Hello all -
My mother-in-law took her '06 Hyundai Tucson (4WD) into the dealer for a regular oil change/A-service, and they told her that the transfer case is leaking and needs to be replaced to the tune of $1800. The vehicle had no symptoms, so she was unaware there was a problem. She considers the dealership honest and reliable.
I'll crawl under tomorrow evening and check it out to verify. If there is a leak, my first thought would be to top it up as required, and to monitor it.
Rather than replace the transfer case, I'd be much more likely to try a stop-leak additive first.
My questions:
1. Does a transfer case typically take GL4, or GL5 gear oil? (I guess I'm asking if there are any brass gears or synchronizers.)
2. What's a good stop-leak product to use in gear oil?
Thanks all!
My mother-in-law took her '06 Hyundai Tucson (4WD) into the dealer for a regular oil change/A-service, and they told her that the transfer case is leaking and needs to be replaced to the tune of $1800. The vehicle had no symptoms, so she was unaware there was a problem. She considers the dealership honest and reliable.
I'll crawl under tomorrow evening and check it out to verify. If there is a leak, my first thought would be to top it up as required, and to monitor it.
Rather than replace the transfer case, I'd be much more likely to try a stop-leak additive first.
My questions:
1. Does a transfer case typically take GL4, or GL5 gear oil? (I guess I'm asking if there are any brass gears or synchronizers.)
2. What's a good stop-leak product to use in gear oil?
Thanks all!