Help me plan a strategy for a neglected Kia
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Add a bottle of Berryman or Seafoam and run it on the hwy for a few hours. Change the oil and filter and move on.
Add a bottle of Rislone for the next few oil changes, 3k oci and then do the HPL EC30, if needed. Run a hm oil and do 3-5k mile oci from them on.
A lot of different opinions here, here's mine. I'd get Rislone High Mileage Oil Treatment, 3 bottles at Walmart with some Supertech synthetic oil and two oil filters. I'd start with clean oil and a new filter with two bottles of the Rislone HM added and run it 100 miles. Don't over fill it. Dump the oil and filter at 100 miles. Add fresh oil and a bottle of the Rislone HM and run it for 4K miles. Then change the oil again along with the filter. At that point you can add another bottle of Rislone or leave it alone and keep the OCI to about 5K miles with a good synthetic oil. Keep in mind an engine damaged from neglect might not benefit at all from any of the suggestions here.
absolutely no rudeness intended, but this issue never came up before tying the knot?
the neglected kia obviously needs a good going over: brakes, tires, all fluids, spark plugs, filters…
o.p. is doing what a good husband does. i just hope that there are no other surprises.
the neglected kia obviously needs a good going over: brakes, tires, all fluids, spark plugs, filters…
o.p. is doing what a good husband does. i just hope that there are no other surprises.
She didn’t have a dad, so no one taught her how to take care of these things… but yeah, it definitely raised a red flag.
It honestly never crossed my mind. I just assumed she took care of it herself. She’s a big girl (47yo) you’d think she’d have figured it out by now.
Car maintenance is pretty low on my list of red flags for spousal selection criteria, LOL. Now a bunch of maxed out credit cards on the other hand...
Seriously....some of the comments. Not everyone has a clue on car maintenance or was taught about it.
Look at my previous post. Validate the issue first, then do "something." Post pictures here, it will garner alot more attention and better suggestions.
You didnt say what year Kia it is, but here is a 12-18 procedure to remove the valve cover, its extremely easy.
You didnt say what year Kia it is, but here is a 12-18 procedure to remove the valve cover, its extremely easy.
Sell it. The quicker the better. Tell her she’s worth the upgrade
I actually believe that you're serious.
When you date someone, instead of asking if they like cats or dogs, you ask them how often they change their oil.... What if they change it "whenever the Jiffy Lube sticker says" ?
That’s gotta be another BINGO square!
Sell it. The quicker the better. Tell her she’s worth the upgrade
I’d love to get her an Ascent, but we’ve got to build up savings again before we buy another vehicle.
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