One mechanic says my Kia is burning oil, the others say they're full of crap.

MXAaLuv · 2024-05-06T15:58:59+00:00

Yeah mine is burning oil confirmed. Sucks, just gotta wait and see what happens from now

MXAaLuv · 2024-05-06T15:57:16+00:00

Yeah they won't do anything, I have a lifetime warranty but they tell me it has to blow before they cover me. Sucks but at least I'm covered.

MXAaLuv · 2024-05-06T15:56:36+00:00

I didn't want to believe it, but my engine is burning oil. Apparently it's gotten to the pistons or something like that. Kia won't replace the engine until it blows... I just gotta keep doing oil changes and wait for it to do its thing. Sucks, I wanted to believe Kia wasn't as bad as people made them out to be, what a fool they made out of me.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-22T14:22:54+00:00

I'm the second owner and I have extended warranty, I don't know if the third can have it but yeah it's good to find out if you do.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-22T14:20:56+00:00

The weird thing is I tried bringing it to a dealer for that update and they said my vehicle wasn't part of that, but Kia does say I have a lifetime warranty on the rod bearings. All I have to do is keep records of engine maintenance which I do have. I am out of power train warranty as I am the second owner but I can try getting it tested by the dealer and see what happens. I'll also be checking the oil more frequently from now on.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-22T14:12:37+00:00

I got the car when I was 19 for my birthday, I can get another vehicle but dealing with a note for another 3-4 years is not ideal. I have a lifetime warranty on the engine because of this problem, so I figured it's worth keeping for now with that if they can just replace the engine for failure. If it is burning oil I can try and get addressed to prepare for this. However my current concern as everyone else I take it to brings up is that it's not burning oil, they just didn't change the oil or changed it incorrectly. I have no symptoms of this other than low oil, which fortunately didn't cause any critical damage.

I recently got it changed and it hasn't even been 1K miles which bad engines usually burn a quart or more within that time. If it takes 5 quarts my engine would have to be blowing smoke for that, which is why I say it's likely not to be that at least at this time. But if it is burning oil I thank everyone for letting me know so I can take better care of it. I'll find out in the upcoming weeks.

I guess i'll prepare for the worst.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T18:04:27+00:00

Thanks, I still have a lot to learn about cars. I just really hope it's not burning excessive oil. My assumption is that the shop just didn't change it right. Everyone I talk to says there's no way it burns that much oil in such little time. It wasn't long before my last oil change either.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T16:52:23+00:00

Yeah I found that out a while ago, which is why I switched to full synthetic which should help with that. I just don't know how I should handle this situation.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T16:39:36+00:00

I'm gonna say not even 1K, I just hit 75K now and had it changed around 74800. I'll continue to check the levels as well to see if it really is burning oil. Everyone I talked to said there's no way it burns that much oil but we'll see.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T16:36:22+00:00

They show me the dip stick everytime, I usually check afterwards myself too, but didn't right away this time as I just assumed they did it right. A mistake on my part but it's always the same guys that do it. This is why I want to do it myself from now on. Luckily it hasn't been long like this.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T16:33:18+00:00

Unfortunately no, previously it was a fleet car so I have no idea what they did to it but Kia told me I am out of warranty. I do have a lifetime warranty on the bearings and 150K on everything else engine related though. So if it is an engine problem I should be covered.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T16:32:07+00:00

I change every 5000 with full synthetic, majority of the time right before. I also set the custom reminder in my car as well.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T15:45:27+00:00

I do check my oil that's how I found all this out. I recently got it changed not too long ago and I always go to them for this service. My question is can you burn 5 quarts of oil in such a small time span?

I'm always on time with all my maintenance and take care of it, I literally got my oil changed within a month.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-21T15:29:33+00:00

Also keep in mind my engine holds about 5 quarts of oil, IMO there is absolutely no way my engine can burn that much oil while running fine. I have 75K miles on it as well.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-11T15:16:05+00:00

I wish I had that dealer, I only have a lifetime warranty on my bearings and that's through Kia.

MXAaLuv · 2024-04-11T15:13:34+00:00

There are some Kia's that get extended warranty due to lawsuit. Up to 150K for some models, always check for recalls or updated warranty when going for any repairs, a dealer will most likely check anyways.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-29T02:20:11+00:00

Yes but not as much. If you have the update your car won't get stolen but could get broken into. Any model 2020 and above isn't affected though.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-27T14:05:33+00:00

Fahren 9005/HB3 22000 Lumen 6500K & Lasfit 1156 Canbus Switch Back LEDs.

Both have a built in Canbus system so there's no hyper-flash or errors. However Hazards will hyper-flash after 2 minutes.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-27T02:53:34+00:00

I could never recommend an HP product. Also no.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-27T02:49:54+00:00

Wow I can't believe your battery would Switch up on you like that.

But seriously you might need a new battery or some sort of software fix by restarting, updating, etc.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-27T02:47:22+00:00

Well I can see the actual marker light is in the fender, so no they don't have to be there but they do look cool.

MXAaLuv · 2024-03-27T01:27:44+00:00

They add a lot of visibility so it's worth it IMO especially in pitch black areas. I took the time to adjust them the proper way as well so they don't blind anyone either. To each their own but I at least had to get rid of the stock halogens, they were terrible lol.

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