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Hi everyone,
It pains me to say that I’m having issues with my 2015 Optima. It’s got a GDI 2.4 Theta engine with just under 124,000 miles on it, which appears to have been apart of the infamous recall and extended warranty.
I’ve had a small oil leak underneath my car and there’s a noticeable smell of burning oil and a small amount of smoke under the hood upon turning the engine off. I’ve topped it up before, but it’s still happening. I took it to an independent shop and they said that it was the valve cover gasket.
I took it to another shop to get a second opinion and the tech showed me that there is compression blowing out of the oil cap. He said that it’s likely the piston rings and that he wouldn’t replace the valve cover gasket because that compression will either return to the oil pan or cause a more major seal to break. He said that I should take it to the dealership and have them look at it, but that it seems to be a step or two away from knocking. I took it to the dealer just now and the tech said that it would be $150 to diagnose it and that loss of compression isn’t covered under the extended warranty. I didn’t let them do the diagnosis and I’m kind of at a loss.
I have a decent understanding of cars and I’m wondering what my course of action should be because I’m at a bit of a loss now. Should I just drive it until it breaks and hopefully throw a rod or is the leak destined to cause a bigger issue that wouldn’t be covered? Should I try and sell it and just get something else? The car is paid off.
Thanks.
It pains me to say that I’m having issues with my 2015 Optima. It’s got a GDI 2.4 Theta engine with just under 124,000 miles on it, which appears to have been apart of the infamous recall and extended warranty.
I’ve had a small oil leak underneath my car and there’s a noticeable smell of burning oil and a small amount of smoke under the hood upon turning the engine off. I’ve topped it up before, but it’s still happening. I took it to an independent shop and they said that it was the valve cover gasket.
I took it to another shop to get a second opinion and the tech showed me that there is compression blowing out of the oil cap. He said that it’s likely the piston rings and that he wouldn’t replace the valve cover gasket because that compression will either return to the oil pan or cause a more major seal to break. He said that I should take it to the dealership and have them look at it, but that it seems to be a step or two away from knocking. I took it to the dealer just now and the tech said that it would be $150 to diagnose it and that loss of compression isn’t covered under the extended warranty. I didn’t let them do the diagnosis and I’m kind of at a loss.
I have a decent understanding of cars and I’m wondering what my course of action should be because I’m at a bit of a loss now. Should I just drive it until it breaks and hopefully throw a rod or is the leak destined to cause a bigger issue that wouldn’t be covered? Should I try and sell it and just get something else? The car is paid off.
Thanks.
