5 year old XD2 06

My personal opinion:
1: yes
2: yes
3: yes but not the one you are thinking of (see note below)
4: no

The filter in the tank for the fuel itself should be fine but there is an air filter for the tank that should be replaced now.

I'm just going through this now with my 2006 Tucson. It was about 150 miles under 60k on Friday when I dropped it off at the dealership (and they still have it). They are doing the full 60k service: timing belt, accessory belts, oil, trans fluid, coolant, engine air filter, cabin air filter and fuel tank air filter. I also asked them to replace the power steering fluid and the brake fluid. The plugs on the 2.7L V6 are good for 100k miles so I chose to leave them. I will replace them at the 90k service. But from what I read about the regular CVVT 2.0L the plugs should be changed at 60K but the SULEV 2.0L plugs are good to 100k miles.

Like I said above, they still have my Tucson. I dropped it off at 7:30 AM and they called about 4:00 PM to say the car was not finished. Granted, it was a lot of work but that's why I dropped it off so early. Oh well. At least I got to drive a new 2011 Sonata (480 miles on the odo) for the weekend. Super nice car and I love the interior, dash and gauges. So far 27+ mpg with about 50% city/50%-highway driving. Accroding to the trip computer, 2 hours of driving, 70 total miles with an average speed of 35-mph. At one point on the way home Friday morning the average mpg was 44!

According to my owners manual the 2.0L Beta has platinum coated plugs and should be changed at 60k miles. The 2.7L Delta has iridium coated plugs and are good for 100k miles. If I had noticed my fuel economy dropping or the engine running rough I would have changed them but the engine is still getting the same economy and running as smooth as ever.

2006 Tucson:


However, I corrected my above post because i didn't realize the SULEV version of the Beta in the Elantra also has iridium coated plugs and are good for 100k miles.

2006 Elantra:

I was just checking the owners manual on the 2004 Santa Fe and it appears the 2.7L Delta that year has platinum coated plugs and should be changed at 60k miles.

2004 Santa Fe:

Thanks a lot.

What would you think of having an independent shop do a BG power steering flush and replacing the fluid with synthetic power steering fluid?

I called JM Hyundai in White Plains NY

Timing Belt 429
Timing Belt with accessory belts 579
Timing belt with accessory belts with water pump (about an additional 150 dollars)

The agent on the phone said that since I have the power-train warranty, I should not change the water pump (your thoughts?)

The agent on the phone said that the fuel filter is in the tank and that it would not make sense to change it. I reminded him again about the "fuel tank air filter" and again said he was sure about it, and not to change it.

A power steering flush is $169 dollars, but he said that I can bring my own synthetic power steering fluid if I want.

THoughts?????

HyundaiDude said:

What would you think of having an independent shop do a BG power steering flush and replacing the fluid with synthetic power steering fluid?
I called JM Hyundai in White Plains NY
Timing Belt 429
Timing Belt with accessory belts 579
Timing belt with accessory belts with water pump (about an additional 150 dollars)

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I paying about $900 for everything (60K service, timing belt, additional PS and brake fluid changes). That seems like a lot but the only money I've paid the dealership so far for my Tucson was $500 for the 30K service. All other maintenance I did.

HyundaiDude said:

The agent on the phone said that since I have the power-train warranty, I should not change the water pump (your thoughts?)

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I totally agree. No need to change the pump if it's not leaking and you still have the 10y/100K mile warranty.

HyundaiDude said:

The agent on the phone said that the fuel filter is in the tank and that it would not make sense to change it. I reminded him again about the "fuel tank air filter" and again said he was sure about it, and not to change it.

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They are wrong. This is from the 2006 Elantra manual. See #7 below:

Now, I don't think it's critical and you can probably skip it, save the money and not worry about it. I'm doing it to my Tucson only because it's part of the 60K service.

HyundaiDude said:

A power steering flush is $169 dollars, but he said that I can bring my own synthetic power steering fluid if I want.

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That seems a little high but maybe it's because of the synthetic fluid. I'm putting in "regular" fluid. I highly doubt you will notice a difference between regular and synthetic unless you road race the car on a regular basis.

We too have an '06 GLS with the ABS/TCS/moonroof pkg, same color no less but that's irrelevant, and damn-near mint condition two years ago when we got it w/26.4K miles as transportation for my college-student daughter. Facing the same dilemna with the original 5/60 warranty set to expire in early January: with 45K miles on the odo do I change the timing belt? Erring on the side of caution had it and the other 3 belts changed by the dealer. While it appeared to be in good shape and probably would have been ok for some thousands of miles more, the alternator belt was in need of replacement. My peace of mind hoping to keep surprises to a minimum - especially since my kid drives it several hundred miles away from home - I'm satisfied that it was worth it, net with the dealer's online 20% off coupon was $275, plus since they service our 2 Sonata's I asked him to give me an oil/filter change on the house while it was on the rack...and he did. Since you asked here's my free opinion: change the timing belt and do the others at the relevant mileage.