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I have a 2017 Kia optima that is a EF I think which means energy efficient. It's not a sports car but I like it I'm sure the hell hope I don't start having any problems I'm at 20,000 miles and so far it drives like a dream I bought it certified with 12,000 miles and I have the warranty that comes with it and I bought an additional warranty. I'll make sure and get every single thing in writing in the future if something goes wrong
HEY SCOTTY!!! I have an 02 BMW(bigMoneyWaster) 330xi. It blows out white smokes here n there...runs like crap. Neighbor said d head gasket blown but I changed coolant n no oil was mixed in it...the oil didn’t have any coolant in it....should I just sell it? I spent 2,200 on it, it lasted me 2minths n has been sitting for 6months....I’m poor n wanted a nice car I don’t kno wat to do
@@ezriderspewstruth8867 it may not be a blown head gasket it could be piston rings does it smoke all the time? Or just on startup? Possibly valve seals of the smoke goes away after warm up
Scotty just check the pcv value or change with brand new one and check it stops burning oil. Because what i was experience before they had issue with PCV valve going bad even if it done only 1000 miles. And I'm not in the US but dealership in here are more useful and friendly with customers they even list the all common issues and they fix those free even when you out of the 7year warranty. It doesn't matter you needs an engine for company fault they do it gor you for free.
The worst vehicle I ever owned was a Jeep. After 100,000 km it started falling apart. Wife has a Kia Sportage with well over 200,000 km and still going strong.
My Ceed estate has the same amount of oil from oil change to oil change, my only aggravation is the road noise that gets amplified when the surface textures ar less smooth and also when the fuel tank gets below half full.
On my 2012 Kia Soul I travelled over 330,000km on it and had just about zero problem. The only problem I can remember was the alternator failing at around 280km which was only natural considering the mileage. It was the most problem-free car I have ever had driven. There's reason Kia is doing so great all over Europe.
I plan on getting a 2020 Kia Rio or similar years, thoughts about the car? I'm typically a Honda guy so this is all new territory for me. From front to back I have little idea on this manufacturer. Thanks.
I'm the 2nd owner of a 2011 (1st gen.) Kia Soul. The instrument cluster failed quickly, but fortunately there was still a short time frame of warranty left, so that repair was covered. I've now driven this Soul over 100,000 miles with reasonable normal maintenance. It still runs and drives super good, and still burns no oil. The only constant issues throughout this time is the radio won't power up about a quarter of the time, and maybe 1% of the time, the heat/AC fan won't work. Those issues have been consistent for years and have not gotten worse over time.
I have owned 3 kia's . First was an optima I had for over ten years with zero problems. Then I bought my kid a kia Soul it had 80k and runs perfectly and my wife has a 2020 kia sportage which has 20k on it so far with zero issues... So I don't know what this guy has going on but they all had been good cars for me...
I own a grand caravan 1998 with 253k miles on it, my transmission still works, everyone else i know that had one went through many transmission related problems, also know several people with kia/Hyundai cara, all with major engine problems and also have one cousin with absolutely no problema at all in his Hyundai
Hyundai and Kia identical with regard to engines, I believe. Sister companies, they both use the same stuff. (And their steel. Frame is bassically a roll cage!)@@TrollingSince1991
When people buy a used car, they are taking a gamble with a car that may not have been properly maintained/maintenance by the previous owner. I own a Kia soul 2013 with 80,000 miles no problems..
The crazy thing about cars; regardless of the make, sometimes you get a good one, sometimes you get a bad one. I’ve got a 2.0L 2010 Kia Soul w/ just under 300K miles. It doesn’t burn a drop of oil. The only thing I’ve had to replace is tires, headlight bulbs, 1 tag light bulb, a battery, and the AC belt. It’s not a sexy car, but it’s never left me stranded. If I had to complain about anything, it would be that if I leave the headlight selector in the automatic position, when you turn the car off the tail lights will stay on if I leave the key in the ignition and kill the battery.
you are a good mechanic but not always right. especially about KIAs. ofcourse they once made crappy cars just like any other car manufacturer at one point or the other. KIA makes some of the best average cars and they do last long under regular use. its unfair to talk about recalls or recurrent issues with some parts on some models etc. that happens across board including toyotas and hondas.I have owned three generations of kia sportage and one year model of Kia rio with no complaints. I currently use 2014 honda Civic and a 2017 kia forte which even runs way better and has limited running costs than the civic. those who use the cars aint complaining but you are. i think you just hate the fact that they have taken over the American market pretty much. looking at the performance of the telluride and other kia models. Stop giving bad press to a good prodcut unduly..
