I changed the oil on both Souls tonight. I did the oil change on the 2013 last time, but I had the Kia dealer do the oil change on the 2012. They didn't put the oil dipstick back in all the way, and by the time I caught it there was a nice greasy, oily mess under the hood. So I decided for the next oil change - tonight - I would do both of them myself, at the same time. Did both in just under an hour from the time I went downstairs until the time I came upstairs. Easy peasy. But I digress.
When I took the oil filter off the 2013, it was a Kia (Hyundai) filter, big blue, as I expected, because that's what I've been using (some of you might remember my expensive oil filter purchase thread from last year). When I went to take the oil filter off the 2012, I was surprised to see that it was not blue, and had some kind of grip section on the top. I pulled it off of there and it was a Fram Tough Guard oil filter.
What the hell? Was my first thought. I didn't think dealers were allowed to use brands other than Kia. My second thought was "why in the hell would they be using Fram filters"?
Coupled with the gorilla job they did on the plug - I busted my knuckle getting it loose - and on the oil filter - the rubber seal actually came off the filter, the first time I've actually ever had one stuck to the mounting surface despite having done oil changes of over 1 million miles - that oil change was a total hack job.
Thoughts? I was just back at that dealer the other day getting the mileage read for the rebate, and the service manager mentioned that I haven't been back for service in a while. I told him what happened with the oil all over the engine bay, and he looked up the service ticket and said "Oh, that tech's not here any more" and offered to clean up the engine bay if I brought it back for service. I told him I'd see, but now having seen the Fram filter, I can't imagine going back there for any service again, ever.
When I took the oil filter off the 2013, it was a Kia (Hyundai) filter, big blue, as I expected, because that's what I've been using (some of you might remember my expensive oil filter purchase thread from last year). When I went to take the oil filter off the 2012, I was surprised to see that it was not blue, and had some kind of grip section on the top. I pulled it off of there and it was a Fram Tough Guard oil filter.
What the hell? Was my first thought. I didn't think dealers were allowed to use brands other than Kia. My second thought was "why in the hell would they be using Fram filters"?
Coupled with the gorilla job they did on the plug - I busted my knuckle getting it loose - and on the oil filter - the rubber seal actually came off the filter, the first time I've actually ever had one stuck to the mounting surface despite having done oil changes of over 1 million miles - that oil change was a total hack job.
Thoughts? I was just back at that dealer the other day getting the mileage read for the rebate, and the service manager mentioned that I haven't been back for service in a while. I told him what happened with the oil all over the engine bay, and he looked up the service ticket and said "Oh, that tech's not here any more" and offered to clean up the engine bay if I brought it back for service. I told him I'd see, but now having seen the Fram filter, I can't imagine going back there for any service again, ever.