First oil change
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Re: First oil change
On Apr 23, 5:45 pm, "Partner" <Murph...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Went back to my dealer today to get my free oil change on my 2007 Sonata I4.
> The invoice shows that they used 10W40 oil. The manual states 5W20
> recommended with 5W30 and 10W30 being optional, nowhere does it say use
> 10W40. The invoice shows 4 qts and the manual says 4 1/2 so I checked it to
> make sure it wasn't low. It doesn't have a line crossways to indicate full
> but it does have a indentation (like a punch mark) with an "F" further out
> (higher). The oil is about an quarter inch higher than the "F" which looks
> to me to be over filled. About a hour after I got back home, my wife came
> in and told me that oil was leaking under the car. Oil was leaking from the
> back end of the plastic under cover plate where it must have got caught when
> they changed the filter. I put a newspaper and a brick under the car to
> catch the rest until I can get out tomorrow and clean it all up. I don't
> think I will be taking it back there for any more oil changes.
> 2 questions
> 1) Does anyone think I have too much oil?
> 2) Is the oil catching on the cover plate a common problem and how do you
> avoid it?
> thanks
> --
I would have the dealer put it what's stated in the manual. I use
10W30 in the desert out here (the dealership uses Castrol GTX bulk).
> Went back to my dealer today to get my free oil change on my 2007 Sonata I4.
> The invoice shows that they used 10W40 oil. The manual states 5W20
> recommended with 5W30 and 10W30 being optional, nowhere does it say use
> 10W40. The invoice shows 4 qts and the manual says 4 1/2 so I checked it to
> make sure it wasn't low. It doesn't have a line crossways to indicate full
> but it does have a indentation (like a punch mark) with an "F" further out
> (higher). The oil is about an quarter inch higher than the "F" which looks
> to me to be over filled. About a hour after I got back home, my wife came
> in and told me that oil was leaking under the car. Oil was leaking from the
> back end of the plastic under cover plate where it must have got caught when
> they changed the filter. I put a newspaper and a brick under the car to
> catch the rest until I can get out tomorrow and clean it all up. I don't
> think I will be taking it back there for any more oil changes.
> 2 questions
> 1) Does anyone think I have too much oil?
> 2) Is the oil catching on the cover plate a common problem and how do you
> avoid it?
> thanks
> --
I would have the dealer put it what's stated in the manual. I use
10W30 in the desert out here (the dealership uses Castrol GTX bulk).
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Re: First oil change
On Apr 23, 5:45 pm, "Partner" <Murph...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Went back to my dealer today to get my free oil change on my 2007 Sonata I4.
> The invoice shows that they used 10W40 oil. The manual states 5W20
> recommended with 5W30 and 10W30 being optional, nowhere does it say use
> 10W40. The invoice shows 4 qts and the manual says 4 1/2 so I checked it to
> make sure it wasn't low. It doesn't have a line crossways to indicate full
> but it does have a indentation (like a punch mark) with an "F" further out
> (higher). The oil is about an quarter inch higher than the "F" which looks
> to me to be over filled. About a hour after I got back home, my wife came
> in and told me that oil was leaking under the car. Oil was leaking from the
> back end of the plastic under cover plate where it must have got caught when
> they changed the filter. I put a newspaper and a brick under the car to
> catch the rest until I can get out tomorrow and clean it all up. I don't
> think I will be taking it back there for any more oil changes.
> 2 questions
> 1) Does anyone think I have too much oil?
> 2) Is the oil catching on the cover plate a common problem and how do you
> avoid it?
> thanks
> --
I would have the dealer put it what's stated in the manual. I use
10W30 in the desert out here (the dealership uses Castrol GTX bulk).
> Went back to my dealer today to get my free oil change on my 2007 Sonata I4.
> The invoice shows that they used 10W40 oil. The manual states 5W20
> recommended with 5W30 and 10W30 being optional, nowhere does it say use
> 10W40. The invoice shows 4 qts and the manual says 4 1/2 so I checked it to
> make sure it wasn't low. It doesn't have a line crossways to indicate full
> but it does have a indentation (like a punch mark) with an "F" further out
> (higher). The oil is about an quarter inch higher than the "F" which looks
> to me to be over filled. About a hour after I got back home, my wife came
> in and told me that oil was leaking under the car. Oil was leaking from the
> back end of the plastic under cover plate where it must have got caught when
> they changed the filter. I put a newspaper and a brick under the car to
> catch the rest until I can get out tomorrow and clean it all up. I don't
> think I will be taking it back there for any more oil changes.
> 2 questions
> 1) Does anyone think I have too much oil?
> 2) Is the oil catching on the cover plate a common problem and how do you
> avoid it?
> thanks
> --
I would have the dealer put it what's stated in the manual. I use
10W30 in the desert out here (the dealership uses Castrol GTX bulk).
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