Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by 19elantragt
Hello all, been reading the forums for awhile and decided to join. Couple questions. My 14' 2.0 GDI has 104k. The car has been very reliable and planning to keep till it falls apart. I have used valvoline conventional 5w20 since new till about 90k. Can't find it anymore locally, seems they replaced it with semi syn. I do my own maintenance and do 5k OCI with OEM filter along with a bottle of techron before changing. It uses about 2qts between changes. Would it be worth to switch to 5w30 to maybe lessen burning between oci or would it matter much? Anything else I could try?
On the 19' 1.6 TGDI it has 2300 miles, I was planning 5k OCI, OEM filter with 5w30 QUSD + techron. Found the QUSD online for cheap at walmart and stocked up. I know the gdi engines have deposit issues. I mostly do highway miles 100+ for work daily @65-70mph. Want to keep this car 100k+. Is 5k oci to long for the turbo? Would this be a sound plan for longevity?
You would be better-served doing 4k OCIs on any Korean 1.6, 2.0GDI or 2.4 engine.
You would be better-served using 5w30
You would be better-served using full synthetic (from 3k-on).
Every set of numbers on your odometer is easy to remember. Just keep a log on when the last OCI was and what the mileage was.
You might be heading for an issue before that 10 year warranty on your engine expires. So if your vehicles enters a dealership for major engine repairs or replacement, it's best that the dealer sees a semi-clean engine inside, that show full on the dipstick.
Get your dipstick to show 'clear' for at least 1k. That ensures the dealer cannot fault you for having a dirty, not properly kept-up engine. Being yours is a 2014, issues are likely coming and prepare yourself and your engine for that Day Of Reckoning at the dealership.
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They will try everything to prevent you from getting that engine repaired or replaced for free. Just becasue your engine is working fine today - doesn't mean it will still work fine in another year. Some of the warning signs happen quickly and that engine may stop on the freeway, at a moment's notice.
So get your engine-house in order, before entering the dealership house someday on a tow truck hook.
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I couldn't find my garden pitch-fork thou. So I strive to improve this character for the future. My next two scheduled Grim Reaper Days are October 30th / 31st.
Spoken by a Hyundai owner in the Know.