Hyundai 2009 Sonata User Manual

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DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE

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3. Slide underneath the car and loosen

the drain plug by turning it counter-
clockwise with a wrench of the proper
size. Be sure that a drain pan is in
position to catch the oil as it drains out,
then remove the drain plug.

4. When the oil has stopped draining,

replace the drain plug using a new
gasket and retighten by turning it clock-
wise.

Oil pan drain plug tightening torque:
25.3 ~ 32.5 lb.ft (3.5 ~ 4.5 kgf.m)

HNF5006-1

(2.4L)

(3.3L)

The engine oil and filter should be changed
at those intervals specified in the
maintenance schedule in Section 5. If the
car is being driven in severe conditions,
more frequent oil and filter changes are
required.

The procedure for changing the oil and
filter is as follows:

1. Park the car on level ground and set the

parking brake. Start the engine and let
it warm up until the needle on the coolant
temperature gauge moves above the
lowest mark. Turn the engine off and
place the gear selector lever in "P" (au-
tomatic) or reverse gear (manual
transaxle).

2. Open the hood and remove the engine

oil filler cap.

NOTE:

Loosen the oil filter cap by turning it
counterclockwise to drain well the oil in
the oil filter (3.3L only).

WARNING:

Be very careful when draining the engine
oil as it may be hot enough to burn you!

HNF5005-1

G040B01NF

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