Kia Soul: Manual transaxle oil Replacement

1.	Remove the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover")

2.	Drain the manual transaxle oil after loosening the oil drain plug (A).

After draining the all of oil, install the drain plug with new gasket.

Tightening torque:

58.9 ~ 78.5 N.m (6.0 ~ 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 ~ 57.9 lb-ft)

4.	Loosen the oil filler plug (A).

Add new oil through the filler plug hole.

Specified oil: SAE 75W/85, API GL-4

Oil capacity

Gasoline 1.6: 1.8 ~ 1.9 L (0.46 ~ 0.50 U.S.gal., 1.90 ~ 2.01 U.S.qt., 1.58 ~ 1.67lmp qt.)

Gasoline 2.0: 1.9 ~ 2.0 L (0.50 ~ 0.53 U.S.gal., 2.01 ~ 2.11 U.S. qt., 1.67 ~ 1.76 lmp qt.)

The oil level should be consistent with the oil filler hole.

Install the oil filler plug with new gasket.

Tightening torque:

58.9 ~ 78.5 N.m (6.0 ~ 8.0 kgf.m, 43.4 ~ 57.9 lb-ft)

7.	Install the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Room Under Cover")

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