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The owner’s manual for the 2015 Santa Fe 3.3L states the coolant should be changed after the first 120,000 miles or 60 months, then it should be changed every 30,000 miles thereafter.
I’m the second owner which means the 10 year/100k miles powertrain warranty was reduced to 5 years/50k miles, so warranty compliance is not a consideration in this matter.
The SUV was built in January 2015 and currently has 50,400 miles on it.
No, I haven’t tested the coolant to determine what level of protection it’s at.
I’m debating whether to change it. Thoughts?
More particularly, I’m confused as to why the OEM/factory coolant is “good” for 120k miles or 60 months, with any new coolant added via a system flush being good for only 30k miles.(?)
On another note (literally) in the same maintenance recommendation section, Hyundai said the automatic transaxle fluid doesn’t require changing. Uh, right.
Thanks!
The owner’s manual for the 2015 Santa Fe 3.3L states the coolant should be changed after the first 120,000 miles or 60 months, then it should be changed every 30,000 miles thereafter.
I’m the second owner which means the 10 year/100k miles powertrain warranty was reduced to 5 years/50k miles, so warranty compliance is not a consideration in this matter.
The SUV was built in January 2015 and currently has 50,400 miles on it.
No, I haven’t tested the coolant to determine what level of protection it’s at.
I’m debating whether to change it. Thoughts?
More particularly, I’m confused as to why the OEM/factory coolant is “good” for 120k miles or 60 months, with any new coolant added via a system flush being good for only 30k miles.(?)
On another note (literally) in the same maintenance recommendation section, Hyundai said the automatic transaxle fluid doesn’t require changing. Uh, right.
Thanks!