I have a 2010 and have to admit, it doesn't sound like that. On the other hand my friend has a Kia Soul with the same engine and his sounds like yours. He is about to flip 100k and mine is only at 60k. These engines tend to get noisy as they get close to 100k. They are solid, non hydraulic adjusting lifters (cam followers). But it doesn't sound like your top end is noisy.
I use 5w30 in mine and my friend got service records with his and it was always run on 5w20. So the choice is yours, I would suggest 5w30 and see how it does after a few thousand miles. This engine is pretty old school and I think the best results are when you change oil often, even if it is cheap oil. Rather than 10k on a top quality oil.
I use 5w30 in mine and my friend got service records with his and it was always run on 5w20. So the choice is yours, I would suggest 5w30 and see how it does after a few thousand miles. This engine is pretty old school and I think the best results are when you change oil often, even if it is cheap oil. Rather than 10k on a top quality oil.