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Re: Oil Change [lapasada]
by gamleged
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Mar 08, 2008 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: lapasada (Mar 08, 2008 2:06 pm)
To keep your warranty intact, the 7,500 miles OR 6 month interval is necessary. Now I don't know how a dealer could or would say that you should be using the 3000 mile/3 month "severe usage" interval unless you bring your car in covered in desert dust or caked with salt from Bonneville.
As it happens, I have the oil/filter changed every 3750 miles, mainly because I did that with my old '90 Accord (I still have it) which uses (leaks, actually) less than one quart between changes and is maybe 3000 miles shy of a quarter of a million miles...
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- #394 of 452
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Battery Service
by grayfox
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Mar 18, 2008 (8:04 am)
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Do we have a sealed battery in the Azeras or should the top cover be removed to service the battery with distilled water?
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- #395 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [grayfox]
by allmet33
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Mar 18, 2008 (8:15 am)
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Replying to: grayfox (Mar 18, 2008 8:04 am)
You shouldn't have to touch the battery and if you do (providing you're still within the bumper-to-bumper warranty parameters) Hyundai should be taking care of it for you.
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- #396 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [allmet33]
by grayfox
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Mar 18, 2008 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 8:15 am)
Thanks allmet33. Nothing wrong with my battery but I wanted to keep it that way with appropriate servicing.
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- #397 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [grayfox]
by allmet33
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Mar 18, 2008 (11:22 am)
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Replying to: grayfox (Mar 18, 2008 10:12 am)
Last conversation I had with the service manager, he mentioned that the factory battery is a 5 year battery and should never need anything...under normal circumstances.
Mine has only been jumped once in 2 years and that's only because I have an aftermarket sound system and I played it too long with the car off and it ran the battery down. However, since that jump...no problems at all.
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- #398 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [allmet33]
by 101649
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Mar 18, 2008 (3:28 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 11:22 am)
24 months/ unlimited mileage..check your warranty..Korean batteries are not the best ones available.....
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- #399 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [101649]
by allmet33
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Mar 19, 2008 (5:21 am)
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Replying to: 101649 (Mar 18, 2008 3:28 pm)
Unless you pay for the extended warranty...which I did. However, what you're stating is for battery coverage...the actual battery itself is supposed to be a 60 month battery (as told to me by the service dept. manager).
Concerning "Korean" batteries...the one in my '02 Sonata was still going strong when I traded it in 4 years (105K miles) later.
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- #400 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [allmet33]
by 101649
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Mar 19, 2008 (12:51 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 19, 2008 5:21 am)
Might be pro rated for 60 months, but i doubt it..I have an 01 Santa Fe with 120k and an 02 Sonata with 55k; both original Korean batteries died after just 24 months of service for each vehicle...I have top of the line Interstate's in both now and they have never needed a jump or charge...My 06 Azera has the Platinum Interstate now (factory battery is out of warranty) and I use the original Factory as a spare jumper battery just in case..
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- #401 of 452
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Re: Battery Service [101649]
by allmet33
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Mar 19, 2008 (1:01 pm)
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Replying to: 101649 (Mar 19, 2008 12:51 pm)
Wow...I wonder what happened! The only issue I had was a bad voltage regulator, which ended up killing the original battery that came with the car (within the 1st 6 mos). The part was replaced, a new factory battery was installed and like I said...4 years later (105K miles)...it was still going strong.
I wonder if they were putting different batteries in different batches of cars.
My '06 Azera is 2 years old with almost 47k miles and it's still on the original battery, which was jumped once but running it down was my fault. I haven't had any problems with it since it has been jumped though.
You're definitely a fan of Hyundai!!! If I can find a way to keep my Azera AND get the Genesis...I'll be one happy camper.
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