My Hyundai Sonata V6 restoration project: New progress & upcoming plans

The cracked intake hose I observed before buying the car has finally been replaced.

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It's been a busy week this time around. My mechanic finally relented on his linear thinking and started working on the other parts while we waited for the suspension bushes.

Updates

Suspension components are spray-painted after being cleaned up.

The mechanic said the paint is acrylic-based and should protect from future rust - not that it's rusted now, but the current paint is worn off in place.

The cracked intake hose I observed before buying the car has FINALLY been replaced.

Such a relief to see it changed! Fits like a glove.

The old one is done for.

Next week's plan is to carry out the following jobs:

• Remove the driveshafts and replace the weeping transmission oil seal that's currently leaking a little
• Check the axle support bearings which have some play
• Change the remaining engine mounts (2 of them) and the trans mount which was delivered recently (these had to be done in 1 go)

Today we also drained the ATF (auto trans fluid) which I'll cover in my next post.

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