmission Fluid

Most transmission trouble arises from low or deteriorating transmission fluid. Therefore, your number one concern when it comes to your car’s gearbox should be this precious fluid. For starters, only use the ideal fluid for your car’s transmission, as described in your owner’s manual. Anything else will likely do more harm than good.

Check the Level and Quality of Your Fluid

Keep a close eye on the condition of your transmission fluid by periodically taking out the dipstick, cleaning it, reinserting it, removing it again, and examining the fluid’s level and appearance. If the fluid is low, have it topped up immediately. If it looks filthy or burned, have it flushed and refreshed. You’ll typically need to have your transmission fluid flushed every 60,000 to 100,000 miles, but you never know when it might leak or start to degrade prematurely. 

Avoid Towing or Carrying Unnecessary Weight

The less strain you put on your transmission, the longer it will last. With this in mind, avoid carrying or towing heavy weight unless absolutely necessary. Stop-and-go traffic can also take its toll on transmissions. Avoiding these driving conditions as best you can will help your transmission last for more years (along with your engine). 

Upkeep Your Engine’s Cooling System

Your car’s engine and transmission are interconnected in more ways than one. The engine’s cooling system also helps to keep the transmission’s temperature under control. So always keep the coolant, radiator, and every other cooling system component in great shape. 

Visit Today for Full Hyundai Transmission Maintenance

It’s advisable to have your transmission checked by a professional at least once a year. When was your last transmission inspection? Pay us a visit! We can check the fluid and also look for subtle signs of gearbox trouble that you might otherwise miss. 

Visit Mike Kelly Hyundai in Butler, PA, today to have your car’s transmission examined and serviced by qualified professionals. We’ve been looking after the region’s drivers for over 60 years. 

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