# 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe - Leaks oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-leaks-oil/195839>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, oil\
**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-leaks-oil/195839 "2024-08-18T19:54:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![moonmen177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@moonmen177](https://community.cartalk.com/u/moonmen177)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-leaks-oil/195839/1 "2024-08-18T19:54:32Z")

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I have a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L 6 cylinder with 155,000 miles on it. The transfer case is leaking oil. An auto repair shop told me that there are 3 seals that need to be replaced on the transfer case to try and stop the oil leak. I am wondering what the standard mechanic labor hours would be to do that job so that when I get quotes to do the job from auto repair shops I don’t get overcharged. 1 shop has quoted me $895 without a breakdown of parts and labor to do the job. If the parts cost $95 and the labor is $800 it would be 6.4 hours at $125 hour for the mechanics labor. Is 6.4 labor hours realistic to do this job? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-leaks-oil/195839/2 "2024-08-18T21:28:30Z")

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Why did you post this 10 days ago, and again just now??

> [@2004 Hyundai Santa Fe - Small leak, big bill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-small-leak-big-bill/195645):
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> I recently acquired a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L 6 cylinder with 155,000. There is a small oil leak on the garage floor which i noticed. I brought the car to a Hyundai dealership for a diagnosis of what the oil leak may be about. The diagnosis showed that there was oil leaking from the valve cover gaskets and the transfer case. The dealer advised replacing the seals on the transfer case but if it continued leaking the entire transfer case would need to be replaced for $2400 at the dealer…