# 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")\
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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…

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