Come along with me in this video as I fix the oil leak that developed on Mrs.O's 2019 Kia Sedona with the big 3.3. Ended up being an easy fix and it wasn't the classic Kia oil pressure switch either.
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Hey viewers, welcome back to the self-man auto. Channel We have the 2019 Kia Sedona It's got to make 3-3 and it's leaking oil. This is those sets. We need to fix it immediately.
So here's my theory: there ain't no oil in it. There can't be no oil under it. so we're just going to drain it out after we get to the right wrench. Make sense, right? actually I Spotted the oil leak on it just starting about 2500 miles ago.
I did an oil change on it for it and I saw a little bit of seepage around the oil filter housing Where It Bolts to the block just a little bit and then I said well, someday Eric you have to get a gasket for it. Well some day has come because the other day I don't know this is before that week before Christmas It got pretty cold down below zero and she fired up the van and I noticed when she she left with it we don't have a garage, we just park outside and when she left I seen this huge pile of oil in the snow and I said oh so we just been keeping an eye on the oil and the day has come. So I went to get the gasket for the oil filter housing Where It Bolts to the block and of course unprecedented circumstances. supply chain issues, no chips, blah blah blah it's infinite back order along with every other freaking part you try to buy.
However, I was able to get the whole housing which comes with the gasket. so we're just going to swap out the whole housing now. I'll show you guys it should be pretty easy. So we're gonna take and pull this cover down here.
Put them two bolts out of there. Well I thought I Didn't think there was anything else holding that in. What else we got here boys. Oh, we got three bolts one way the heck up there.
I'm gonna have to move you so you can't get up there with a swivel I don't want to pull all the plastic off of this to get that off so we'll see if you can't sneak up in here a little bit sideways. Man down, man down. Oh I See, it goes around. A couple hoses or something up here, all training lions or something.
maybe? Well, what the frig? All right, you guys gonna have to move again. now. prior to ordering one, the last time I was in for oil change I did reach up there and uh, make sure all the bolts were snug and they were and we're loose. Come on, get over here.
try to get most of that in the bucket here. anyway. dang it there we go. Gotta get a little shorter extension and get that top bolt like I said.
I Don't want the housing's cracked or just a bad gasket or what. Imagine if it was crack, it leaked a lot worse but so just kind of unusual. But yeah it was. It was pissing around the bottom of this thing.
really good. uh, you know, just straight down when it warmed up. it definitely uh, got better. I mean she was able to make it through the week without adding just a little bit of oil I guess at a glance I don't see anything I mean the gasket looks pretty flattened out I mean let's be honest, it's a super piss-poor design just due to the fact that this thing hangs out right down here in outer space. I'm always worried about this. um, you know I mean the front end's been blasted off this van twice now. Uh, you know, deer hits so well. one was a deer hit, the other one was an iceberg.
I guess Oh, she got some big chunk of ice or something. wrote a blue front end off it and then a raccoon. that blue front end off it. So yeah, it's been wrecked quite a bit in the front end.
just light duty stuff. bumper cover got radiator at one time, but bumper cover, all the plastic crap gets smashed off it. and I guess at a glance I don't see you know any defect in this. but I was watching it when it was leaking.
it was clearly leaking out the back. This is what I really wanted to get. but like I say it's uh, due to unprecedented circumstances covered 19. elections? whatever I don't know.
Fill in the blank. That's why we can't get it. Supply chain, fuel prices, Global warming? yeah yeah. whoa.
Too much a little pressure. get some more. I'm just putting a couple of plugs in there. just kind of green scrubby off some of the corrosion here.
I Put a little bit of loaf strength Loctite on the bolts I Do Stop. Whoa. Hang on. I'm stepping in here tootsies there.
I Do shut off the side there with some brake parts, cleaner and blue the threads out there I Just want to make darn sure it wasn't because the bolts came loose and then it started leaking I Do remember when I checked them though, they weren't really that loose. So we're going to get all the bolts back in here. Get it started, Grab us a torque wrench to get our torqued down to the 16. foot pounds it came with from the factory or they're about foreign.
Nine is the magic number 16.8 wherever you end up and I can't imagine the housing would be broke from. you know, just replacing oil and filter because you know we've always done it ourselves. That's that guy in the Jiffy Lube with the 24 and a half inch gun. Let's uh, let's take that out.
Let's just be safe because it is 2023 and that's what we're all about. our safe place or 27. I could say it's supposed to come with the Tilt here got much Lube on that O-ring do I Let's just double check so it's a ruining engine just because of a five dollar oil filter? Yes sir, they got it in there and there was probably Lube on it at some point. Is the OEM filter male right? I Mean yeah.
Okie dokie. Well, let me re-lube this o-ring and then we'll paint her back up. Shortcuts here. She's supposed to be 35 Fig Newtons or 25.8 pound feet of torque.
