Turbo Oil Feed Tube Fail

[19stngrGt1]

agreed
one of those jobs that from a technical position it's cake, but a living nightmare to access the area. Plus all the liquid seals that have to be broken and resealed and several crush washers.

I am a bit hesitant obviously to let these technicians take apart all these components & expect them to put it all back properly. Especially being that my dealership has not yet completed one of these recall repairs but does have a bunch of the parts on order. The techs scratch my rims/ paint doing simple things like tire installs. I’m at 29k miles, I might just wait a couple of months to not have my stinger be the guinea pig. Seems like these pipes are failing on the high mileage vehicles…. opinions?

 

[blnewt]

I am a bit hesitant obviously to let these technicians take apart all these components & expect them to put it all back properly. Especially being that my dealership has not yet completed one of these recall repairs but does have a bunch of the parts on order. The techs scratch my rims/ paint doing simple things like tire installs. I’m at 29k miles, I might just wait a couple of months to not have my stinger be the guinea pig. Seems like these pipes are failing on the high mileage vehicles…. opinions?

I may just wait until if & when any symptoms arise. I have my appt set up but might hold off, should be a straightforward R&R job but best to wait a bit until they get well versed on this.

 

[Baluchitherium4]

I may just wait until if & when any symptoms arise. I have my appt set up but might hold off, should be a straightforward R&R job but best to wait a bit until they get well versed on this.

This is exactly what I'm going to do as well. I have a 2021 with 24k miles. I don't plan on taking it in unless I have symptoms.

 

[D.J.]

This is exactly what I'm going to do as well. I have a 2021 with 24k miles. I don't plan on taking it in unless I have symptoms.

One of the possible "symptoms" is, your vehicle catches fire on the highway!

Though I have not heard of that happening yet.

 

[maltbie]

Another symptom is the turbo gets starved for oil and burns out due to oil leaking from the feed line. Do you want to risk ruining the turbo, a part NOT covered by the recall, because you're afraid some mechanic won't do the job right?

 

[Snicklefritz]

Another symptom is the turbo gets starved for oil and burns out due to oil leaking from the feed line. Do you want to risk ruining the turbo, a part NOT covered by the recall, because you're afraid some mechanic won't do the job right?

before that happened there would be oil leaks showing and a smell of burning oil. the wait and see approach especially with low miles is sensible.

 

[rtv900]

Another symptom is the turbo gets starved for oil and burns out due to oil leaking from the feed line. Do you want to risk ruining the turbo, a part NOT covered by the recall, because you're afraid some mechanic won't do the job right?

it's not that realistic the turbo would be starved of oil aside from a complete full break of the line, something that I'm pretty sure nobody is suggesting happens.
it's more of a slight failure resulting in a small leak. A small leak would barely even be detectible to the turbo as it would still be getting 95% of it's oil if not more.
I'm also doing the "monitor it" method rather than rushing to get this done.
Once you find the line, which is reasonable to do from above, you can see the area pretty well with a mirror and some good positions

 

[oddball]

that bulletin says vehicles produced through June 29, 2022
my door panel shows August 2022 as the date of manufacture

anybody knows if that actually means it has a different one? Or the door tag date may not be totally accurate?

Your door tag is accurate.

The date range of manufacture is a general statement for reference. e.g. if you have a car that was made a year before or after the recall range then you're probably fine (talking in generalities here, not specifically this case with the stinger).

The VIN lookup is the correct way to see if a specific car is subject to the recall. The manufacturer knows when they made the actual change and which VINs were before and after.

 

[rtv900]

Your door tag is accurate.

The date range of manufacture is a general statement for reference. e.g. if you have a car that was made a year before or after the recall range then you're probably fine (talking in generalities here, not specifically this case with the stinger).

The VIN lookup is the correct way to see if a specific car is subject to the recall. The manufacturer knows when they made the actual change and which VINs were before and after.

gotcha
unforunately I'm an idiot
Mine's a 22, but the door tag says August 2021, not 22, I just mis read it being hopeful
not sure what I was thinking. If it was made in Aug 22 it would almost definitely be a 2023 model

 

[CeramicGT001]

I may just wait until if & when any symptoms arise. I have my appt set up but might hold off, should be a straightforward R&R job but best to wait a bit until they get well versed on this.

This is exactly what I'm going to do as well. I have a 2021 with 24k miles. I don't plan on taking it in unless I have symptoms.

Smart decisions here, I decided I wasn’t going to get this recall done when we thought they had to drop the engine. Now that they figured out how to do it and I’ve seen the TSB instructions for the repair I will wait until mine develops a leak. 5 years, 60k miles never had a drop of any fluids and I’ve changed the trans, diff and brake fluid on my own so I’ve been all over and under the car. Good luck to those getting it done.