Oh, man. I love everything about this channel. The borderline videotitles, the brutally honest advice, the memes. It's over the top in a good way. Go Scotty! 😂👍
My wife has a 2015 Kia Sorento, fought with Kia about burning oil, after going through there testing for months, they finally replaced the motor. They STINK…
@Michael M lucky you! I have a 2013 Hyundai Sta Fe and have been fighting regarding excessive oil consumption from Hyundai Canada but no luck because it's not under the recall items and when I notice it I was late it was beyond warranty. The engine light does not lit even if I have less than 1cm of oil from the tip of the dipstick. I had 255k km right now and I have to tap a gallon of oil every 10,000km.
I had same problem like you burning oil in my kia sorento after I went 10 times or more in dealer and kia give me the worst customer service no help at all I just trade in get rid off big problem..they don t care at all about customers
We all know the deal with car reviewers. They generally cannot say anything bad about the car without risking getting black-balled by the manufacturer. Luckily, Scotty gets his cars from viewers so he can circumvent that whole biased system and tell us the truth!!
That’s great! My 2021 Sportage was stuttering at 14,000 miles then the audio screen started going black randomly. Dealer said they couldn’t find anything wrong. Traded it in for a RAV4 and managed to get 25,000 trade for my Kia thankfully
Scott, I like you, but occasionally you talk crap, my Kia never misses a beat, no top ups of oil between service, 64.4 mpg at 60mph..7 years of trouble free driving
As far as I know, engines nowadays are made less sealed to have less friction, thus have better gas mileage. It's even written in the owner manual. They are squeezing every mile at the cost of reliability. Bad choice if you ask me.
Completely different time we live in now compared to 20 years ago really, 20 years ago nobody really cared or paid attention as much to gas mileage. How fast the market has changed from large boat vehicles like the Lincoln Town Car to economy vehicles with lots of tech. EV's are right around the corner now which is insane.
Religiously change the oil and still burns oil for every 1000 miles, it's horrible. My Toyota still doesn't burns any oil even after 300000 miles (560000 kms exactly)
Kia on 2020 and 2021 Kia Soul and Kia Selto have faulty piston rings it's, 147,000 cars involved in the recall Kia will take care of it. Scotty should have checked that out before he did this video.
I drive a 2014 Kia Soul and have the same burning oil issue. Mine burns about the same amount of oil as Scotty described in the video. One thing I do differently is that I change oil every 3k miles. I’m currently sitting at 146,000 miles and she still runs really great and haven’t had a single mechanical issue other than the burning oil. This is not enough to keep me from buying Kia. I love the brand and where they’re going. Can’t be any worse than something made by GM or Ford.
I stick to the factory recommended 5w-20 with a quality filter. I use only Mobile One Full Synthetic with a Wix or NAPA Gold (made by Wix) filter. A friend of mine has a Soul like mine with way less miles and he uses 10w-30 Regular Oil and Fram oil filters. He burns oil.
My 2015 soul never had any trouble burning oil until my local Valvoline started insisting on using vacuum machine to change out oil. 😡 I went there for 8 yrs and 120,000 miles with no issues. First time they used that machine I ended up with no oil on the stick within month of my oil change. I am going to start taking it somewhere that will do it by hand again.
My 2018 kia soul just hit 50000 and just had to get the oil pressure switch replaced after it poured oil from the engine, AND the transmission went out at the same time. They replaced it but I'm looking to get rid of it asap.
i've had oil pressure switchs fail twice in 30 years. once on a toyota starlet with about 140k and the other time was my saturn sw2 with about 165k. an oil pressure switch failing at 50k is unreal.
Now is a great time to trade in a decent car, I paid $17K for a 2017 Sportage 3 years ago, got $15k for a trade in on a used RDX for $13k more, also 2017. That's about the same price difference I would have had 3 years ago.
Take your Kia to Scotty, and he will make another video telling Kias can be good vehicles like he did in the past with a Forte! He likes to mint money from RU-vid Algorithm and keep making videos and speaking loud!
I would imagine that everyone has the expectation that the engine in their new auto would last at least 100,000 miles without burning oil. But that's just me. I suppose the engines lifetime is like the transmission, lifetime being the powertrain warranty period.
