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That's painful.
Our Santa Fe Sport block has the lifetime coverage. We even have it in writing.
Our Santa Fe Sport block has the lifetime coverage. We even have it in writing.
Is this the 2.4L or the V6? Both are great engines, but he theta 2, which was used in 2011 on up Hyundai's, were the ones with the problems.292K on a 2006 Sonata when I sold it running great. When did the problems start?
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2.4Is this the 2.4L or the V6? Both are great engines, but he theta 2, which was used in 2011 on up Hyundai's, were the ones with the problems.
Why didn't you get the head serviced, as well?My son's Elantra was gobbling oil (4qts qsud 5w30 ) in 2 k miles,,,,,,, so a trip to the dealer for an oil change and consumption study,, they said way too much oil , ordered a short block and gave him a laner we bought in New parts ,belts ,waterpump and tensioner. So now he has a paid for car and a fresh motor @115K miles last fall.simple process and the dealer was stand up solid ,,,and the work was well done ,cudo's to St. Cloud Hundai.
I'd rather have a vehicle whose engine lasts 200k+ with no short block required.My son's Elantra was gobbling oil (4qts qsud 5w30 ) in 2 k miles,,,,,,, so a trip to the dealer for an oil change and consumption study,, they said way too much oil , ordered a short block and gave him a laner we bought in New parts ,belts ,waterpump and tensioner. So now he has a paid for car and a fresh motor @115K miles last fall.simple process and the dealer was stand up solid ,,,and the work was well done ,cudo's to St. Cloud Hundai.
When a motor is garbage design they cost a fortune because you can't find them since they are all blown up ! The Nissan engine must be a reliable one so there is no demand for the supplyWhat's expensive? I can't give a 2013 Nissan engine with 69,000 miles away.
When a motor is garbage design they cost a fortune because you can't find them since they are all blown up ! The Nissan engine must be a reliable one so there is no demand for the supply
$300 for a DIY'er to replace the engine and go another 100,000 miles or spend $10,000 for a newer car. You do the math.Or no one thinks replacing the engine in a 10 year old Versa is worth it.
I also think 5w-20 is really pushing it, all one has to do is look at the rod and main clearances and operating temperature for the oil in the service manual and it's easy to see it's not an appropriate viscosity.2011 when they started using Theta II GDI engines. Those are the ones with the most problems and have the lifetime warranty settlement. The engine in this thread is the 1.8L Nu MPI and some people had issues with it too.
I don’t know what went wrong with Hyundai after that. Their older 4cyl engines that I’m most familiar with (alpha, beta, gamma family) were solid little engines. Hopefully my 1.6L Gamma GDI in my Kia Soul will be just as reliable. Accent Abuser has almost 200k on the same engine, so there’s that.
I’m convinced that a lot (not all) of the failures are due to people not bothering to check or changing their oil. A Kia tech on the Soul forums kinda backs that’s up with all the over due oil change stickers he sees every day. But I digress.
The Gamma II is a good example of this, it sounds like a coffee can full of gravel under load at highway speeds if you use 87 octane. I have no idea what kind of damage that could do but I sure as heck don't want to find out, 93 for me.I highly doubt not changing oil is going to throw a rod through the crank. If anything they didn't do the ignition timing and or air fuel ratio right and once some carbon build up, boom. GDI is less tolerant of knock and if their metal aren't build for enough abuse tolerance then all bets are off.
Lol, thats a good one.Gives the term "positive crankcase ventilation" a whole new meaning.
I believe it was from a 2013 Elantra
The valve covers all have varnish on them even with short OCIs. Something about these engines is very hard on the oil.I cannot say with certainty but I think that should be a Gamma series engine which have actually had a fairly good track record, relatively speaking compared to other Hyundai engines from that period. The biggest contributor to issues that I have seen with the Gamma engines is that you REALLY need to consistently change the oil every 3000-4000 miles because those engines dump so much carbon soot into the crankcase, even the non-turbo versions too. That stuff can build up in your engine otherwise and lead to serious issues, it can be hard to get cleaned out as well if too much buildup occurs.
I have decided to run Chevron Delo XLE 10W30 HDEO in my Hyundai Gamma engine from now on that is SN PLUS rated. Anything extra that can help keep this engine clean might be the only chance I have to save it long-term after the damage that was done to it prior to my regimen of caretaking.
I believe it had to do with cleanliness during manufacturing.If anything they didn't do the ignition timing and or air fuel ratio right and once some carbon build up, boom.
Good idea. That oil has 3.5 HTHS and is overall tough as nails. Add a good cleaner like EPR or B12 every once in awhile and clean out the intake every 10-20k. They're good engines but they're filthy.I cannot say with certainty but I think that should be a Gamma series engine which have actually had a fairly good track record, relatively speaking compared to other Hyundai engines from that period. The biggest contributor to issues that I have seen with the Gamma engines is that you REALLY need to consistently change the oil every 3000-4000 miles because those engines dump so much carbon soot into the crankcase, even the non-turbo versions too. That stuff can build up in your engine otherwise and lead to serious issues, it can be hard to get cleaned out as well if too much buildup occurs.
I have decided to run Chevron Delo XLE 10W30 HDEO in my Hyundai Gamma engine from now on that is SN PLUS rated. Anything extra that can help keep this engine clean might be the only chance I have to save it long-term after the damage that was done to it prior to my regimen of caretaking.