 

[blnewt]

Smart decisions here, I decided I wasn’t going to get this recall done when we thought they had to drop the engine. Now that they figured out how to do it and I’ve seen the TSB instructions for the repair I will wait until mine develops a leak. 5 years, 60k miles never had a drop of any fluids and I’ve changed the trans, diff and brake fluid on my own so I’ve been all over and under the car. Good luck to those getting it done.

When they detail all the steps it seems more involved than it probably is, I would think once they do a few of these it will be pretty be pretty straightforward. Not that I want anyone tearing into my car, but I'm not too concerned they won't follow the procedures properly. There's always chances things will go wrong, so waiting for a while seems to be the best plan at the moment, at least for me

 

[CeramicGT001]

When they detail all the steps it seems more involved than it probably is, I would think once they do a few of these it will be pretty be pretty straightforward. Not that I want anyone tearing into my car, but I'm not too concerned they won't follow the procedures properly. There's always chances things will go wrong, so waiting for a while seems to be the best plan at the moment, at least for me

Lots of steps they could screw up considering I’ve had 2 dealers dent my side skirts while lifting it for a simple oil change…before I even lowered the car so no excuse

 

[D.J.]

When they detail all the steps it seems more involved than it probably is, I would think once they do a few of these it will be pretty be pretty straightforward. Not that I want anyone tearing into my car, but I'm not too concerned they won't follow the procedures properly. There's always chances things will go wrong, so waiting for a while seems to be the best plan at the moment, at least for me

I wonder how many Kia trained techs will skip the note on step #17, and just reuse the existing rad hose out of convenience.

 

[rtv900]

I wonder how many Kia trained techs will skip the note on step #17, and just reuse the existing rad hose out of convenience.

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Yeah I was wondering the same thing, and moreso why it shouldn't be re-used.
I've never heard of that for a rad hose
Honestly if I were doing this myself I'd re-use that

only thing I can think of is that it is so difficult to break from the clamped area that you have to cut it

 

[ChaneRZ]

I wonder how many Kia trained techs will skip the note on step #17, and just reuse the existing rad hose out of convenience.

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Tech: Hose looks good. SKIP.

 

[D.J.]

Lots of steps they could screw up considering I’ve had 2 dealers dent my side skirts while lifting it for a simple oil change.

That's a constant fear of mine - I feel like I am obligated to take pictures of my side skirts prior to any dealership visit now, as I too have been "bitten" by this sloppy worksmanship, and they tried to deny it (until I showed them the pics I took, in their yard, a few hours earlier).

They truly are/were not familiar with working on Kia Stingers.

 

[D.J.]

Tech: Hose looks good. SKIP.

Exactly, and if they can say that

They can say the same thing about step #26c
Where they spelled reuse wrong!

Note: DO NOT resue eye bolt copper gasket
and oil feed pipe gasket.

 

[Silverghost]

I am scheduled for my recall May 28th. I will be taking a video at that time of skirts, body, wheels, engine bay huhand drivers seat and anything else I can think of.
I will also ask to see/have all removed/replaced parts given to me - so I can check and be sure they followed the instructions.
I think I will provide them a printout of the Kia instructions with highlighted sections of replacement items that I want back.
Sad, to think I have to do this in order to have any degree of confidence in my Kia dealership.

 

[blnewt]

I am scheduled for my recall May 28th. I will be taking a video at that time of skirts, body, wheels, engine bay huhand drivers seat and anything else I can think of.
I will also ask to see/have all removed/replaced parts given to me - so I can check and be sure they followed the instructions.
I think I will provide them a printout of the Kia instructions with highlighted sections of replacement items that I want back.
Sad, to think I have to do this in order to have any degree of confidence in my Kia dealership.

Good on you for taking those precautions, look forward to your repair review. Hope all goes well for you!

 

[blnewt]

Quite a list of parts req'd
Kit Includes:
Oil Feed Pipe
Oil Level Gauge
Oil Level Gauge Bolt
Coolant Feed Pipe Gasket
Oil Feed Pipe Gasket x2
Upper Radiator Hose
O-Ring
And 3 gallons of coolant
Up to 3qts of oil

I've heard problems of the dipstick end cracking, maybe that's why it's replaced, not sure why the oil dipstick tube would get replaced unless you can't remove it without affecting the seal perhaps? The more I think about this the more prone I am to wait until it HAS to be repaired. One good think is recalls aren't affected by warranty time/miles, so no real need to hurry up and get it done.