Vehicle
Hyundai Santa Fe
The three-row family SUV. Diesel versions dominate in many markets with the usual EGR and DPF traffic; petrol versions share the Theta-era cautions.
Generations
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SM 2000–2006
The first Santa Fe, on the Sonata's platform; the 2.7 Delta V6 and the 2.0 CRDi are the engines most examples carry.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai Sonata
- Engines
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- 2.4 four-cylinder — petrol
- 2.7 V6 — petrol · Delta
- 3.5 V6 — petrol · Sigma
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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CM 2006–2012
R-series diesel at European volume, with the EGR and filter traffic that follows.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai CM
- Engines
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- 2.4 Theta — petrol · 128 kW (172 hp)
- 2.7 Mu V6 — petrol · 248 Nm (183 lb-ft)
- 3.3 V6 — LAMBDA · petrol
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel · 110 kW (148 hp)
- 2.2 CRDi — diesel · 114–145 kW (153–194 hp)
- 1.8 — petrol · China
- 3.5 V6 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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DM 2012–2018
Theta II petrol in North America — the recall years, where a knocking noise matters more than the code.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia Y6
- Engines
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- 2.4 II GDI — THETA · petrol · 138–141 kW (185–189 hp) · 241 Nm (178 lb-ft) · the recall years — a knocking noise matters more than the stored code
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel · 110–136 kW (148–182 hp) · 383–400 Nm (282–295 lb-ft)
- 2.2 CRDi — diesel · 145–147 kW (194–197 hp) · 421–440 Nm (311–325 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo — petrol
- 3.3 V6 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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TM 2018–2023
Smartstream engines and hybrid variants.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai TM
- Engines
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- 2.4 II GDi — THETA · petrol · 136–138 kW (182–185 hp) · 238–241 Nm (176–178 lb-ft)
- 2.5 GDi — SMARTSTREAM · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 246 Nm (181 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo GDi — petrol
- 1.6 turbo GDi hybrid — hybrid · 169 kW (227 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- 1.6 turbo GDi — plug-in hybrid · 195 kW (262 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- 2.2 CRDi — diesel · 142–148 kW (190–198 hp) · 440 Nm (325 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — petrol · 200–206 kW (268–276 hp) · 331–336 Nm (244–248 lb-ft)
- 2.0 — diesel · 110–136 kW (148–182 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)
- 3.3 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 2018-2019
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 6-speed manual · 8-speed D8LF1 DCT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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MX5 2023–present
The square-bodied fifth generation, hybrid-first in most markets and diesel nowhere — a Santa Fe of this age has no CRDi to diagnose.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai N3
- Engines
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- 2.5 GDi — SMARTSTREAM · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 246 Nm (181 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo GDi — petrol · 182 kW (244 hp) · 353 Nm (260 lb-ft)
- 2.5 turbo GDi — petrol · 207 kW (278 hp) · 422 Nm (311 lb-ft)
- 1.6 turbo GDi hybrid — hybrid
- 1.6 turbo GDi — plug-in hybrid
- Transmissions
- 8-speed automatic · 8-speed D8LF1 DCT · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
CAN data
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