Recent content by wbear

Thanks for everyone's opinion. Now all I have to do is drive it and get ready for the first change to replace the factory fill, somewhere between 1000 and 5000 miles is the consensus. Looking forward to it!

Thanks for the advice concerning the CVT maintenance. I didn't realize until I got the car the 2024's no longer have a CVT. Now it is an IVT! Intelligent Variable Transmission. I'd laugh if it's just a name change. Can't stop progress huh. In any case it will still need a fluid change so I...

10 years, 100k miles. Hopefully I won't even need it! Sure does drive nice at this point and I can't even hear the engine from inside the car. Outside standing in front it sounds kind of like 16 little sewing machines happily sewing away. Best thing I bought for it so far are Husky floor mats...

It really isn't a concern, you are just looking at it the wrong way. Yanmar used a car oil filter on a brand new tractor! They are Napa 1334 filters made by Wix = Wix 51334 which by most accounts are just as good quality wise as Kia's own filter. Also on the plus side these are "original" Wix...

Ha Ha You got that right! Wait until 0w-0 comes out, at the rate things are going it won't be long.

Awh come on folks, I was being facetious about the break in oil. I said I was old school, back in the day oil that thin would have been break in oil to a lot of people. I have no problem with the 0 part, it's the 20 part I don't care for. It is used on Asian tractors but the forum indicates...

Hi All. Just picked up a new 24 Kia Seltos 2.0 MPI. 250 miles on it now and looking for some opinions. I know it's a Kia, but it does have a long warranty and it is kind of cute! Anyway my plan is to eventually get the 0w-20 "break in oil" out soon and change to something less concerned with...