Just because you have a lemon in one car don't mean they're all the same I've had three Kias and I've never had one issue with any of them at all Kia's are great vehicles
Anyone who believes Scotty still is seriously misguided. Did you know that Toyota’s own Camry have been known for burning oil on the 4cylinder models for so long that the owner’s manual actually says oil consumption up to a quart every 800 miles is acceptable???? In fact, I think almost all automakers have a statement like this now. It’s not limited to Hyundai/Kia. So take the bull crap he’s feeding you with at least a little salt. It’ll taste better.
I've owned several Japanese cars over the last 40 years, most of them were Hondas. None of them required any oil top ups between services. Why would they? Oil related issues with Kia engines is a global issue.
I agree with you. My wife's 06 Accord with 170,000 miles and 4-5,000 mile oil changes does not use any oil. Funny, I got scared with her car with so many miles so I bought a new Toyota RAV4 hybrid (when you could still get one a couple of years ago) but it sits in the driveway and I drive it once a week to keep it up. I can't pry the Accord away from her and I know why. My solution is to give it to one of my granddaughters when she gets a license. That will work, grandmas do anything for the grandchildren.
@@MikeJones-pp7gu First of all, how is Scotty washed up? He knows more about cars in his little pinky than you will know in your entire life.. And this is by far not the first time that he’s pointed out the absurd problems that Kia’s and Hyundai’s have.. They will never be the quality and long term reliability that Toyota’s and Honda’s are known for.. If your gonna buy foreign, why not buy the reliability of Japanese cars such as Toyota and Honda, for which they are known for, over some South Korean car that doesn’t even stand behind their products.. Good luck with your KIA! 🙄
If Kia says change oil only 7500 miles that’s what I’d do. At the rate it’s burning oil it’ll blow so, okay Kia, I followed your recommendation so give me a new engine.
I had a 08 Sorento that I bought brand new I definitely agree with the warranty work that they don’t really want to back from the dealership. On mine the roof rack was assembled wrong and the rear bar was put in front of the rear stop. It probably wouldn’t have been a problem except the only way to remove the stops and move the bar behind it was to remove the whole roof rack. The screw for the stop was at the bottom of the bar. The dealership was pissed when I demanded they fix it so I could actually separate the bars farther than 10 inches. They told me you realize that’s a big job…..well yeah I do but you sold me a defective product so fix it. They were so mad they had to remove the window and headliner just to remove two screws it took them 3 weeks to get it done. At first they didn’t want to give me a rental car either so I had to call Kia and complain lol. They told me if I needed anymore warranty work to go to another dealer. Never bought another car from them again.
"They told me if I needed anymore warranty work to go to another dealer."....absolutely amazing dude, and totally believable! I worked for a Chrysler dealer in OKC back in the 90's. You speak truth! Nothing made the dealer and shop manager angier than warranty work. The biggest problem in their case was getting reimbursed by the manufacturer for the labor, parts and not making a profit while doing it...that's why they hated it! Their mechanics didn't work for free and parts obviously cost money. Then there's the fact that a ZERO profit "warranty work" car was now taking up both time and space in the repair bay. I read somewhere that dealers and manufacturers are basically at war, until a customer shows up...then it's both of them against you! (it's very true!)
It is truly sad, that he makes claims not based on facts. His videos are about his opinion, stereotypical old mechanic who just cannot get with new time and engineering. He is so brand-loyal, he can't see how bias he is. I have had owned 3 Kias/Hyndais. Recently sold wife's 2013 Santa Fe with 95k MI. Zero problems in 9 years, purchased brand new. Only thing wre did was new brakes around 60k mi. Had 2010 Kia Optima SX. Bought it used with 150k, once again, zero problems in 2 years that I had it. This is why I do not watch his videos any more.
Bro same. I used to be pro toyota Honda when I watched scotty and now I own a kia (I still love toyota and honda tho), and I'm thinking of getting an 90's chrysler 😂 unsubbed from him since 2019.
I have had the same experience. Owned my optima for 11yrs. Daily driver and I put on 500km a week back and forth to work. Reg maintenance is key, and I don’t bag the engine, I drive normaly. Best car I have ever had out of the 50+ over 60yrs. Well Maybey my 2009 Dakota was better. Loved that truck. Cheers
I'd assume most of you purchased new, and possibly trade often as well. The horror story for many, not just Kia/Hyundai in my opinion comes in the used market where people buy vehicles where the oil was changed well past the due date. I know people who try to play the 15,000-20k oil change tricks because they think they are saving the world. The 2nd owner is going to have a bad engine for sure.
