My wife and I recently purchased a new 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid LX at a great price. The dealer is about an hour away and asked how I wanted to handle the first year of free oil changes. I told him I change my own and that it wouldn't really make sense to drive there for a chance. I was told by the salesman and have read that if we change our own oil, Kia requires use of their original factory OEM filters and strict records of all changes. Failure to do so could void the warranty if there are issues which could be attributed to poor oil maintenance.
Anyone have experience with this? I found some Kia 26300-35503 filters on Amazon for right around $6.00 / ea. Says it fits the car and I'm thinking its going to be much cheaper than through the dealership. Hoping to get some feedback from people who have dealt with Kia and/or Hyundai warranty/oil change issues.
Thanks in advance,
CB9
Anyone have experience with this? I found some Kia 26300-35503 filters on Amazon for right around $6.00 / ea. Says it fits the car and I'm thinking its going to be much cheaper than through the dealership. Hoping to get some feedback from people who have dealt with Kia and/or Hyundai warranty/oil change issues.
Thanks in advance,
CB9