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3018 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 5:13 PM
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Replying to: de1029 (Mar 11, 2009 6:43 am) Did you get the new XFE Cobalt with the 37 mpg? How is the new car?
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Replying to: pfine (Mar 10, 2009 7:42 pm) 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. |
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Replying to: newowner10 (Mar 11, 2009 8:40 am) 
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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"???
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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
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Replying to: talathi (Mar 13, 2009 2:25 pm) 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. |
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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.
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Replying to: izzyb (Mar 14, 2009 7:30 pm) 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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Replying to: izzyb (Mar 14, 2009 7:30 pm) A belt could last a lot longer than 60k. But maybe not. The "average" time a belt lasts won't help you if your belt is below the average. As Dirty Harry said, "How lucky do ya feel?" |
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Replying to: ktpmm5 (Mar 13, 2009 11:36 am) 1. Tires should generally last longer than 28,000 miles. Have a look at the wheels and see if there has been some hard contact with a curb or pothole. Either one could have knocked the front end out badly enough to eat a set of tires in 28k miles. The fact that the shop added a "camber adjustable ball joint (tie rod)" would seem to indicate hard contact at some point unless you're only being ripped off. 2. How did the tires look before they were changed? You do take an occasional look at the tires, don't you? If not, you should. That occasional tire look will also alert you to the uneven wear caused by an "out of alignment" front end. An alignment early on after the problem occurred could have saved the original tires. It's a great idea to have the front end aligned every couple of years as a preventative measure. 3. Many modern cars are no longer equipped with camber adjustable front ends. Basically, camber is the angle at which he tire meets the road in the vertical axis. An accident or heavy contact with a curb or pothole could necessitate the installation of an adjustable tie rod in order to get the tire vertical again. That's why I'm suggesting that some contact has been made. 4. Suggest to your son that he ask to see any parts that need to be replaced before OK'ing the repair. It's also a good idea to take a look at the parts that have been replaced just to make sure that the job was actually done. Good Luck. |
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