Haha....I know someone who had the 6 SPD soul. It had a lifter noise by 90k , and by like 110k it needed a motor...and yes, she maintained it. She loved it untill she had to get rid of it bc she couldn't put a motor in it when it needed it
Call the Soul crap if you want Scotty but my 2021 model has been very reliable and economical. I like the car and with mileage average of 38 mpg highway and 35 around town I will hang on to it for a while. No oil burning issues and I have the oil and filter changed every 5,000 miles. Has been very reliable. I do check the oil everything I fuel up. The car has never burned more then 1/2 a quart, and that was during the first oil change cycle of 7,500 miles. Then went to 5,000 mile changes. The voice of reason was speaking loudly. Say what you want.
In Germany (and I assume elsewhere in Europe) KIA is doing very well and has increased its image greatly over the last couple of years. The reliability seems to be pretty good too given that they give a 7 year warranty on their cars.
They are doing well since they do they cheapest car out there that people can buy brand new, but they usually break down much easier comparing to other brands.
Having had two family members that had Kia's which both had serious engine and steering problems, in both cases Kia fought them tooth and nail to deny warranty coverage to actually repair the defective designs. Even if a car company offers a 100 year warranty but they refuse to honor the warranty or even acknowledge there is any problem, or when they do honor the warranty but the part they replace still has the same defect as the original part, then the whole "much better warranty" part of the equation gets tossed right out the window. Kia is the IKEA of the automotive world. They along with Hyundai focus mainly on styling, and flashy gadgetry but that comes at a sacrifice which is attention to reliability and/or foolproof design.
@@JA-rn5qv it's weird how one company can behave one way in one country and the total opposite in another country. Here in Australia Kia, Hyundai and Subaru are known to have the pinnacle of customer service at most dealerships. I have heard a couple horror stories but once head office got involved the problems were solved quickly and dealers even had to compensate and apologise to customers
I have a 2011 Soul that has over 200K and still runs like a top. Also, Scotty, the 2.0 has a timing belt. For what it's worth, I've had no major problems with my Kia Soul.
I've manged to track down a good condition 2011 soul and I'm picking it up tomorrow, and I'm extremely lucky to have found it. Especially in this market.
@@homerdiy1784 Never heard him say a bad word and about the 3.8. Matter of fact this era of chevy 2000 thru 05 products are good products. Not as good as 90s but still good
2013 KIA Optima owner. I am on engine #2 after replacing #1 at 130K due to burning a quart every 400-miles. Replaced under warranty. Was told I have lifetime warranty on engine #2. Had to perform the "oli test" twice (dealer performs oil change, seals dip stick, return to dealer after 1000-miles to witness oil level is below 1 quart). PIA to do, but at least they honored the warranty. Shoulda bought a Toyota.
i went to kia dealership with my friend to get his car serviced they barely fixed his car even he have 10 year/100,000 mile warranty. i told him kia/hyundai American company doesnt care about their customers !!! plus their cars are terrible 😣
I sacrificed 100k miles from the durability of the engine guys. I had to squeeze out 2 extra mpg guys. Besides, they'll come back and buy a new model in 5 years.
Bucket list checked off. I have disliked one of Scotty's videos. My wife and I love our Kias. Nothing but routine maintenance. Granted ours are 2010-2011. They really excelled in those years trying to prove they weren't the cheap option.
Kia are tops in my opinion from personal experience. Kia after-sales support and back-up is second to none! "Your problem is their problem" and they fix it without fobbing you off like the European brands. See the article on Daily Mail "We're not telling porkies! Porsche named the most unreliable car brand ahead of Land Rover - is your maker among the 10 worst performers?" Warrantywise has named the worst brands for reliability based on its own data. Worst is Porsche, followed by Land Rover, Jaguar, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz. A J D Powers survey put Kia, Hyundai, Suzuki and Honda in top four places for customer satisfaction and least warranty claims. In Oz and NZ they say: "Only Poms and Fools buy European Brands", and here's the supporting evidence.
Many companies are making junk because they only care about making $ in the short term. Long-term quality and name recognition don’t factor into their spreadsheets. I’m not buying anything but a Toyota or Honda ever again. My wife’s 2015 Hyundai Genesis Ultimate manual is teaching me a lesson. Sad part is she loves, loves that dam car. So until I can talk her into a Lexus, I’m stuck maintaining the thing, and it’s only got 54k on the clock.