Oh, not too bad. It's gonna be like a brand new car. No, it's gonna be like a brand new oil and filter though. that's where they had it from the factory.
Oh, a little bit tighter. Good thing you got a fancy wrench there. Yep, so we don't see anything wrong with this Sterling girl other than the gasket was hard. Hmm I don't like those? Nope. So but I was explaining to people that dude. unprecedented circumstances. Scope 19 Supply chain issues Votings: what other keywords are trigger words for people, lack of people working? uh, supply chain issues we call it. So the hearts for this vehicle are probably on the Shelf at Napa What vehicle the one you just pulled in? Oh uh-oh what are you doing today? We better go talk.
now. it's reused the Crush Washer this time around. Usually the cool thing is with these filters aftermarket at least through Napa or the OEM it always comes with a new Crush Washer It's kind of Handy Oh, let's see I think it's like 32 foot pounds or so on this thing. We're snugs.
There you go now. I Imagine this was probably a warranty issue. probably would have been covered under warranty. I'd be taking it to the dealer because I think these have like a hundred thousand mile powertrain or something.
Yeah, because it's got 70 I Don't know I think she's got just 70 000 at 71, 72, 000 something like that. but you know I doubt they would have been able to do anything. you know being that the gasket was on an indefinite back order or an infinite back order. I should say so what do you do? you know? So we just did.
You do what you got to do I say I think it holds six and a half or almost seven quarts so we'll get her filled up. We'll start it up and uh, make sure it's not leaking. probably Chuck it in a couple days. Let's see what's high and dry to me.
Okay, we'll give it a few days. Everything else is freeze right? You gotta watch these engines. the oil pressure switch up there or start leaking and then it dumps right out of the bell housing here. look at it.
actually pretty dry. all this stuff I mean the band's in pretty decent shape for a 19 New York car. but uh it has been fluid filmed a couple of times here so make some kind of gross looking but better than rust baby. Tell you something else too.
These brakes have been absolutely phenomenal. They still are smooth as butter. no rust on them yet which is just amazing inside and out. I Mean even up in the cooling beds, these things are still clean and they've been through Salt since you know.
November So we're on our born on our third month assault right now. Uh, and daily salt too. Um, just unbelievable I Can't believe that they're not Rusty yet and I can't believe that they're still smooth foreign right on the dock. Oh look at that.
We're doing a solid. It's like Jiffy Lube So you have folks fixing your oil filter housing, gasket slash oil filter housing assembly on your 19? Kia with a big three three. a pretty easy job should keep it leak free. Anyhow, whatever.
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You forgot transgender and drag queens
Kia extended the new vehicle warranty for Kia Sorentos MY 2014-2018 with the 3.3 V6 from 5 years -10 years (or 150 000 miles) whatever comes first, to address the oil pressure switch leak. I don’t know if the warranty applies to the Sedona minivan but it should if it’s a common issue
Hey Mr.O did you make Mts.O mount her own snow tires again this year?
I work at a Hyundai dealer and I remember for a little bit we couldn’t get rear wiper blades for konas for a good while
No more raccoons, red deer or icebergs for a '23 resolution. Nice fix and bon voyage for the rest of the new year.
A Deer, & a raccoon? 🤔 From a front end grill type kill, to the barbecue type grill?😳
P.S. No (Ivan) type “bonus footage” stating that the leak has been fixed?😳😀😳
Eric love this channel. I had a question on Mrs. O's Sedona. Have you had any issues with the front wheel studs snapping off? I'm on my fourth stud on my wife 2017 Sedona in last three years. When I do her brakes I take the wheels off and on with hand tools. I also torque the lugs by hand to the mid rang of 75 lb-ft. The only thing I can think off is that the tire shop is over torquing the lungs when the wife takes it to the tire shop for snow tire merry go round we play once a year in upstate NY. I'm on my 2nd shop. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Better than the warranty Eric👍
I’m curious, are Jasper engines hit or miss in your area? The ones we’re getting in Memphis show up ticking, knocking, or burning coolant right out of the box.
what was the final customers Bill? LOL , another good video!!
Why did a mechanic by a kia. Just wondering if you think they are good
Eric, as an Upstater myself, you are just as cynical as I am with the BS. I am still hearing about supply chain issues at work.
I watch these car shows with lifts and it reminds me of what I hated the most about working on my cars….
Working on my back underneath them….
In the cold….
In all my 50 years of having to do my own car work, everything under a car, was me on my back….
I wish I could have been on my feet….
I watched this video and 3 days later I have the same leak. Coincidence? I think not. Eric is giving people the money light over the inter-web.
