Recent content by TheReal_DW

What method did you use to drain and fill it, i am curious. And did you do a TCM relearn? Maybe because that original fluid had all of the break-in material in it. On my '13 Sportage I can still feel the shifts, but its a lot better than before after 3x drain and refills but I never TCM relearned.

PCV has been changed ~2,000 miles ago, the old one seemed to still be functional but definitely had some carbon stuck in it. Would a piston soak consist of B12 Chemtool in the spark plug holes? how do i get the fluid out ive always wondered.

I decided to open up two oil filters today, both Kia/Hyundai's 26300-35505 standard blue filter by MANN+HUMMEL, the only difference is the engines they came from and their oil change history. Both running Valvoline Restore and Protect, but different maintenance histories. The Kia has recently...

I wouldn’t say so

I noticed some odd fuel trims ~+7-18% which I previously linked to the upstream o2 sensor being blinded by the 1qt/1200mi oil consumption (on Valvoline Restore and Protect now) but I noticed these white marks on my turbo and underside of one of the exhaust manifold pipes. I saw and felt no...

Carfax shows that no transmission or differential fluid changes were performed, however I found some stuff that contradicts this. The car drain and fills 4.5qts of HCF-2 CVT fluid, and 1.3qt DPF2 Differential fluid. The car was sold to a new owner at 72k Story: 156,000 mile 2015 Honda CRV...

It’s “long life oil” lol!

I do a ton of highway driving, haven’t done an oil analysis but typically do 5,000km intervals. has anyone with a 1.4 got any results with the long change intervals? There’s gotta be some magic or lies going on with these Long Life oils.

The vehicle had a 6,300mile oil change and then a 9,500mile oil change which the mechanic found it to be 2-3 quarts low. Thankfully this is not long enough to void the lifetime warranty. I understand it is a long interval especially for a turbocharged theta 2, it was due to ignorance at the...

I have been listening to startups since this initial post and when the car is dramatically tilted, I can hear it faintly on warm startup as well. - I’ve been told the oil pickup screen is possibly clogged but can’t know for sure without a pan drop. I don’t think the rod bearings are going out...

4,000 miles 4.5 months in so far, the noise is still there. The smell in the cabin was actually from me using 87 octane on the 2.0 Turbo instead of something greater. Oil consumption has vastly increased so I am hoping it will drop in the next few thousand miles.

The noise and feel is of stick slip is still apparent, even after the 60-10 method being done a bunch of times. Do I need to manually re-surface the rotors and pads? They aren’t exactly what I’d call dull but they aren’t super shiny. I’ve heard 120 grit sandpaper in circular motions on the...

I was thinking of Bosch Quietcast on my test drive back, if I can’t find a fix I’ll consider spending a bit of money to try those new pads. Is it okay to just swap to new pads on the same rotors without resurfacing them with a machine since they have already been broken in?

North Carolina, not too much rust here luckily. If it doesn’t return maybe we can meet if you are in the area. This vehicle never had its brake fluid change until recently 5 months ago. 13 years of neglect because a service advisor told the previous owner it just needed to be topped up every...

Replaced and re-lubed the pins very lightly, made sure that no sil-glyde got onto the tip of the pins. Put on the new boots and put everything back together. Pads fit pretty well, they can be pulled in and out with little resistance. The pins move a bit more freely; the ones with a rubber o-ring...