Totally agree on all points! The only valid reason to buy something that's not Honda or Toyota, is if you must buy a truck, cargo van, or want to go EV.
Disagree, Kias within the last 10 years are alot better. My friends kia soul is 6 years old and runs fine. All he ever did was have the dealer change the oil at recommend intervals.
My neighbor commutes ti the city in his 2012 Kia Optima. The engine blew at 125K miles in 2019 and Kia gave him another engine. It's 3 years later and he drives 100 miles a day. New, used motor, it's still going and hasn't cost him anything in 3 years.
@@MikeJones-pp7gu I just watched a RU-vid video on a 2016 Toyota Tacoma having its transmissiin changed because coolant leaked into the transmission and grenaded it. Any make has the potential to have major issues.
@@MikeJones-pp7gu Kias are garbage on wheels I remember when they came out and everyone who bought one needed an engine and when you go to the junkyard today the only new cars you see there are kias and Fords. You can buy a 10 year old Kia for the price of a 1990s Toyota for a reason...
Absolutely no idea, didn't show any problems before. All of a sudden, the oil light came on and flickered randomly. Took it in and the engine was about to quit. Shame since I liked the car.
I sold Kia's for 2 years... Excellent job but cars are cheap... Built to attract buyers from Toyota and Honda but if you ever look under the car or hood (which most people never do) you can see the cost cutting ✂️. Trust me, it's very hard to convince someone your crap car is better than a Honda or Toyota without mentioning price ‼️
If it's any consolation, I've been quite pleased with my 2017 Kia Rio, which was among the last bare-bones cars with a manual transmission and roll-up windows. 42 mpg easy, and 50 is possible, which gives me just over 400 miles cruising range, and I paid $13,300 for it new. And Toyota has been doing some shady stuff of late, too. Honda does make a superior car..... but at the prices they want, they damn well better.... I consider my Rio one of the best cars I've ever bought new, trailing only a 2001 Jeep Wrangler (which was wrecked) and a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic (which I still own). I wouldn't hesitate to buy another with the same specifications. As it is, I'm likely to rebuild this one, short of it being completely destroyed. It is a cheaply made car, but it does exactly what I need it to do, when I need it to do it. The radio is super-easy to use, too, and has exactly the features I want without a lot of goofy features I don't need and will never use.
@@bradleyscarreviews I sold Stingers with issues, TellUrides when they first came out, and K900's. Well, the K900's didn't sell at all. But I quit during the pandemic because it was hard to sell Kia's when everyone was scared and Kia doesn't have banking options like the Japanese brands to sell to the individuals who think they can "just buy a Kia". They will win with electric, but in 2 years, I can't imagine much has changed. But clearly you can
2007 Kia Spectra just went down a few months ago. It has over 291 thousand miles on it. My 2008 Kia Rio still running great at 172 thousand. Strongly considering buying another one.
Around 60,000 miles I noticed my 5.0 F150 consumed about a qt of oil every 5,000 miles. So I started checking it every 1,000 miles and found that there was zero oil consumption all the way up to 4,000 miles. Now I change it between 3,000-4,000 miles without any consumption. I used full synthetic btw.
With 10 years 100K miles warranty! I ain’t believe nothing from Scotty. Ask Scotty how many recall Toyota have in last 5 years? Reuters @Reuters Toyota recalls 3.2 million vehicles worldwide over fuel pump yota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain Toyota Venza, Mirai, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Sienna HV, Highlander HV and Lexus LS500h, LX600, NX350h and NX450h+ vehicles in the U.S. Approximately 460,000 vehicles are involved in this recall. A software error can cause the Vehicle Stability Control system (VSC) not to default to ON the next time the car is started under certain circumstances. This can result in a noncompliance with applicable regulations in the U.S.
I own(ed) two Kias, one is a Kia Soul and the other a Kia Rondo. Both have those crap Theta engines. Both engines blew. The Soul at 90K miles and the Rondo at 115K miles. Kia replaced the one on the Soul, but not the one on the Rondo even though I took it in at 90K because the top end sounded like a Sewing Machine. One thing you should know is the Theta engines have a combination oil pump and balance shaft that feeds unfiltered oil directly from the oil pan. The Balance shaft has bears just like your connecting rods and crank shaft. If you do as Kia tells you and wait till 7500 miles for an oil change, those bears wear out and you reduce oil pump output. Since these Kias use 5-20W oil, which is not very thick, any reduced lubrication will wear out your connecting rob bears, especially cylinder #4 as Scotty points out. Change your oil frequently and as Scotty said y=use synthetic oil unless you plan to get rid of the car before the warranty ends.