Howdy Mr O. I see Mrs O has a 19 Sedona with the 6. My daughter bought a 19 Sorento AWD with the 6. She’s been having problems with transmission and driving software. Two Kia dealers have been unable to duplicate the problem. Poor drivability, most efficient in “ sport” mode, reduced mpg. One had it and returned it with only 2 miles difference from drop-off to return. Too little to diagnose properly from my perspective. Have you encountered software issues?
Unbelievable plastic oil filter housing , Could they get any cheaper on these engines, Kia and Hyundai no good, Id never get one.
I’m old enough to remember when KIA stood for “Killed In Action”.
When mrs o says do it, Eric says yes ma’am immediately but you do know that I charge $150 per hour, mrs o doesn’t say anything she just gives that look only wives can give, mr o slinks away chastised, great post Eric
I see that Mr O watches Project Farm too…
What happened to the car's warranty?
Didn't actually catch if you reused the original gasket or used some RTV gasket maker? The original looked good so I guess you just needed to tighten her up!
Yes most of us know what's up with all the shit going on these days ,don't think it will end soon hopefully 2 years
Worst vehicle we ever owned. 2005 Sedona. Ended up in the junkyard at 50,000 km with blown motor. Had literally EVERYTHING go wrong over the two years we owned it.
The problem is the gasket gets hard due to heat cycling. The plastic flexes each time you change the filter and eventually the gasket is too hard and can't seal properly. Maybe a light application of RTV on the gasket would help.
if you need OEM Kia/Hyundai parts like this, and can't get them from the normal sources, i would recommend Albert Hwang of Gangnam parts out of South Korea. He was actually faster than my local Hyundai dealer… and for much less. Parts were at my door in 3-4 days from South Korea.
I still do trust the arm lock torque, it just feels "righter" when tightened that way anyway!
Hey Eric, no hating on the Jiffy lube chaps..
The oil filter is under the car? My 2018 Sedona’s filter is right on top under the cover. 3.3l V6. Hmmm.
All that loving husband talk for “I’ll do it next week!”
It’s cute how he things the factory torques bolts to the manual spec.
Try working on a Subaru where bolts with a Alec around 20ftlb are all around 100.
I was the first to remove the oil plug in my Legacy and it took a 1/2” drive impact driver to get the bolt out.
KIA? Mrs. O needs a Lamborghini!!
Mrs O is a lucky lady to have her Knight in Greasy armour. Lol 😁
my gf's dad has a 2017 Kia Sorento with that same engine. And it randomly one day just started leaking oil sooo bad. It was pouring out between the engine and transmission. It was leaking so bad that it would leave a trail behind.
LOL ….35 fig newtons, mother of Perl…..
Does anyone know if he ever said why he chose the Kia besides low cost and availability? The Odyssey or Pilot would have been great. Or even a RAV or Highlander to haul the kids and their gear.
The whole coin shortage is bullcrahp. Indoctrination into digital everything and only digital.
That oil filter housing, plastic – another example of why not to buy a late model vehicle.
I do believe that part was made by Briggs and Stratton.
Thx SMAR for an informative and entertaining video, it's reaasuring to me to see what I consider a master auto tech and small bussiness owner invest in a similar brand vehicle as I have. We've put over 100k miles on our Optima and it has been relatively trouble free and inexpensive for parts. I will say that in our experience Hyundai Kia have stokd behind their product as our Theta 2 engine failed catastrophically @ 97k mikes and was replaced without cost of towing or rental car. I also have a '15 GMC Sierra SLT 3500 dbl cab D'Max Allison DRW that has 75k miles with some repairs that GM decided weren't covered under warranty such as the Boshe CP4 faulty designed HPFP which RAM has covered with a recall in late MY trucks avoiding the potential $12k expense to replace the entire contaminated fuel system charged to it's customers when a known defective part fails. I'm a 2nd gen GM customer but sadly IMHO not the company it was in the past and has forgot that treating customers fairly will bring them back for future business. YMMY
Eric…what is your opinion on oil brands? As a 27 year veteran mechanic. I remember watching a test where they put 5 different brands of oil in a pan on a burner and penzoil was the first to burn up followed by Castrol. I do remember valvoline never burnt at all. My dad a 60 year mechanic watched this test with me and he told me that he never uses penzoil not even in a lawn mower. From then on I have only used valvoline or Mobil 1. My dad and I did some testing of our own and sure enough penzoil was the first to burn up. I'm sure if a person does the regular oil changes and doesn't drive the crap out of their vehicles penzoil probaly would be fine. Of course these days most cars use synthetic oil anyway. I was just curious on anyone's thoughts on different brands. I personally refuse to use penzoil and probaly always will. Any other mechanics feel the same?
How can I DM you, got questions re errant codes on my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee WK with the big 3.0.?
What on earth motivated you to buy a Kia?
