Aww bad day for my 5years old elantra md 1.8.. clocking 51k on odo, now the car is going overhauling due to crack on the engine lining. they dont allow warranty claim coz my wife forgot to service the car for 1 whole year lol..

TL:DR:
One day i was driving and suddenly the aircond blow out hot air. I thought aww shucks the compressor failed and i got to buy new one. Awhile later, the temperature shoot up and im 2 bars before reaching the max so naturally i just stop at roadside. Upon opening my bonnet, i can see the water shoot out from the radiator reserve tank hole and so i call for towing service to my workshop who is pro in radiator services. He just change the thermostat and teach me how to monitor the water level to make sure the car is okay.

As i check the water every morning as instructed, i notice that i need to top up about 300ml every morning and total i refilled is about 1.5L of water in 3 days time. So something is amiss and i send to hyundai service center to have it check. They told me it was due to bubbling when installing thermostat and it was solved by bleeding the radiator. The next morning i open the radiator cap and start the engine to check again and to my horror the water bubbling and spilling like mini volcano thus i send to hyundai again. This time they help me do radiator bleeding again but after 1 hour still unsuccessful. During the testing, came out an error code saying misfiring in cylinder no.2 and the error was cleared. SA asked me to leave the car for them to have more time to check.

Few days later, they told me they need to open the engine head and check the head gasket condition, fearing burnt gasket due to overheating and i consented to it. Next day, i was horried that the engine lining at cylinder no.2 was cracked and that probably caused all the problem. I was also told that the engine head was bent to about 0.25° (i assume is degree since he didnt tell me the unit). I asked if he can try to claim warranty but he denied as my wife who drive this car only service based on mileage and forgot to follow the monthly interval schedule. She apparently skipped the service from nov 2015 all the way to nov 2016 LOL.

Naturally I was not satisfied as when i consented to opening the head i was prepared to pay for it as the 1year change interval probably damaged the gasket and stuff. What i cannot believe was that 1-year mis-sighted will damage the engine block lining as in the picture and i have to pay for the engine block defects..

Anyone can help or got suggestion for this scenario?













This post has been edited by imperialrealcs: Jan 11 2018, 02:21 PM

yes, hence i tak puas hati la coz this is obvious block effect and no way the mis-sighted caused this.
hyundai just say voided warranty so cannot claim

btw we monitored the engine oil and coolant for few days. no sign of leaked head gasket

ya coz wife only drive pigi balik kerja less than 30km use per day.
1year drive about 10k only.
5years baru 51k mileage lol.

This post has been edited by imperialrealcs: Jan 11 2018, 02:29 PM

yes, i also pelik what kind of air pocket can store until 1.5L of waters top up lol..

overheating they said caused by thermostat few weeks ago.

nope, fan tested at full speed

er, no.
after that 1 year non-service period up to nov 2016, we did service with schedule and this problem only happen in early 2018
means in year 2017 we serviced as usual and no unusual behaviour from the car in term of performance and fuel consumption as i monitor it every refuel

where did u see rm800 for a cylinder head? im looking for one.
ori hyundai rm2500

any splashing is not good when it comes to coolant.

my head gasket not blown only wrapped a little and thats the problem.
they go by the book and said no water in engine oil and radiator water is clean no contaminant so they concluded head gasket is okay

true enough. while i try hard to replenish the lost fluid with RO water, they just use tap water lol. sakit hati

nah im just arguing that thr block shouldnt suffer such defect even if i did not service. im even willing to pay for head gasket replacement etc prior to finding out the block was damaged as well

after change thermostat, mech ask to monitor water first by refilling tap water only. if no prob then flush a little and add back coolant.

it should slowly leak out, not like a volcano

1. i used to own hyundai accent, hyundai matrix and now hyundai elantra. except the current elantra, the other 2 was okay without engine problem except higher fuel consumption. if u dont own the car i guess u got no right to comment on reliability based on purely hearsay as typical malaysian always do.

2. understood and i also did say i even willing to pay for head gasket and thermostat replacement due to acknowledging the car was out of warranty but the block issue had taken me abackand i was just trying my luck bitching with hyundai. anyway fyi i already consented to have the block repaired and the car should be out by this week, all on my own cost as i still can afford it.

3. as a 3x korean car owner for over 15years period, no i did not regret not feel padan muka at all. even the new honda city turbo full of problem and no guarantee any other car will be problem free

yep, no solid evidence but even hyundai guy say no oil change shouldnt caused block damage LOL.


yes because i thought the warranty was over.
anyway i did not end up arguing about the warranty and had it repaired anyway. maybe next year can change new car LOL


This post has been edited by imperialrealcs: Jan 15 2018, 11:30 AM

well here's the thing. ppl exp is very bad statistic for your own information. normally they wanted to defend their brand and purchase decision thus did not tell the full story. i myself is in automotive business, i got my source of info based on statistic from mechanic, and spare part dealers, not end user who tend to be bias.

As i said earlier, besides fuel consumption, i never had any mechanical drivetrain failure with my koreans. yes nitty bitty noise does came out but it can be solve easily. reliability wise, it was consumed with nationwide perception that korean would be inferior and it has been ingrained in their mind that it is true whereas most of the people who agreed dont even own a korean.

btw the city civic is just a quick typo. no need to raise the issue at all. u know what i meant

no this was not caused by engine oil. confirmed by hyundai sa. otherwise you will see more uniform damages across the engine instead of just 1 particular part. the piston ring, piston, conrod and others were deemed to be in good condition by SA.

no boiled water will bubbling and burst like in my video hahaha.

i already answered as to why the water look clear.
it got to do with testing the system for leakage before pouring expensive coolant and waste it unnescessarily

oh not sure if it helps but fyi, i use Pennzoil Velocity 5W30 Engine oil. Fully synthetic

not really. if compare ori and new, the price comparable wit japs.
if 3rd party then yes, jap cheaper