Did some wrenchin' on my oldest daughter's boyfriend's 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport this evening. I happen to check the oil for him the other day (1st time doing so) and it was down nearly a quart and black as night.
Asked him when it was changed last. He didn't know. His mother have him the vehicle about a year ago. He's in his 2nd year at UK and is 400 miles from home. Time for me to step up and help the kid.
Vehicle spec's 5/20 on the cap. After asking around he found out that it's spent most of it's life on 5/20 Pennzoil conventional.
Per the owners manual and suggestions from a Hyundai forum, I stepped him up from 0/20 conventional to 5/30 synthetic. Apparently these 2.4 DI engines are hard on oil. When I drained it I nearly chocked on the fuel smell.
Anyway...all went smooth. Rotated the tires, checked the brakes, threw on new wiper blades and topped off the coolant. Going to do a few more things as time allows over the next few weeks.
For those who don't know....Meijer's house brand is a Warren product.
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Out: 4+ quarts of Pennzoil 5/20 conventional, NAPA filter
In: 5 quarts of Meijer 5/30 HM synthetic, M1 104 filter.
