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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [csandste]
by mickeyrom
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Apr 20, 2008 (12:03 pm)
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Replying to: csandste (Apr 20, 2008 11:09 am)
What are you speaking of ? I mean "delisted"....
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [mickeyrom]
by chizi
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Apr 20, 2008 (4:30 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Apr 20, 2008 12:03 pm)
About time some body wrote on this board again (thanks mickeyrom and csandste) I have observed the inactivity on this board the past weeks and was beginning to wonder if we (Optima owners) have nothing more to say about our Optimas. To get things rolling again here's a few question for anyone who might know:
1)What are the specifications for the front and rear stabilizer bars on the 07 Optima? (Any one noticed it's not published on Kia's website compared to other manufacturers that publish such details)
2)Is anyone here using synthetic oil on their Optima? What brand and what weight? For conventional oil what brand and weight? My dealership seems to be switching brands every six months..........I am considering just buying my own oil from Wal-Mart and taking it to the dealership for consistency since different companies have different additives.
3) This one I should probably post on the mpg forum, those of you who claim to be getting higher than 35mpg what would you recommend with regards to oil brand,type of oil (synthetic or conventional) and cold tire pressure reading? I follow the owners manual closely....so 32psi cold, and 5w30 for oil and my best mpg has been 31 (2007 Kia Optima EX w/ Apperance Package).
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [chizi]
by bmetelsky
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Apr 20, 2008 (5:18 pm)
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Replying to: chizi (Apr 20, 2008 4:30 pm)
I had thought 5w20 was the oil specification for the Optima. That is what I use. If I try to get that done at Walmart they charge me extra for some reason. I've been going to Firestone to have the oil changed and they are using Kendall 5w20 synthetic blend.
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [chizi]
by mickeyrom
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Apr 20, 2008 (6:20 pm)
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Replying to: chizi (Apr 20, 2008 4:30 pm)
I use Mobil1 5W20 and change it every 6 months or 6000 miles. 90% highway.
35 lbs air, and just last week had tires inflated with nitrogen.It's the latest fad. Can't hurt. I did get over 40 MPG one time but that is not typical.Usually straight hwy I get at least 33.
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [csandste]
by backy
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Apr 20, 2008 (6:45 pm)
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Replying to: csandste (Apr 20, 2008 11:09 am)
Just thinking, the Optima doesn't sell in huge volumes, so maybe we'd get more traffic if all the general discussions on the Gen 2 (2006.5+) Optima were consolidated, instead of one for 2006.5, one for 2007, none for 2008, and one for 2009. Then everyone who wants to talk about the Gen 2 Optima could get together here. 
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [bmetelsky]
by csandste
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Apr 20, 2008 (8:57 pm)
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Replying to: bmetelsky (Apr 20, 2008 5:18 pm)
I got Wal-Mart's house brand 5w20 at the regular price last time. Warren Performance Products lists this as a semi-syn so my assumption is that the ST is as well. Since I'm sticking pretty close to a 3K oil change in order to keep the warranty going, I'm not investing in an oil with a more robust ad. pack. Any SM oil is good for that kind of service.
I got a good UOA with ST 5w30 going 4000 miles with my 01 Elantra so I may run one on this car and then stretch it out if everything looks good. The short Hyunkia service intervals are a way for them to get even for the long warranty. The oil life monitor on my Malibu Maxx runs over 7000 miles. That's a bit far to pust SuperTech so I switch to Pennzoil 5w30 for that one.
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [backy]
by csandste
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Apr 20, 2008 (8:59 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Apr 20, 2008 6:45 pm)
That makes a lot of sense.
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [mickeyrom]
by csandste
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Apr 20, 2008 (9:00 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Apr 20, 2008 12:03 pm)
I mean it's no longer on sedans 2.0 board.
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Optima questions
by chizi
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Apr 20, 2008 (9:54 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Apr 20, 2008 6:20 pm)
Thanks to every one who gave in-put to my question. For those of you using 5w20, the only reason I've been using 5w30 is because that's the only thing the service department stocks. Switching to 5w20 won't be an issue when I start taking my oil to the service dept. My other question is with an OCI of 6,000 miles, do you change the filter (assuming it's a Kia filter) at 3,000 miles or do you run with the same filter for 6,000 miles? Can Kia filters survive an OCI longer than 3,000 miles (synthetic oil or not) or is that a disaster waiting to happen? What after market oil filters would you guys recommend?
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [backy]
by mickeyrom
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Apr 21, 2008 (4:14 am)
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Replying to: backy (Apr 20, 2008 6:45 pm)
The 2006.5 is the 2007,but the 2008 is slightly different.I think only that the EX lost the cassette deck.However,all are pretty much the same car with the same issues and same power train so why not consolidate.I'm all for it.BTW has anyone looked up KIA Optima on youtube? There is one guy who really...really loves his KIA.Others ...not so much...
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