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The wife drives a 2008 Hyundai with about 125,000 miles on it. Car has been reasonably well taken care of and she has had it since new. Last week, I noticed that it wasn't sounding right. Car taken to Firestone this morning, and they said the oil was way down and believe the engine is burning oil. They are ordering a new oil pan which will be installed tomorrow.
So, what should the next course of action be?
I'm thinking, let her keep driving it for the time being, but maybe be prepared to put a new engine in the car, rather than buying a new car. She likes the car, it suits her driving needs and it's been good up until now.
The wife drives a 2008 Hyundai with about 125,000 miles on it. Car has been reasonably well taken care of and she has had it since new. Last week, I noticed that it wasn't sounding right. Car taken to Firestone this morning, and they said the oil was way down and believe the engine is burning oil. They are ordering a new oil pan which will be installed tomorrow.
So, what should the next course of action be?
I'm thinking, let her keep driving it for the time being, but maybe be prepared to put a new engine in the car, rather than buying a new car. She likes the car, it suits her driving needs and it's been good up until now.
Opinions?
Well you should of not taken it to Firestone should of went to a regular garage that only works on engines not a tire shop. You want a master mechanic who knows what they are doing and why are they replacing the oil pan dose it have a crack in it? Just get a diagnosis to see what’s wrong before spending any money on anything including a oil pan the problem might cost more money than the cars is worth the car is 10 years old and not worth the repair imo.
The wife drives a 2008 Hyundai with about 125,000 miles on it. Car has been reasonably well taken care of and she has had it since new. Last week, I noticed that it wasn't sounding right. Car taken to Firestone this morning, and they said the oil was way down and believe the engine is burning oil. They are ordering a new oil pan which will be installed tomorrow.
So, what should the next course of action be?
I'm thinking, let her keep driving it for the time being, but maybe be prepared to put a new engine in the car, rather than buying a new car. She likes the car, it suits her driving needs and it's been good up until now.
Opinions?
I’d say just get a new car when the time comes (or a slightly used Hyundai because they depreciate). Several thousands of dollars invested in a 10 year old Hyundai is not a good investment.
Firestone has actually been pretty good over the years and they are very convenient to where she works. Yes there was something wrong with the oil pan - they told her that, the last time her oil was changed, so this news was not unexpected.
Firestone has actually been pretty good over the years and they are very convenient to where she works. Yes there was something wrong with the oil pan - they told her that, the last time her oil was changed, so this news was not unexpected.
It's an Accent
Get it looked at first before you pay for oil pan because the car might not be worth fixing because if it’s burning oil the rings are bad and a 10 year old Hyundai Accent is not worth much.
Get it looked at first before you pay for oil pan because the car might not be worth fixing because if it’s burning oil the rings are bad and a 10 year old Hyundai Accent is not worth much.
I guess at this point it depends how fast oil gets burned verses cost of this repair imo.
My 20 year old Toyota Camry is one expensive repair from me searching for another car or truck.
Ok, I had the similar noise issue early this year in my Elantra and we thought it had something to do with oil too. Checked the oil level and it was fine. Took it to Hyundai dealer and they told me that it has something to do with rod bearing about to go bad and entire engine needs to be replaced otherwise I could lose the engine. They told me this is a common issue these days in Hyundai cars and there has been an engine recall going on because of this. They ordered a new engine and it took 4 months for engine to arrive from Korea and they took 3 weeks to install the engine.
So I would suggest getting it checked from Hyundai dealer if possible.
A 10 year old Accent with 125,000 miles is a throwaway car. I wouldn't put another dime into it. When my Hyundai reaches 10 years or 100,000 miles it will be time to sell it, as the powertrain warranty will have expired.
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The wife drives a 2008 Hyundai with about 125,000 miles on it. Car has been reasonably well taken care of and she has had it since new. Last week, I noticed that it wasn't sounding right. Car taken to Firestone this morning, and they said the oil was way down and believe the engine is burning oil. They are ordering a new oil pan which will be installed tomorrow.
So, what should the next course of action be?
I'm thinking, let her keep driving it for the time being, but maybe be prepared to put a new engine in the car, rather than buying a new car. She likes the car, it suits her driving needs and it's been good up until now.
Opinions?
WHY are they ordering a new oil pan if they "believe the engine is burning oil"? Do they believe a new pan will mystically stop oil burning? I'd want a solid reason before I paid them anything for a new pan. And if the something wrong with the pan they claim is a faulty drain plug, have they been the ones always changing the oil? If there really is something wrong with the pan, how did they determine it was burning oil and not leaking it?
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