Recent content by Robster

=my wife, except she could bust one with a rubber mallet! She's calmed down a lot in her later years, but I believe the phrase, "drive it like you stole it" was coined by somebody she probably passed on the road. . . on the right. . . . in the breakdown lane. . .on a hill. . .located at a curve...

Why would that be considered "newsworthy"? The vast majority of H/K engines have not been replaced and will continue to give good service until they're scrapped for other reasons. Pick any vehicle brand that's mass-produced and I'll show you statistically significant engine failures in their...

If I'm not mistaken, Hyundai had a service bulletin on many of these models a few years ago that replaced that fuse. I'm thinking the recall is to address those vehicles that hadn't complied with the SB? My son's 2014 Santa Fe got that fuse upgrade a few years ago.

Which engine was it? Turbo? Either way, I wouldn't go more than 5000. . .

It's more likely to be the plugs than the oil. . .

Yesterday. . . oil change for my 2017 Ram 5.7L. . . 42% left on the OLM, but it timed out by time in service (one year); no oil used / added during OCI: Out: 7 qts. Valvoline Advanced Full Syn 5w-20, Fram XG10060 filter. In: Same I love this truck. . . but ****, the location of that oil filter...

This past weekend. . .my son's 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2.0T. . . Mobil 1 5w-30 High Mileage (5.5 qts.), OEM filter. Also did my wife's 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4L. . . Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20 (5.25 qts.). OEM filter.

As an investment, I'd agree with your assessment, but most auto manufacturers have had similar rocky rides in the market--I'd steer clear of any auto manufacturer as an investment. . .there are just too many destabilizing factors in that industry. As for the product itself. . . H/K is just fine...

I view this as an interesting discussion, but I've come to learn that auto manufacturers have done a pretty good job at their OCI recommendations, with a few notable exceptions (GM) in the early days of IOLM. Most modern autos have IOLMs that take into account way more wear factors than we're...

Coincidentally, I was flying in that airspace yesterday as a law enforcement flight, so this is very different than airline ops. When I'm flying one of these missions, ATC gets zero warning--bad guys have no firm schedules it seems, so we tend to pop up wherever, whenever. Anyway, yesterday was...

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4L Theta II Out / In: 5 qts. Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20 & OEM filter OCI: 4027 miles, no make-up oil during OCI. Also replaced the (original) engine air filter with an identical OEM filter.

Another vote for Walther. . . My wife has been rocking a Walther PPX for the last few years, but due to her arthritic hands has been having difficulty racking the slide. Upon her recent retirement, we decided to get her something different that would be easier for her to manipulate. She really...

The problem exists, but as a percentage of engines produced worldwide, it's not a big number. The debris theory came out early as the problem became well-publicized, but the problems persisted years after they'd allegedly fixed that problem. Personally, I think it's the confluence of a high-tech...

Hands down. . . the Hyundai Theta II 2.4L ;)

Looks fine to me--I'd run it!