Hyundai Sonata, Y3 (EU)
Manual transmission fluid capacity & service interval
Hyundai Sonata, Y3 (EU) manual transmission fluid capacity ranges from 1,8 to 2,5 liters. Service intervals occur every 30000 km or 24 months. The data covers 3 configurations.
The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.
| Type | Specifications |
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| Sonata 1.8i (1994-1998) |
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| Sonata 2.0i (1994-1998) |
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| Sonata 2.0i 16V (1994-1998) |
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Additional Notes
- The Hyundai Sonata Y3 (EU) manual transaxle fluid capacity varies by engine variant, with the 1.8i and 2.0i sharing a 2.5-liter fill and the 2.0i 16V requiring a notably smaller 1.8-liter fill.
- A 2.5-liter transaxle capacity applies to both the 1.8i and 2.0i variants across the 1994-1998 model range, indicating a shared gearbox unit between those two engine configurations.
- The 2.0i 16V uses a 1.8-liter transaxle capacity, which is 0.7 liters less than the other two variants, reflecting a physically different manual transaxle assembly suited to the higher-revving 16-valve engine.
- All three engine variants share an identical service interval of 30,000 km or 24 months, whichever comes first, under normal use conditions.
- The 24-month time-based interval alongside the 30,000 km distance limit means fluid replacement is triggered by whichever threshold is reached first, accounting for lower-mileage vehicles that still accumulate time-related fluid degradation.
- The normal use condition applies uniformly across the 1.8i, 2.0i, and 2.0i 16V variants for the 1994-1998 period, with no separate severe-use interval listed for any of the three configurations.
- The capacities listed for all three variants represent service fill volumes for the manual transaxle, not overhaul or dry-fill figures, meaning a complete drain and refill procedure uses these amounts as the target fill quantity.