I had a 2015 and put 110k on it with no problems except a bad gas cap after 59k. I kept the oil changed regularly and mostly drove highway miles. I sold it and bought a Toyota after hearing about all the bad engines out there. Lucky I guess.
@Quick Thinking I had the same experience as chazmaz zing. I bought a 2015 Soul with 98,000 miles and have driven it to 151,000 miles with no problems except the gas cap. I keep it tuned up with fresh oil every 3,000 miles. Maybe I’m doing something wrong in speaking on behalf of my personal experience?
We purchased a 2009 kia Rio 5 It was an ok car until about 95000 miles. Then it just started falling apart. Every week it seemed like something was amiss....I won't buy another kia
My 2014 Kia rio is lemon 180,876km on it as off today I’ve had to replace the manifold twice crazy but that might just be due to my reckless driving. Although my 2012 forte coupe with 145,741km on it is doing fine besides the fact the breaks are giving out. I think the next car I’m going to get will be a lancer or a Mazda 3.
I have a 2019 Kia Soul and use full synthetic oil and do oil changes every 5000 miles. I Haven’t had any issues with it. Close to hitting 50k miles on it now. It’s been one of the best cars I’ve owned.
My 2015 optima is over 150k miles now but needed a second engine for a known recall issue with engines catching on fire. I want to say it happened somewhere between 50 and 70k when my og engine made a pop sound n oil leaked everywhere. Dealer replaced for free but nobody can tell me where my new engine came from n I get free oil changes for the life of the car, it was every 5k but now every 3k n they couldn't explain why that was either.
At this point ngl i don't even worry about the engine. I know ppl are cheap but theyd have to assume someone would lawyer up if it was the same issue again I've had the car 7 years n drove it hella hard but stay on top of basic maintenance. ima drive if til the wheels fall off anyway. I don't think my Vin ever changed since I bought it so the engine prolly has a diff Vin physically stamped on it but it's prolly under the cover. The car overall has served me well, I don't think I'd buy kia again, but only cuz I've had time to save so I have more options than in 2015
You seem to have a grudge on Kia, based on several posts you have... Recently I see more KIAs and Hyundais on the road almost than Hondas and Toyotas. You seem to be still in the only "Honda" and "Toyota" lane. I have a Stinger GT2 AWD 3.3 btw, which was engineered by two former BMW / German engineers. I used to "hate" on Kia too, but they have come a long way from the old days. (they've been in the US since the 80s!!!) Read all your comments, you'll see there are plenty of happy KIA owners with PLENTY of miles on their rides. I think you are stuck in an old school view of KIAs... I remember growing up hearing the saying FORD meant "Fix Or Repair Daily", so are they still in that category? If not, then others may not be as well...
Screw all dealerships! Do your own maintenance from day 1. We bought a brand new 2010 Ford Edge, changed fluids in the first 2,000 miles to Amsoil. Sitting at 172K today with no problems... going strong!
The car has 17,000 miles on it, started burning oil at 15,000 miles, but somehow you're certain it is burning 0.5 liters per 1,000 miles?.... Give it another 5 or 10,000 miles before you declare something so strongly. You've got very limited information. Sounds like the car *might* have burned 1 liter of oil so far. Maybe you just didn't fill it up properly during the last oil change and didn't notice until now?
Had my 2014 Soul recalled for the engine Main Bearing issues. I asked how long it would take to check the bottom in. They said not long cause they were going to inspect the bearings with a camera. 😳 Hey, they gave me 2 more years of warranty.🙄
Theta II motors are the problem. From roughly 2013 to 2018. Just run full synthetics, get a valve intake cleaning every 15k miles or so, combustion chamber at around 50k miles and it will keep things clean. I only learned about those 2 months ago. They don't have to take anything apart, both cleanings together ran $650 at Kia. If you have a Kia in those years, make sure you have the knock sensor update, you will have a lifetime warranty on the engine with proof of oil changes. And only use Kia/Hyundai filters, they are made very well.
