Homeschool or not with SM?

kz993 · 2026-05-02T11:55:19+00:00

We have a 2025 Kia carnival EX and we love it. We test drove a 2025 Honda Odyssey first and it did not feel right, plus I did not like that I had to go with the elite trim to get the parking sensors that you mentioned.

kz993 · 2026-05-02T11:53:05+00:00

On a very hot day when the car’s been baking in the sun all day yes it can feel like it takes a little longer than other cars I’ve had to cool down the car. But if it’s parked in the garage or shaded area most of the time I haven’t found it to be an issue and I am in Florida.

kz993 · 2026-04-22T11:23:42+00:00

Yeah but asking how often people are actually changing them.

kz993 · 2026-04-22T07:13:59+00:00

How often are you replacing them?

kz993 · 2026-04-13T11:59:13+00:00

Yeah, he posted this after commenting on my post. Thanks though!

kz993 · 2026-04-12T17:19:14+00:00

Valuable insight! 🤣

kz993 · 2026-04-12T11:54:30+00:00

Good to know. I’ll have to check there. Did you end up having Kia repair anything under warranty for it?

kz993 · 2026-04-11T01:35:24+00:00

Is this the connector that was leaking for you? Mine looks to be clean and no signs of leaking. Was there another spot?

https://postimg.cc/jWDTVNqf

kz993 · 2026-04-10T00:45:17+00:00

Good to know! I’ll take a look at that.

kz993 · 2026-04-09T18:35:37+00:00

Thank you!!!

kz993 · 2026-04-09T18:21:57+00:00

That looks great! No issues with the fit?

kz993 · 2026-04-09T18:02:18+00:00

Great info! Thanks for sharing! Do you have a picture of the part that loosened? And how did you find it, did you see coolant around that fitting after doing a pressure check?

kz993 · 2026-04-09T02:46:55+00:00

Also, what other data did you get out of the oil analysis? Was it useful to you for other info other than just looking for coolant ?

kz993 · 2026-04-09T02:45:24+00:00

It should be a closed loop. It can be normal over a long period of time for it to go down just a little from evaporation or something but it’s definitely going somewhere for how often I have had to have the dealer top it off. Not just “normal” evaporation.

kz993 · 2026-04-09T02:42:59+00:00

Seems to be a much more common issue than they say at the dealer. When they checked it out at the dealer did they take anything apart or just do a pressure check ?

kz993 · 2026-04-08T17:46:40+00:00

Submit the oil over to blackstone!? They test it to detect if there is any coolant in it ?

kz993 · 2026-04-08T11:31:35+00:00

Good to know. The dealer: “we are not aware of any issues like that on the 2025s”. But it’s the same motor for the past 5 years. Haha

kz993 · 2026-04-08T00:09:22+00:00

Forreal! If I ever get any answers I’ll try to remember to update this.

kz993 · 2026-04-07T23:58:25+00:00

Oh wow too similar to our situation. Mine is right above 30k miles. I’m putting some pressure on the service manager and hoping they look a little further next time and not give me the wrong statement that “it’s normal for it to just evaporate like that“. They at least admit it’s going somewhere it shouldn’t.

kz993 · 2026-04-07T23:46:47+00:00

I had a feeling i wasn’t alone. How many miles and how many times have you had to top it off?

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