Hyundai 10k/1 year oil changes on a 70k mile engine

[Jetronic]

here's a timing chain replacement video on a Hyundai i1 1.0 3cyl engine. The car had dealer oil changes, so that means they used the bulk Acea C3 oil most likely. The interval for us was 15.000 km or 1 year, I would expect in the UK 10k miles/1 year. It's a port injected engine.

I started the video with a good look at the aluminium valve cover. I've mentioned several times before these things wreck oil, I've seen some with stuck forever dipsticks.... so for the non believers, take a look. No engine that had a few oil changes should look like that in 70k miles. No wonder the chain made chuffing noises.



And these were some of the better ones, the 1.6 and 1.4 are worse. Note also that the camshaft area looks deceptively better.

 

[doublebase]

I know nothing about their 1 liter engines, but I’ve seen enough carnage from their 2.4’s and 2 whatever’s to know I’d stay the heck away from a Hyundai. And I’m sorry for saying that (for the people that love their cars). It’s just that when you see owners having to buy new cars because their well maintained 5-6 year old vehicle has a completely blown engine from bearing failure, or head gasket failure (that lead to bearing failure), or enough oil consumption where you can’t go a week without adding a quart…I think it’s a disgrace to consumers.

 

[wpod]

I know nothing about their 1 liter engines, but I’ve seen enough carnage from their 2.4’s and 2 whatever’s to know I’d stay the heck away from a Hyundai. And I’m sorry for saying that (for the people that love their cars). It’s just that when you see owners having to buy new cars because their well maintained 5-6 year old vehicle has a completely blown engine from bearing failure, or head gasket failure (that lead to bearing failure), or enough oil consumption where you can’t go a week without adding a quart…I think it’s a disgrace to consumers.

No matter how well or what boutique oil we use will not help low quality.

 

[ATex7239]

Hyundai/Kia engines are crazy inconsistent when it comes to reliability. They either have problems early on even with diligent maintenance or they solider on seemingly forever with total disregard for abuse and neglect. Like my daughter’s 1.8L which has been driven to heck and back on nothing but quick lube oil and cheapo gas for +200K miles. But it’s a survivor.

 

[oil pan 4]

I know nothing about their 1 liter engines, but I’ve seen enough carnage from their 2.4’s and 2 whatever’s to know I’d stay the heck away from a Hyundai. And I’m sorry for saying that (for the people that love their cars). It’s just that when you see owners having to buy new cars because their well maintained 5-6 year old vehicle has a completely blown engine from bearing failure, or head gasket failure (that lead to bearing failure), or enough oil consumption where you can’t go a week without adding a quart…I think it’s a disgrace to consumers.

Yeah I'm eyeing our parked 2008 Hyundai sonata v6 and putting that back into service. As everything new, not just Hyundai seems like trash.