Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[ArticSteve]

Plus the anti freeze and do that every 3 years.

I too am pretty big on changing fluids, but isn't coolant at 3 years a bit too early? I do it at 6 years typically.
On the BMW however I think I did it 4 times in 2 years. Luckily the BMW coolant is cheap.

Depends on how it's done.  If it's a dump an fill then it's 3 years, if it's a total exchange then 5 years.

[revalations]

Took in a 2007 Santa Fe on trade a few weeks back on a truck. Original owner traded, 343,000 km on its 2.7 V6. I asked him if the timing belt had ever been changed….nope! All original. It’s recommended at 100,000 km. The rest of the car looks great and it runs/drives excellent so I decided to spend the $$ on a timing belt kit. This is what 16 years and 343k looks like. I’d say it was time!


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[rrocket]

A bit old!

[ktm525]

Yikes!. I did my Ridgeline at 10 years and it looked new. Is the old 2.7 an interference engine? That mileage is impressive, has Hyundai gone backward with their engines?

[TheHire]

The Camry 4WD was done last only 15,000km ago, but in 1998 according to the sticker under the hood. I did it anyway in 2021 when I retrofitted A/C to the car; it's not an interference engine but a belt snapping would still leave the car stranded. My tech did it in two hours and the OEM kit was about $120.

Thing's at around 170,000km now... we've maybe put 2,500km on it since we got it in 2020.

[revalations]

Yikes!. I did my Ridgeline at 10 years and it looked new. Is the old 2.7 an interference engine? That mileage is impressive, has Hyundai gone backward with their engines?

It’s an interference engine. Think Hyundai has taken a few solid steps backwards for sure. My research turned out that these old V6’s were excellent engines. Then newer “lambda” series V6’s were plagued with problems and things got even worse with the switch to GDI. The owner of this Santa Fe said he had very few issues throughout the years, fuel pumps, a few oil leaks, and general upkeep. Not bad for 340k.

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

[PJungnitsch]

That would explain my coworkers happiness with her old Santa Fe, made it up to 350,000 or so before she hit a deer with it. Shame they changed things

[ArticSteve]

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

99.9% of the time.

[Arthur Dent]

Wow - that belt looks terrible!

[Blueprint]

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

99.9% of the time.

Happened in my 1986 Celica - pulley bearing seized, recent belt came off - luckily for my much younger self, not an interference engine!

[EV Dan]

Yikes!. I did my Ridgeline at 10 years and it looked new. Is the old 2.7 an interference engine? That mileage is impressive, has Hyundai gone backward with their engines?

It’s an interference engine. Think Hyundai has taken a few solid steps backwards for sure. My research turned out that these old V6’s were excellent engines. Then newer “lambda” series V6’s were plagued with problems and things got even worse with the switch to GDI. The owner of this Santa Fe said he had very few issues throughout the years, fuel pumps, a few oil leaks, and general upkeep. Not bad for 340k.

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

Can confirm it's a solid engine. Interesting design too. There are two solenoids that open past 3000 rpm and I think they change the intake geometry or something to that effect.
IIRC at some point Hyundai built a "super" car with this engine, just one, where it was boosted to like 400 HP.

[ktm525]

Broke the lock/unlock switch on the Volvo this morning. -15 and the switch simply pushed into the door card. Was able to pull card and fix the broken piece of plastic. Switch now held in place with $0.10 of hot glue. 

[blur911]

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

99.9% of the time.

Happened in my 1986 Celica - pulley bearing seized, recent belt came off - luckily for my much younger self, not an interference engine!

Had it happen twice, both times on 5-cylinder Audis that used the coolant pump as a belt tensioner.   First one was a 5KCSTQ, pump somehow loosened off enough for the belt to jump, 5 bent valves.  Second one, the pump leaked and the belt got pretty gooey, jumped, 10 bent valves.

[revalations]

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

99.9% of the time.

Happened in my 1986 Celica - pulley bearing seized, recent belt came off - luckily for my much younger self, not an interference engine!

Had it happen twice, both times on 5-cylinder Audis that used the coolant pump as a belt tensioner.   First one was a 5KCSTQ, pump somehow loosened off enough for the belt to jump, 5 bent valves.  Second one, the pump leaked and the belt got pretty gooey, jumped, 10 bent valves.

