Do It Yourself Kia Stinger Oil Change

[oddball]

On the 3.3T engine the oil cartridge cap is 26 ft/lb. and the oil drain plug is 32.5 ft./lb.

Woof. The filter cap seals with an o-ring, so it doesn't need to be tight to seal. I'd fear 26 ft/lb would be a bit much for that plastic.
I just tighten until it seats then set it "snug". My finely calibrated wrist would call it 10-15ftlb.

 

[RLittle]

Woof. The filter cap seals with an o-ring, so it doesn't need to be tight to seal. I'd fear 26 ft/lb would be a bit much for that plastic.
I just tighten until it seats then set it "snug". My finely calibrated wrist would call it 10-15ftlb.

I agree.
Once it bottoms out it does not move much further.
It indeed tightens to about 15ft lb then stops moving as you put more pressure.
you have to give it a good shove to bottom the element on to the cap.
It took a bit of twisting by hand to get the cap to screw on as the filter element gets pushed on to the inlet then the last turn or two with the wrench with moderate pressure until it stops moving. No leaks here.

32ft/lb on the drain plug seems a bit much also in that the threads are covered with oil and there is a new gasket.

 

[Kamauxx]

A "friend of a friend" tightened the filter cap without using a torque wrench. It was his first time dealing with a plastic filter housing.

After finishing the job he verified there were no leaks and buttoned everything back up.

He drove to Autozone to dispose of the old oil and noticed a faint oil smell but paid no attention to it. Once he got home he saw a dotted line from the garage leading into the street. He noticed it was oil that had leaked out as he backed out of the garage. He then noticed a large pool of oil on the garage floor. After checking the dipstick he figured approximately half of the new oil had leaked out through the broken filter housing.

He wants me to implore everyone to pay close attention to the ft lb requirement and do not exceed them! Good luck.

 

[SteveCo]

I'd fear 26 ft/lb would be a bit much for that plastic.

35.3 Nm/26.0 lb ft is specified in KIA's KGIS service procedure as the tightening torque for the oil filter cap, after applying clean engine oil to the O-rings. I'm sure they took the materials into consideration when arriving at that number, so that's what I'll be using.

I'm not going to second guess their specifications and risk a possible oil leak, especially with the oil filter hidden underneath the engine behind the underbody tray.

 

[Muldune]

I paid the $19 to get the Kia online shop manuals for 3 days access. The Kia spec for the oil cap is 26 ft lbs, or 35.3 Nm. One should tighten the cap until it seats against the hold, just like in this picture:

 

[KiaWill]

A "friend of a friend" tightened the filter cap without using a torque wrench. It was his first time dealing with a plastic filter housing.

After finishing the job he verified there were no leaks and buttoned everything back up.

He drove to Autozone to dispose of the old oil and noticed a faint oil smell but paid no attention to it. Once he got home he saw a dotted line from the garage leading into the street. He noticed it was oil that had leaked out as he backed out of the garage. He then noticed a large pool of oil on the garage floor. After checking the dipstick he figured approximately half of the new oil had leaked out through the broken filter housing.

He wants me to implore everyone to pay close attention to the ft lb requirement and do not exceed them! Good luck.

Was your "friend of a friend" able to replace or fix the broken filter housing?

 

[Kamauxx]

Was your "friend of a friend" able to replace or fix the broken filter housing?

Kia repaired it for him.

 

[RLittle]

Kia repaired it for him.

He cracked it, or was it too loose?

 

[Kamauxx]

He cracked it, or was it too loose?

Cracked. Entire engine bay and body panels under the car coated in fresh oil.

 

[SteveCo]

26 ft lbs isn't a lot of force - definitely an application where a torque wrench is a wise choice.

 

[RLittle]

Cracked. Entire engine bay and body panels under the car coated in fresh oil.

Thanks man!

I'll be careful not to overtighten.

I'm sure the dealer techs are not going to use a torque wrench for that.
Actually, the torque is supposed to be measured while the cap is still moving.
I bet it bottoms and stops moving well before 26ftlb

 

[Kamauxx]

By now the dealerships should be used to the plastic housings. They've been used on the 3.3l engines in a few other Kia vehicles over the years. They're probably trained to just hand tighten them.

 

[eflyguy]

I've been working with canister filters on a couple of vehicles for a few years, they do bottom out, it's a "plastic on plastic" situation. The torque spec is supposed to be enough to prevent it from working loose, but the (fresh, supplied with every cartridge) O-ring provides the seal.

Very disappointed that the cartridge is underneath.

 

[SteveCo]

Very disappointed that the cartridge is underneath.

Indeed. On my other car the filter container is a 'top-loader' with very easy access under the hood. Unscrewing the cap lets you cleanly extract and replace the used filter cartridge form the recessed housing without spilling a drop of oil. A nice clean process, and still environmentally friendlier by eliminating the disposable spin-on metal filter housing - nice!

 

[RLittle]

By now the dealerships should be used to the plastic housings. They've been used on the 3.3l engines in a few other Kia vehicles over the years. They're probably trained to just hand tighten them.

I needed a wrench to get it over the o ring. Once bottomed it stopped turning.

Oh, I did spill some oil when pulling the old filter out of the cap.

 

[celwin]

Volume is fine for me too. For those that do your own oil change make records and save paperwork/receipts, This way for any warrenty work they may want to see you were properly maintaining. I decided since I don't have the time like in the past I take it to the dealership and everything is on records. Just something to think about. Another great video!

If you are doing yourself, what receipts are you referring to? Receipt of purchasing the oil? I tend to document mileage and date in an excel spread sheet.

 

[RLittle]

Keep receipts for oil and filters.

 

[SilverNitr8]

For you guys that used the fumoto valve, did you also use a crush washer that came with the Kia oil filter?

 

[RLittle]

For you guys that used the fumoto valve, did you also use a crush washer that came with the Kia oil filter?

Unless the fumoto valve has a built in rubber washer, I’d use a crush washer.

I suspect the fumoto comes with the proper washer

 

[oddball]

Fumoto provides a rubberized washer