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Kia Driver Gets the Most Out of Warranty, Drives 608,000 Miles and Swaps 9 Engines

Usually, vehicles that have driven a large number of miles tend to be older, but there are exceptions. This time, the vehicle in question is a 2012 Kia Sorento, which has driven 608,061 miles (about 978,579 km). That is not world-record material, but it did go through nine engines and four...
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This owner got his money's worth.
 
Meister-Man said:
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Kia Driver Gets the Most Out of Warranty, Drives 608,000 Miles and Swaps 9 Engines

Usually, vehicles that have driven a large number of miles tend to be older, but there are exceptions. This time, the vehicle in question is a 2012 Kia Sorento, which has driven 608,061 miles (about 978,579 km). That is not world-record material, but it did go through nine engines and four...
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This owner got his money's worth.
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Wow. That’s impressive. Beautiful story all round.
 
It's fantastic that he managed to successfully claim for so many engines. However, for someone who is harbouring ambitions of buying a Sorrento in the near future; this is worrying me. The average miles he got per engine are way too low for my liking.
 
Service said:
It's fantastic that he managed to successfully claim for so many engines. However, for someone who is harbouring ambitions of buying a Sorrento in the near future; this is worrying me. The average miles he got per engine are way too low for my liking.
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Those engines were known for going bad, they were not a very good block to build off of and many had failures starting with rod knock which necessitates an engine replacement.

Which model have you got your eye on?
 
PhireSide said:
Those engines were known for going bad, they were not a very good block to build off of and many had failures starting with rod knock which necessitates an engine replacement.

Which model have you got your eye on?
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I was looking at the 2016, 2.2 CRDi, AWD version.
 
Meister-Man said:
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Kia Driver Gets the Most Out of Warranty, Drives 608,000 Miles and Swaps 9 Engines

Usually, vehicles that have driven a large number of miles tend to be older, but there are exceptions. This time, the vehicle in question is a 2012 Kia Sorento, which has driven 608,061 miles (about 978,579 km). That is not world-record material, but it did go through nine engines and four...
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This owner got his money's worth.
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PhireSide said:
Those engines were known for going bad, they were not a very good block to build off of and many had failures starting with rod knock which necessitates an engine replacement.

Which model have you got your eye on?
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Geez plz tell me most Kia engines aren't this way
 
ronz91 said:
Geez plz tell me most Kia engines aren't this way
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The ones we get here are solid, for the most part.

I sold my i30 with the 1.6 G4FC motor when it was approaching 280k km and the only work required to the engine in the eight years of ownership was a new starter motor.

I can't say the same for my current ride...it loves to eat parts:ROFL:
 
PhireSide said:
The ones we get here are solid, for the most part.

I sold my i30 with the 1.6 G4FC motor when it was approaching 280k km and the only work required to the engine in the eight years of ownership was a new starter motor.

I can't say the same for my current ride...it loves to eat parts:ROFL:
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what you driving atm?
 
PhireSide said:
2007 A4 Avant 2.0T

But given the fuel price, I feel like I should have gone for the TDi instead:confused:
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ah German, I haven't owned 1 but been put off by the horror stories of high bills
 
ronz91 said:
ah German, I haven't owned 1 but been put off by the horror stories of high bills
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The parts are fairly reasonably priced when compared to the Koreans, but the labour is pretty rough as it appears that most of the common failure parts are hard to get to.

And I won't say they were engineered in the best way either. For example, they use a bucket cam for the high pressure fuel pump on the EA113 engine which wears down every 50k km or so, or less if you have a tuned engine.

They changed to a roller cam system on the EA888 though so at least they learnt from their mistakes in certain areas.

Still enjoy driving it though, but a Stage 1 is next on the list which should take it to close to 200kW with a healthy engine
 
PhireSide said:
The parts are fairly reasonably priced when compared to the Koreans, but the labour is pretty rough as it appears that most of the common failure parts are hard to get to.

And I won't say they were engineered in the best way either. For example, they use a bucket cam for the high pressure fuel pump on the EA113 engine which wears down every 50k km or so, or less if you have a tuned engine.

They changed to a roller cam system on the EA888 though so at least they learnt from their mistakes in certain areas.
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The Japs keep it simple, hence easy to fix. Given it has less performance.

PhireSide said:
Still enjoy driving it though, but a Stage 1 is next on the list which should take it to close to 200kW with a healthy engine
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So the fuel consumption is not bad enough for you yet XD
 
PhireSide said:
The ones we get here are solid, for the most part.

I sold my i30 with the 1.6 G4FC motor when it was approaching 280k km and the only work required to the engine in the eight years of ownership was a new starter motor.

I can't say the same for my current ride...it loves to eat parts:ROFL:
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how to check if a Hyundai/Kia is due for recall? mine has the G4HG engine, and according to the internet there is a recall out in the UK for those.
(crankshaft pulley bolt issue)

where do I need to put in the VIN number to check if its been done, or not.
 
ronz91 said:
The Japs keep it simple, hence easy to fix. Given it has less performance.



So the fuel consumption is not bad enough for you yet XD
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Don't get me wrong, the car is quite lovely to drive and I'm enjoying the change of scenery, but the German marques really require you to keep an eye on maintenance and stuff like that whereas the Eastern ones seem to be more forgiving.

It's probably why most of the 500k+ km cars out there are mostly Honda and Toyota and some of your less stressed pushrod engines in the older Ford trucks. Those things just seem to go on and on forever.

And WRT the fuel economy, I'm sure it can't get much worse, surely?:ROFL:
 
PhireSide said:
Don't get me wrong, the car is quite lovely to drive and I'm enjoying the change of scenery, but the German marques really require you to keep an eye on maintenance and stuff like that whereas the Eastern ones seem to be more forgiving.

It's probably why most of the 500k+ km cars out there are mostly Honda and Toyota and some of your less stressed pushrod engines in the older Ford trucks. Those things just seem to go on and on forever.
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tbh I shudder to think how many kW my car has. but its plenty quick enough for daily commutes and even compared to the Sentra. But yeah like you said, looking to drive it for as long as possible.

Basically I realised I am a pleb.

PhireSide said:
And WRT the fuel economy, I'm sure it can't get much worse, surely?:ROFL:
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Brave words for a South African :laugh:
 
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ronz91 said:
tbh I shudder to think how many kW my car has. but its plenty quick enough for daily commutes and even compared to the Sentra. But yeah like you said, looking to drive it for as long as possible.


Brave words for a South African :laugh:
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What is your ride?
 
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