Everything is plastic these days. Things warp and it is often not noticeable.
geeze, these days I wouldn't try to offer an alternative – I used to have brand loyalty but that went out the window sometime back – bur really Eric, a Kia for Mrs. O?
It's the shoemaker's children who go barefoot …
And it's the mechanic's wife whose van leaks oil.
What kind of oil filter housing is that? Looks too cheap to me. Glad my 2019 highlander oil change is easy.
The powerstop brakes are always great in my experience, always order them off rockauto pretty cheap all in
What ugga dugga calibration tool do you use?
Saw Mrs O was doing donuts in a parking lot with her Kia just before the repair was made.
What brand of brakes are on Mrs. O's van?
Man down, 😅
Does Dorman make an aluminum housing for that unit ?
Very classy. All my old junk cars leak oil. I just check levels once every 2 weeks. I tell my wife, if it stinks at the stop light, hit recirculate.
I think there will always be supply chain issues given the marketplace is now global. Good job.
One problem is it’s a Kia. Get a Honda or Toyota and replacement parts won’t be as much of an issue.
I installed the same brakes on my Tundra this summer and they are just like yours.
I would think you wouldn’t like Kia
Love the powerstop brakes
Awesome jobs on the video I do have one problem I've tried to locate this pocket screwdriver you speak of the only thing I can find is pocket pry bars your of the age to know the difference 😆 🤣
How does it compare to the previous vehicle? (Odyssey) Do you regret going with Kia instead of Honda?
Never knew upstate NY was so exciting to drive through..Deer, raccoons and icebergs wandering the roads..Wow!
friggin plastic……… "there's your problem lady!!!"
What happened to crysler junky jeep?
Thanks for videoing
A problem with a Kia? Surely not.
,Imagine owning a trash kia. Especially with a Gdi. Cringe
Is there a kit to change this to a screw on filter?
Never get use to sewing machine motor sounds –
If I didn't see this with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it: an oil filter housing made out of plastic—what a chintzy, cheap design. On a side note, I cannot believe a mechanic would own one of these piece of junk Kia disasters.
Did Mrs O pay you lol
Glad you did that lady a solid and filled up her washer fluid. Customer service goes a long way.
You can get that gasket…just comes in a tube shaped like ultra black.
I've been hearing Kia been having a lot of issues. I've had good luck with Chrysler Town country's
I hope she left you a nice tip after that VIP service you provided
We're them nice air tools Eric..electric 🤢
How hard is it to make a new gasket?
Why couldn't a 2015 cruze be that easy?
You need to say "fire in the hole" X3 when you go to get a bolt out that is tricky
Fucking noisey loud beeps
BIG 3.3??
That's not big
I wonder if it's the composite plastic warping over time that makes them leak.I hope that engine sounds better off camera.
Happy wife happy life
she broke it… again… and tires are due next
plastic garbage😂
(Sung to the tune of Dean Martin “Everybody Loves Somebody”)
Every gasket has some seepage sometime…
Every gasket leaks some oil somehow…
Someday I’ll replace that gasket…
That sometime is now…
Fix it?? That's a continuous anti-corrosion dispenser, just keep it topped off!
ahh yes, plastic, only the best material done by Kia! Plastic loves heat and cold!!! THANKS KIA
Warranty shmarranty! She said fix it now! When we had our Honda Accord, I bought those aluminiam washers from a place called Clips and Fasteners and at the time they were cheap and they sell all sorts of fasteners for a vehicle. Not a sponsor.
Trade in the KIA….supply chain problem solved😎
Eric, I have a 2019 kia sorento and it has the same engine as Mrs O. My issue is when i check they oil after it sits over night it shows 1 qt low. Put the stick back in with out starting it and it shows full. Ive checked it during the day after driving it and its always full. Have you noticed this with her car? Thanks
Glad you mentioned how the brakes are holding up. I have started to use that brand as well and having great results as well. Always enjoy watching your videos…. thanks!
What brand are the brake and rotors you fixed Mrs. O up with.
Wow a plastic housing to contain the lifeblood of the engine?? Sounds like planned massive engine failure.
Hi Eric, Im a Kia master vehicle technician in the uk and I was just wondering why you were fixing that oil leak your self when it should of been a warranty repair? With Kia’s 100k miles of 7 year warranty. Just curious as I have done a lot of these repairs on the stingers which is the same engine as yours.
Thanks Eric. Happy New Year to you Mrs O and the family! Be well
as scotty says " plastic crap"
I saw that plastic housing flex when you torqued down the filter cap.
There's your problem.
I had a 2016 Kia Sorrento and the brakes on it were amazing.. 140,000 miles till I had to replace the pads!! Rotors were still fine!!!
And that's exactly why you can't buy just the gasket, the need to sell the whole housing….