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#2776 of 3018 Re: Spark Plug & Wires ABUSE! [craigbrooks] by de1029 Mar 11, 2009 (6:43 am)
Replying to: craigbrooks (Feb 20, 2009 9:09 pm) Well folks...the timing belt snapped on 3.04.09 at 114,600 miles...Went to start car to go to work and it appeared that the battery reacted to the 11 degree overnight temps. Called GEICO and tow guy tried to jump start the car. He uttered those dirty words...It's your timing belt! Can you say the Hyundai Sonata is in the junk yard as of 3.6.09? Sorry guys, silly me bought a Chevy Cobalt. Four cylinder...I didn't want to spend a lot and I don't want to spend so much in the coming years for maintenance matters. Just hoping haste does not make waste in THIS situation. I want to thank everyone over the years from 2000 when I bought the Sonata. I received the best advice from all of you. I just want you to know that I did appreciate everything. No, I was not happy when the Sonata died and I had to get a new car. I admit I was hedging my bets on buying or fixing...and I do believe I was going to be hit with a new battery, new fan blower motor (heater and A/C) and very probably engine or transmission work...in addition to the sparkplugs which started all this latest questioning. Again, it's over and I do thank everyone. I hope I get the same good advice from the Cobalt site! Joe Replies to this message: pfine (Mar 11, 2009 9:34 am) de1029 (Jun 01, 2009 6:33 am)
#2777 of 3018 Re: Fuel filter replacement in 2006 sonata V6. [jkim972] by newowner10 Mar 11, 2009 (8:40 am)
Replying to: jkim972 (Mar 10, 2009 1:18 pm) It is actually a "Air" filter on my 2009 Sonata. I would doubt this filter would ever need changed unless you do a lot of off roading. It filters the air that goes into the tank as the fuel in used. Replies to this message: craigbrooks (Mar 11, 2009 6:57 pm)
#2778 of 3018 Re: Spark Plug & Wires ABUSE! [de1029] by pfine Mar 11, 2009 (9:34 am)
Replying to: de1029 (Mar 11, 2009 6:43 am) How old was the timing belt that snapped? Did you ask Hyundai for warranty help with the situation? If that was the original belt, no wonder it broke. That got a lot of miles.   Did you get the new XFE Cobalt with the 37 mpg? How is the new car? Replies to this message: de1029 (Jun 01, 2009 6:33 am)
#2779 of 3018 Re: Manual Trans Sonata - Repeat Clutch Failures Pls Help! [pfine] by pfine Mar 11, 2009 (2:09 pm)
Replying to: pfine (Mar 10, 2009 7:42 pm) Ok responding to my own post -- I got the car back today. The Hyundai dealer replaced the clutch disc, the bearings, the pressure plate, and the mechanic "removed the check valve from the slave cylinder."   The mechanic said the Hyundai district tech rep told him to remove the check valve and he just did what he was told. He didn't know why it was done or for what reason. He just did it.   Does anyone at all out there have an idea because I don't know how doing this would be considered proper. Does Hyundai have a design defect with their clutch slave cylinders necessitating taking out the check valve to prevent clutch damage?????? Does this sound like a plausible reason why the car was eating up multiple clutches?   This is indeed a mystery.
#2780 of 3018 Re: Fuel filter replacement in 2006 sonata V6. [newowner10] by craigbrooks Mar 11, 2009 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: newowner10 (Mar 11, 2009 8:40 am) Actually I believe it is an EPA required filter in case you overfill the tank to collect vapors that may escape. Roading or not...I'll never check or replace mine. BTW I never fill past the first shut off on the nozzle. Nor do I offroad unless you count the ranch roads to the backwoods.
#2781 of 3018 news tires and camber adjusting ball joint in 2006 sonata by ktpmm5 Mar 13, 2009 (11:36 am)
I've got a question for everyone. I've got a 2006 Sonata, V4, that the kids drive to school and back. 28,000 miles.    Today my son took it in for an oil change, and they ended up changing two tires, doing front-end alignment and installing a "camber adjusting ball joint". First of all, isn't 28K miles a bit early for new tires? Should I be concerned that something else is wrong? And what the heck is a "camber adjusting ball joint"??? Replies to this message: jlindh (Mar 17, 2009 2:02 pm)
#2782 of 3018 Engine noise at start up Hyndai Sonata 2006 by talathi Mar 13, 2009 (2:25 pm)
I bought 06 Hyundai from a Honda dealer and used their oil change service. It turns out they put the oil filter cap wrong and the oil seemed to leak into the engine. The engine seemed to make noise at the start up, so I took it to Hyundai Dealer to get it checked. The Hyundai dealer suggested that there might be some engine damage.He showed me the picture of the oil leak around the filter and also informed me that there were metal parts floating in the oil pan.   However when I took the vehicle back to original Honda Dealer, he mentioned that it was Timing Tensioner problem which is a known issue with Hyundai. He got it replaced for me from another Hyundai Dealer.   However the engine still makes noise when started from cold condition. What are my options? Do I take it back to Honda dealer and get the engine inspected? I am thinking of taking the legal course? Kindly inform Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 14, 2009 9:38 am)
#2783 of 3018 Re: Engine noise at start up Hyndai Sonata 2006 [talathi] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 14, 2009 (9:38 am)
Replying to: talathi (Mar 13, 2009 2:25 pm) Did you measure the amount of oil lost on the dipstick?   Does anyone know this?   If not, there's no legal case I can see. No evidence.   You'd have to lose a considerable amount of oil to cause engine damage, and your oil light would have been on anyway to signify loss of oil pressure. So unless you dropped a few quarts of oil on the ground, I don't see a connection here and the Honda dealer is probably correct and in my eyes, acted appropriately. However I don't know all the facts.   If the engine makes a bit of ticking noise for 2-3 minutes and then goes away, no worries.   If the noise persists throughout the day, this should be investigated further by the Honda dealer, especially if it didn't do it when you bought the car. But a slight ticking for a few minutes is pretty normal on cold days.
#2784 of 3018 timing belt by izzyb Mar 14, 2009 (7:30 pm)
Hyundai Sonata, have 66,000 miles on it. Haven't replaced timing belt yet. I think 60,000 miles is what Hyundai recomends, but that seems unreasonable.. Want to know what you think the average belt will last. Would like feedback on when you got yours changed. And any stats on how long they usually last. Replies to this message: fushigi (Mar 14, 2009 7:54 pm) backy (Mar 14, 2009 7:57 pm)
#2785 of 3018 Re: timing belt [izzyb] by fushigi Mar 14, 2009 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: izzyb (Mar 14, 2009 7:30 pm) If you live in the US but not in California, you risk voiding the powertrain warranty if you do not get it replaced and later suffer a failure that can be traced to the belt. Also, if the belt breaks, you'll likely be looking at a new engine (not under warranty).   Get it replaced pronto. Also do whatever else was recommended by Hyundai (not necessarily the dealer .. RTFM) for the 60K service interval. And as there shouldn't be an additional labor charge, replace the other belts at the same time.   This is not unique to Hyundai. Pretty much every car with a timing belt specifies a 50-60K mile change interval.

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