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Re: 2007 Optima Cabin Air Filter [mickeyrom]
by epekarik
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Dec 21, 2008 (9:19 am)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Dec 01, 2008 3:29 pm)
I tried to pull the air filter out from behind the glove box. Is there a trick to it? I don't want to break something. I was pulling it but didn't move.... thnx Endre
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Re: 2007 Optima Cabin Air Filter [epekarik]
by mickeyrom
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Dec 21, 2008 (9:31 am)
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Replying to: epekarik (Dec 21, 2008 9:19 am)
It's not easy to explain.Did you read your owners manual? Basically you stick in both hands,pinch the two thingies between thumb and forefinger and pull.
Good luck and Merry Christmas. 
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Re: 2007 Optima Cabin Air Filter [mickeyrom]
by epekarik
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Jan 02, 2009 (3:09 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Dec 21, 2008 9:31 am)
Well... I ended up taking it to the dealer. I didn't mind paying .5 hours labor to see how it is done. The problem is that the tabs you push together are small and it is hard to push both sets together and pull at the same time. They showed me a trick. Get a hook, sort of a small flat head screw driver bent at the end 90 degrees. Wedge the end of the hook between the filter they and the frame at the side, not the top or bottom of tray. Pull with he hook on the side while pushing the tabs together on the same side. Repeat on both other side. It took about 20 minutes for the mechanic with no success. Than he found the hook in his toolbox. With the hook, it popped out in a few seconds.....
The reason I wanted to do it, because the auto part store has the filter for $20 and the dealer asks $60 for the same filter.
Now, if could just learn how to do the PCV valve too 
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Re: 2007 Optima Cabin Air Filter [epekarik]
by mickeyrom
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Jan 02, 2009 (3:51 pm)
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Replying to: epekarik (Jan 02, 2009 3:09 pm)
$60...? wow,I only paid around $25 at my dealer.You should shop around for a better dealer.They do not charge the same for their parts.
ZI had no trouble getting the filter out,but once I got it out,the filter was not a real good fit.There is a bit of a space between the filter and the filter frame.
What was harder for me was dropping the glove box.
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2007 kia optima recall
by aruba531
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Jan 12, 2009 (8:21 pm)
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Did anyone get a card in the mail regarding a safety issue recall on your 2007 Optima? The card doesn't say what it's about and to honor the extended warranty I have to respond within 72 hours. Does anyone know what this is about? Thanks, Sue
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Re: 2007 kia optima recall [aruba531]
by backy
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Jan 12, 2009 (8:26 pm)
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Replying to: aruba531 (Jan 12, 2009 8:21 pm)
I smell a rat. A bona-fide safety recall action, i.e. triggered by the NHTSA, would state the nature of the recall and would not give you only 72 hours to respond in order to honor the extended warranty. To me, this sounds like one of those imaginative (but misleading) marketing ploys we sometimes get in the mail. You could call Kia Customer Service or a Kia dealer to verify that there really is a safety-related recall on your car--they will ask for the VIN.
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Re: 2007 kia optima recall [aruba531]
by mickeyrom
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Jan 12, 2009 (8:40 pm)
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Replying to: aruba531 (Jan 12, 2009 8:21 pm)
I had my tranny fluid changed today at a KIA dealer,and there was no mention of any recall. 
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Re: 2007 kia optima recall [mickeyrom]
by csandste
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Jan 12, 2009 (11:22 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Jan 12, 2009 8:40 pm)
I was put off by the short mileage fluid requirements in the manual. How many miles when you changed it? How much did it cost you?
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No action here...
by csandste
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Feb 14, 2009 (12:28 pm)
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No problems what so ever on my wife's car, now in it's 26th month.
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Re: 2007 kia optima recall [csandste]
by mickeyrom
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Feb 14, 2009 (3:02 pm)
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Replying to: csandste (Jan 12, 2009 11:22 pm)
I just changed it at 25K and the dealer asked "why so soon"?
I do it every two years,but I know the manual requires it at 18K if heavy use.is your use considered so heavy?
It cost around $75,but if you get it flushed,it is very much pricier.
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