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Mine was usually the opposite; if I drove like my grandma it would BANG the 4-5 shift, but if I drove it like I was 20 years younger than I am, it would shift correctly. My wife kept complaining about me "driving like a teenager" and my response was that I "had to drive like that or it would...

I had* a '13 with the exact same problem. I will echo what others have said and say drain & fill at least twice again with Genuine Hyundai/Kia SP-IV-RR fluid with no additives. Take it to a dealer and have them reset/relearn the adaptive transmission control data and apply transmission software...

Are you sure that's the best major for you?

Splash lubed engines aren't lubed properly at reduced RPMs; running it slow will kill it quickly. I realize it's way too late now but I would have gotten the 212cc and run it at full speed, they're way quiet compared to a 1985 Briggs or Tecumseh and a simple sheet of plywood between you and the...

Wow, must have been bonkers cold! I pull-started snowblowers with 5w30 in them in MN for over 20 years before 0w30 became commonly available and never pulled one off the ground.

I put it back to the state it was in when it left the factory for long term storage. I don't want to mess around with exercising it monthly and I don't want to have the wrong oil in it when I need it. If I need it in August I don't want to have 0w30 and a tank of winter gas in it....if I need it...

In Birmingham I would say any modern (SN, SN-Plus, or SP) 10w30 synthetic gas engine oil or Rotella T6 diesel oil in either 5w40 or 15w40. Change oil every year (or maybe two) if it only runs 15 minutes a week for "exercise"; during an extended outage check oil level every morning and change oil...

For ice house duties use any name-brand synthetic 0w30 or 5w30 and make sure it stays full (check oil before starting every morning). (Amazon, NAPA, O'Reilly, & WalMart store brands also count as "name brand" oil.)

So far it has taken 2 years to accumulate 30 hours and it takes 1.5 qts with full pressure lubrication, a filter, and oil cooler? Put in literally anything marketed as motor oil with literally any API service grade from SH to SP and any multi-viscosity rating from 0w16 to 20w50 and change it...

What I did for my 212cc gen was this: Filled with Shell Rotella T4 15w40 because its what I had on-hand suitable for OPE in summer. I installed a magnetic dipstick, filled the 4-gallon gas tank approximately half full according to the built in gas gauge, tied on a cheap Tach/Hour-meter, and ran...

I broke in an off-brand 3500/4050 watt generator with the same Chinese Rato 212cc engine over the last two weekends. First oil fill was Shell Rotella T4 15w40 because its what I had. I installed a magnetic dipstick from "6061dude" on ebay, filled the 4-gallon gas tank approximately half full...

If I had a spin-on trans filter I wouldn't worry much (at all) about the sump filter. My bet is that the sump filter catches nuts, bolts, and rocks; the spin-on is where the real "filtering" happens. I'd say just get the dealer spin-on filter, stick a couple rare-earth magnets on it, and call...

Wouldn't it be faster, cheaper, and easier to run the forklift up to operating temp for 5 minutes a month instead of throwing away perfectly good oil?

I've been looking into auxiliary/external ATF filters for the last week or so (new-to-me vehicle with non-replaceable "window screen" internal filter). I noticed Magnefine's website claiming new filter due at the end of April... Does anyone have any info on this? I was considering the aluminum...

Guys, get over it! You are reminding me why I quit coming here! Not all miles are equal to all other miles. I figured I was driving nearly the easiest miles possible so I could go 2 OCI per FCI on a top-shelf-ultimate-premium filter (and only stretching the FCI by a measly 5k miles over the box...

Dude it's a disposable Versa. If it was Godzilla you would have a legit thread here. Why spend half your driving time in a [censored] winter-beater with a busted AM Radio and only the right-rear window rolls down when your "good" car is one of the cheapest new cars sold in America. You're...

Miles is easily quantifiable, but it's a less than perfect measurement of engine/oil/filter/coolant/other abuse. You're saying 15K miles at full throttle in first gear is equal to 15K miles in 5th gear at 1/3 throttle? Miles is miles right? (Never mind total engine revolutions or total fuel...

After posting and reading a few responses I went and dug the filter out of the local and state approved filter disposal receptacle... I opened it up by hand and tore several pleats worth of material off then tried to shine a very bright flashlight through it (while pulled flat...no pics, not...

Originally Posted By: Eddie Did the opening happen because the pleats were forced opened by hand? Ed The first pic you can clearly see steel mesh backer, that is unmolested as it came out of the filter housing. There is no reason during installation or removal to be rough with (or even really...

Originally Posted By: HerrStig A QUART in 10K is "next to no" oil? What would you consider to be extremely low oil consumption for a 180,000 mile engine on 10K mile OCI?