My 2011 Forte, 2.0L with only 24,000km needs a new block and I'm curious as to what could have caused this. Oil changes were performed at least a few thousand kms sooner than recomended, driven by my wife (no drag racing going on here). The dealer (KIA Lallier, Laval, QC) can't figure it out why this occured and has ordered a new block, which of course is on backorder and will be here the end of June!!!
Has anyone else had the same problem? I'm no mechanic but I do know quite a bit about cars and this seems odd to me. Was the block "mishapen" from the factory? Did the bearings give out causing the pistons to "wobble" (dealer says bearings and rings are okay)?
Dealer has been very helpfull so far, but it's hard to believe that a car company like KIA that sells thousands of cars a year does not have a few replacement engines or blocks in stock and I have to wait for one to be placed on a slow boat from Korea!
To see the pics of what I'm talking about:
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Any ideas on what caused this? Anyone else had similar problem?
Has anyone else had the same problem? I'm no mechanic but I do know quite a bit about cars and this seems odd to me. Was the block "mishapen" from the factory? Did the bearings give out causing the pistons to "wobble" (dealer says bearings and rings are okay)?
Dealer has been very helpfull so far, but it's hard to believe that a car company like KIA that sells thousands of cars a year does not have a few replacement engines or blocks in stock and I have to wait for one to be placed on a slow boat from Korea!
To see the pics of what I'm talking about:
alexlasca's Library | Photobucket
Any ideas on what caused this? Anyone else had similar problem?