Topic: Hyundai service intervals

[Turbo Bob]

Regardless of what the manufacturer says, surely it's just common sense?

[articsteve]

To qualify for engine warranty Toyota requires oil change at 8K km or 6 mths.

Nissan tolerates 12k km or 6 mths, but "recommends"  6k km or 3 mths. for most Canadian driving.

Personally I think 8K km or 4 mths on dealer dino oil is the best course.

[Jaeger]

Nissan's service schedule is evrey 6k as well.  I prefer my wife's Fit with the oil life indicated numerically as a decreasing percentage.

Jaeger

[CatsEye68]

Hyundai dealers like to push the "severe service" intervals in Canada. 

Perhaps that is a result of the robustness (or lack thereof) of the product. Razors-edge cost engineering can take less abuse, requires more frequent service. Plus if owners fail to do the required schedule Hyundai can weasel out on the warranty.

[articsteve]

Or perhaps because Hyundai dealers have suffered thru fairly small margins the company is giving dealers an opportunity to make it up.

[Jaeger]

Perhaps that is a result of the robustness (or lack thereof) of the product. Razors-edge cost engineering can take less abuse, requires more frequent service. Plus if owners fail to do the required schedule Hyundai can weasel out on the warranty.

And your proof that Hyundai is engaging is "zero-edge cost engineering" is what, exactly?  I mean, apart from your endless store of Asian-hate that you spew liberally with every post?

Jaeger

[dr_spock]

My Honda service interval is every 8K for Canada.  There is a severe service in the owner's manual for living in places like Flin Flon.

If you prefer a longer service interval, get something German.

[airbalancer]

Or perhaps because Hyundai dealers have suffered thru fairly small margins the company is giving dealers an opportunity to make it up.

 

I heard that from a salesperson, shortly after that comment he went to a Chevy dealer

[carcrazy]

Mazda is 8K or 4 months. Mitsu is 6K or 3 months.

[gta_driver]

MB B class is 12k kms for severe service, 15k kms or once a year normal service. The Saab is every 10k km's or 6 months.

[rrocket]

Here's the entire service intervals plus cost for all Hyundai models.  Granted, I see some of them stop at 2009 MY

http://www.waterlooautomall.com/files/images/hyundai/_Factory_Recommended_Maintenance_Schedule_11.pdf

[PJungnitsch]

Our F150's are pretty long, IIRC 12,000 km in normal service, which would be the same as the 7500 miles mentioned here in the US Ford manual:

http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pubs/content/~WO8F12/~MUS~LEN/41/08frdmg3e.pdf

[Arctic_White]

My current '00 Corolla is 8K or 6 months.

'06+ Civic is 8K or 12 months.