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Triple_Se7en
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The 2012 Kia 2.4 is a Gen1 DOHC, not a GDI / TGDI engine. I doubt you find any all stacked up as junk, behind the dealerships.
The 2012s were also in the era prior to HyunKia using soft metallurgy engine parts. The connecting rod bearings (#1 failure part) aren't the same either.
The problems mainly surfaced when Gen 2 engines were introduced. A few were made for 2012, but Gen 2 typically ran from 2013-2019..... again a small amount of leftover engines that were fit into 2020 models..
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2014 Nissan Versa Note.... 169,000, Ran off the road once, road sign put gash in oil pan, ran engine with no oil for .25 miles at 240k, at 250k CVT cooler line leaked out most of the fluid, and ran low on fluid, slipping for 60 miles. ECU was giving me shift error codes, replaced hoses, flush and refilled 4 times and still going. At 165k sudden coolant loss, really low on coolant, engine overheated and now a valve rocker is clacking. Poured in some Barrs leak and no more coolant loss. 39mpg. typical belt squeal, and AC still works.
My daily driver.
My daily driver.
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Walnut blasting or did they use some sort of intake feed solvent/cleaner? Nice results.
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2002 2500hd 6.0 LQ4
237k miles on the clock.
had been running on Valvoline HM synthetic 5w-30 and a M1-206a from 60k to 230k, oil pump and timing chain was replaced at cam install at 200k. everything else is original inside the motor. at 230k it got PUP 5w-30 with HPL EC30 and now on HPL PCEO 5w-40. engine runs quiet and does not burn any oil.
237k miles on the clock.
had been running on Valvoline HM synthetic 5w-30 and a M1-206a from 60k to 230k, oil pump and timing chain was replaced at cam install at 200k. everything else is original inside the motor. at 230k it got PUP 5w-30 with HPL EC30 and now on HPL PCEO 5w-40. engine runs quiet and does not burn any oil.
they used some spray, but I don't know the details
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I had a Chevy S-10 with the 4.3L power plant and when I sold it she has 201,000 original miles and ran great
I see the guy I sold it to around town sometimes and she's still going strong!
I ran Amsoil 5w30 from when I bought it at 75k till I sold it at 201,000
‘15 Hyundai Elantra 1.8L. Got it a year ago for teenage daughter w/213K miles and it is still going. Been a decent little around town beater for her. Needed a few things early on to make it road worthy but after that so far so good.
Just rolled 200k miles the other day on my 2009 Pontiac G5. Second vehicle I’ve seen this mileage with; other one was my 2003 Mazda Tribute V-6.
Still runs strong, bit of TC rattle at start up, valve cover gasket starting to seep a bit, but burn no oil and no oil level change at all over an OCI.
AC blows fridge-locker cold, and gets over 31mpg on average for my 75-mile per day highway commute. It’s rough and rusty, but the floors are still solid so far, and the sills were re-welded when put on the road for me. Only real hole is the hood has rusted though.
No budget to replace it in the near future, so I will most likely have to push it until it actually quits from something major. I may post back here that it made it to 250k miles at some point!
Still runs strong, bit of TC rattle at start up, valve cover gasket starting to seep a bit, but burn no oil and no oil level change at all over an OCI.
AC blows fridge-locker cold, and gets over 31mpg on average for my 75-mile per day highway commute. It’s rough and rusty, but the floors are still solid so far, and the sills were re-welded when put on the road for me. Only real hole is the hood has rusted though.
No budget to replace it in the near future, so I will most likely have to push it until it actually quits from something major. I may post back here that it made it to 250k miles at some point!
I think I last posted here in 2019. The 2004 Hyundai Sonata GLS (2.7 V6) in that post hit 200k miles last week. A small seep has started on the front corner of the cover, so we pulled it this weekend and refreshed the gasket with a Fel-Pro kit on the front bank. We'll do the same on the back next week.
A bit more varnish than I expected, and some scoring on the lobes (not enough to catch a thumbnail) I don't recall from the last time we did this at 100k, but all in all, not too bad for a 20-year-old car that's been through 4 teen drivers.
It's seen a steady diet of Mobil1 10w30 since we purchased it from my brother at 80k with a bump to the high mileage formulation at 120k. OCI of 5k with a Hyundai filter.
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125 miles per hour test-drive, I like this shop
Wife’s 2013 Fusion 2.0 Ecoboost is just shy of 185k. Zero issues.
Bought it at 20k as a CPO vehicle & was my commuter until 145k. I commuted 25-30mi each way, all hwy, & did 10k mi OCI’s with Amsoil SS 5/30 & an occasional M1 5/30 thrown in. At 145k she took over with it & has an extremely short commute so swapped to PUP 5/30 on a 5k interval. At 180k(just shy) changed to the base HPL PCMO 5/30. Just did a 5k OCI with the HPL & an Amsoil filter (C&P is in the filter forum). Wasn’t any buildup to speak of in that 5k run.
Taking that same car on a >1k mi round trip up to Oregon in a couple weeks.
Highest mileage vehicle I’ve had was a 78 Chevy 1 ton crew cab. 323k on original 454 before a GM 454HO crate went in. Old motor ran better than that **** crate & it was sold at 328k. That thing was abused to no end & ran on Chevron conventional 10/30, 10/40 & 20/50. No regard to season for viscosity, just whatever was picked up at Napa with a Napa Gold filter.
Bought it at 20k as a CPO vehicle & was my commuter until 145k. I commuted 25-30mi each way, all hwy, & did 10k mi OCI’s with Amsoil SS 5/30 & an occasional M1 5/30 thrown in. At 145k she took over with it & has an extremely short commute so swapped to PUP 5/30 on a 5k interval. At 180k(just shy) changed to the base HPL PCMO 5/30. Just did a 5k OCI with the HPL & an Amsoil filter (C&P is in the filter forum). Wasn’t any buildup to speak of in that 5k run.
Taking that same car on a >1k mi round trip up to Oregon in a couple weeks.
Highest mileage vehicle I’ve had was a 78 Chevy 1 ton crew cab. 323k on original 454 before a GM 454HO crate went in. Old motor ran better than that **** crate & it was sold at 328k. That thing was abused to no end & ran on Chevron conventional 10/30, 10/40 & 20/50. No regard to season for viscosity, just whatever was picked up at Napa with a Napa Gold filter.
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and I got some of my usual 89 with savings... 11 milk jugs worth for 11 singles and a few bits. Life is good.
and I got some of my usual 89 with savings... 11 milk jugs worth for 11 singles and a few bits. Life is good.
Wish I had your gas prices here in CA
2013 Kia Soul 170k. 5k oil changes with Kia oem filters and synthetic blend oil - Mostly Chevron Supreme oil but sometimes other name brands. Burns no oil and still runs great
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