The Hyundai dealer will be replacing engine on my daughter's 2016 2.4L Hyundai Sonata with 62,000 miles. Good thing it still has CPO warranty and the dealer called and said it was approved and won't cost me anything. Question I have, when replacing engine, will dealer put new transmission fluid and engine coolant? Should I ask them to put brand new serpentine belt if they agree to do it for the cost of the belt? Anything else I need to ask them to replace while replacing the engine? I did replace spark plugs earlier this year, not sure if they'll be reusing or putting new ones in. However, I was about to replace transmission fluid with engine coolant and this happened. Any tips? Wonder how long this engine will last before it gives out again. Basically, engine gave out on highway, stopped accelerating with light blinking. Code was P1326.
I guess, if I want to go places, I need to buy Toyota... Well, I actually have 1 Toyota and 2 Hondas
Get rid of the stupid thing once they get it running properly. The fact that it needs the engine replaced at 62,000 miles is telling you something loud and clear.
I agree with you 100%. Bought this car for my daughter about 5 years ago to drive to college. Was working fine until few days ago when all of a sudden it stopped on highway. Might as well sell it without putting any more money into it and buy Corolla for her.
When replacing the engine, does the transmission fluid gets drained and replaced or not?
I would think not since the transmission is a separate unit. (It's not like the old British Leyland models where the automatic transmission lived in the engine sump and operated with the engine's oil.)
They might not even use new coolant, they might just catch what drains out and re-use it. Dealers are notoriously cheap. It would even not surprise me if they installed a junkyard engine to fulfill their warranty obligation.
However you would need to ask the dealer doing the work for a definitive answer on the transmission fluid and anything else they would do in conjunction with the engine swap.
Do they replace drained fluids with fresh ones? It depends on the shop. Obviously, putting in new fluids would be preferable, but that doesn't mean they will spring for the extra few bucks.
Since dealerships generally get very low compensation on warranty work (compared with owners who are paying full fare), I would guess it wouldn't be standard.
However, check your owner's manual - many list changing fluids at 60k as standard maintenance, so that might be a good point to argue.
I guess, I'll need to go and have a talk with them. I'm not against paying for materials such as serpentine belt, new engine coolant, etc. as long as they don't charge me for labor, just for the cost of materials. On transmission fluid, I'm sure they'll charge for both labor and materials, something like $200 or so just to drain and fill.
In case I do decide to keep this car for few more years (since it still has CPO warranty). I would like to get an answer about transmission fluid. When replacing the engine, does the transmission fluid gets drained and replaced or not? I know they will have to drain engine coolant from the radiator and hopefully replace it with new coolant but what about transmission fluid?
Just a follow up, the dealer replaced engine (long block) free of charge. Replaced both serpentine belts (cost of belts only, no labor fee). I still have 4year / 40K miles left on CPO warranty. One thing I noticed after engine replacement, shift lever is slightly harder to move now. Is that a cause for concern?