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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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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [csandste]
by backy
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Apr 21, 2008 (7:57 am)
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Replying to: csandste (Apr 20, 2008 9:00 pm)
Only because only a fixed number of cars can be listed there (nine?). But the Optima can still be discussed there. As well as the other mid-sizers that aren't listed.
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [mickeyrom]
by sienna_az
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Apr 21, 2008 (10:14 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Apr 21, 2008 4:14 am)
These boards were confusing to me at first, as I was looking for information on the 2008 Optima, but there didn't seem to be one. So, I made do with poking through the 2007 board. Are there just really that few Optima owners out there? I've actually never seen one "in the wild" other than the one that's been parked in my garage for almost a week. I am really enjoying the car, except for the fact that the "Check" indicator for the emission system came on about 5 days after we bought the car and it hasn't shut off. I'm having to bring it in for it's first service after owning it only seven days. I'm hoping it's just something silly like the gas cap not being on tight enough (they filled it before we took delivery) as we had a bad experience buying our Toyota Sienna in 2000. We had the "Check Engine" light come on as we were driving it home from the lot. Turned out they had to replace the torque converter in our van along with many others manufactured in the two months before we purchased the van. On the same van, we then had to replace the transmission at 44K miles (thankfully it was under warranty). So of course, having this light come on is giving me flashbacks. Hopefully though, it will end up being nothing. We really like the car other than that. We purchased the 4cyl LX Auto in light almond beige. Anyone else have this happen when they purchased the car?
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Re: This board's been asleep for three weeks... [sienna_az]
by mickeyrom
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Apr 22, 2008 (4:32 am)
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Replying to: sienna_az (Apr 21, 2008 10:14 pm)
I've had my 2006.5 since Nov 2006 and now have around 16,000 miles on it. We had two issue in all this time. I had out of round michellin tires and they put Khumos on and fixed that.We also had a problem with the passenger side air bag light. It tooks around 6 visits until they reflashed the computer and now it's fine. I am quite happy my my Optima EX,but I do wish I had bought a Prius or a Civic Hybrid,Unfortunately the depreciation on my car is so high that I cannot afford to trade it for a hybrid.
There are 3 current generations Optimas that I have seen here in Kewanee. It's fairly unusual,but I think as people come to realize the Korean cars are almost as good as the Japanse brands,more KIAs will be seen on the road.
PS Love those heated seats and the cassette deck allows me to listen to my old tapes.
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