Interesting. I own two vintage Audis with the 5 cyl. I’ve inspected the belts on both, but never paid attention to the coolant pump. I have something new to worry about when I’m brave enough to drive a 43 yr old Audi!

[blur911]

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

99.9% of the time.

Happened in my 1986 Celica - pulley bearing seized, recent belt came off - luckily for my much younger self, not an interference engine!

Had it happen twice, both times on 5-cylinder Audis that used the coolant pump as a belt tensioner.   First one was a 5KCSTQ, pump somehow loosened off enough for the belt to jump, 5 bent valves.  Second one, the pump leaked and the belt got pretty gooey, jumped, 10 bent valves.

Interesting. I own two vintage Audis with the 5 cyl. I’ve inspected the belts on both, but never paid attention to the coolant pump. I have something new to worry about when I’m brave enough to drive a 43 yr old Audi!

I think I had documented it on here, but it got lost in The Great Deleting of 2006,  or whenever that happened.

[quadzilla]

Cross the 60,000 km mark so no more bumper to bumper. Oh wait, I drive a Toyota, it is just getting worked in.

[Firm]

Yikes!. I did my Ridgeline at 10 years and it looked new. Is the old 2.7 an interference engine? That mileage is impressive, has Hyundai gone backward with their engines?

It’s an interference engine. Think Hyundai has taken a few solid steps backwards for sure. My research turned out that these old V6’s were excellent engines. Then newer “lambda” series V6’s were plagued with problems and things got even worse with the switch to GDI. The owner of this Santa Fe said he had very few issues throughout the years, fuel pumps, a few oil leaks, and general upkeep. Not bad for 340k.

From what I’ve heard, in many instances it’s not the belt that snaps, it’s an idler or tensioner that seizes up.

The 2.7L Santa Fe's are really solid, I've seen them rack up big miles, in fact a coworker has one with 200K miles and it's still running great with minimal maintenance. Fuel pump, and the sending unit, is a common issue, I swapped one for another coworker years ago...pretty easy job as there is an access panel under the rear seat 

[bridgecity]

Ye old faithful Trundra gave me some trouble this past week. The starter wouldn’t turn on several occasions. After trying several times it would eventually go but I couldn’t diagnose it because it would always start when I went to diagnose. I ended up cleaning battery and chassis ground connections really well, and clean the fuse/relay box under the hood which was filthy with dust. I pulled the starter relay and had a look at it and put it back in. Since then the truck has started every time. I thought the starter was shot but maybe not. I’ve watched a few vids and it is a to change. I’ll drive the truck to work this week and see if it acts up again. I’m guessing I’m not out of the weeds because the connections I cleaned were pretty good to begin with but who knows. Intermittent electrical problems are a pain.

I did grab a spare relay from parts store so if it happens to strand me I can at least try swapping relays. Funny, local dealer wanted $170 for the relay and $1050 for the starter. If I end up doing the starter I found a shop that will rebuild with a 24hr turnaround.

[ArticSteve]

The vehicle is 17 years old.  It will be the starter ... eventually.  Next time it happens use a piece of rebar and tap it hard against the starter body with a hammer.  What's most likely occurring is that the brushes are too worn and no longer contacting the armature sufficiently.  A wack usually takes care of the problem, but for a very short time. Freezing temps compounds the problem.  I'd bite the bullet and get it rebuilt and save the cost of a tow.   

[bridgecity]

The vehicle is 17 years old.  It will be the starter ... eventually.  Next time it happens use a piece of rebar and tap it hard against the starter body with a hammer.  What's most likely occurring is that the brushes are too worn and no longer contacting the armature sufficiently.  A wack usually takes care of the problem, but for a very short time. Freezing temps compounds the problem.  I'd bite the bullet and get it rebuilt and save the cost of a tow.

Ya, just weird that it got progressively worse over the course of two days and now it’s fine. I understand it’s old, and regardless will need to be done at some point, but it’s a of a job. Toyota calls for 6hrs. That means a full weekend for me. Or just bite the bullet and take it in. But then I’m buying a starter and paying for labour. Ah well, truck owes me nothing.

My dad had an 86 Caprice. When I took it to get my license the starter stuck. Luckily I knew what to do and gave it a wack with a broom stick and away it went.