Tech Feature: Diagnosing and Repairing Cooling System Leaks on Hyundai Models
Cooling system problems will present themselves in a variety of ways, and it’s important that your service writer has the skills to ask the correct questions that will help your techs make efficient repairs.
Tech Tip: Hyundai Sonata Runs/Idles Rough/ DTC P0335 Set/MIL ON
This TSB has been revised to add a procedure to index the oil pump/balance shaft sprocket. Not properly indexing the sprocket may cause an engine vibration mostly noticed at 3,500-4,000 rpm.
Tech Tip: Hyundai Power Steering Pump Whining Noise
Before replacing a power steering oil pump on a 2003 Accent for a “whining” noise condition, check the oil pump reservoir filter screen for contamination. If the filter screen at the bottom of the oil pump reservoir is clogged, it may cause the pump to aerate and produce a “whining” noise.
Tech Tip: Replacing the Hyundai Power Sliding Door Control Module
Service shops commonly encounter a “perfect storm” of problems, including confusing new vehicle features that can potentially blow away a lot of time and money. Case in point: a 2007 Hyundai Entourage that exhibits a post-repair condition such as a power sliding door that doesn’t fully close or that reopens itself after closing.
Tech Tip: Hyundai Engine Runs Rough
Some 2001 2.4L Sonata and Santa Fe vehicles may experience one or more of the following conditions: Rough running; Rough idle; Lack of power at low rpm; or Check engine light on (DTC P0335 crankshaft position sensor malfunction). This condition may be caused by the exhaust camshaft coming out of time.A new timing belt cover (P/N 21360-38214-D) that incorporates a timing belt guide has been installed on vehicles produced since Jan. 30, 2001 ….
Hyundai: Drivetrain Noises & Wheel Bearing Replacement
One of the toughest challenges we face as import specialist techs is noise complaints. These aren’t necessarily difficult from the technical or nuts and bolts perspective as much as from the diagnostic process. The first challenge is to pin down the noise that has the customer concerned. We’ve all listened to our customers struggle with
Hyundai Tech Tip: A/T Installation Procedure to Prevent Damage to the Oil Pump
New and remanufactured transaxles are shipped with a retaining strap to hold the torque converter in place. Do not remove the strap until the transaxle is mounted on the transaxle jack and ready for installation. If the strap is removed prior to this step, the torque converter may move out of position in the housing. If the torque converter has moved from the fully inserted position ….
Tech Tip: Hyundai has an Intermittently Stuck Closed EGR Solenoid Valve
Some vehicles (1999-2004 Sonata 2.4L, 2001-’04 XG300/XG350 and Santa Fe) with 2.4L or 3.5L engines may experience an intermittent unstable idle condition with the following symptoms ….
Hyundai Tech Tip: A/T Won’t Shift in ‘D’; Shifts in ‘Sports Mode’
If you are servicing a vehicle equipped with a "SHIFTRONIC" automatic transaxle that has the following symptoms, refer to the following repair procedure. It will not shift in "D" position, but shifts correctly in Sports Mode; and it wiill not upshift or downshift in Sports Mode ….
Tech Tip: Hyundai’s Mystery Door Lock
The technician was working on a 2001 Hyundai Accent that would blow the fuse the minute that the door was locked. The power door locks would not work, and the vehicle had other electrical quirks when the fuse was blown. The technician called Identifix because he was not sure where to look next.