Taking All Bets

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 05/22/2019 at 10:34 • Filed to: None

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I’m at Kia right now for the recall. My tires are a week old. My oil is a day old. My air filter is clean. My fluids are all good, EXCEPT for the brake fluid, which I forgot to top off this morning. It’s not dangerously low, but it is below optimal. So, here’s the game for you: what will they find wrong with my car? Will they notice the brake fluid? Will they make up a problem that doesn't exist?

i86hotdogs > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 10:44

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Cabin filter! They always mention the cabin filter when I take anything in for a recall

E90M3 > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 10:46

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Nothing, other than they want you to trade your Soul in.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 10:47

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Lubricate muffler bearings, high speed blinker fluid, 

Future next gen S2000 owner > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 10:56

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Low windshield washer fluid.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > i86hotdogs 05/22/2019 at 11:02

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I had an oil place try to sell me a cabin air filter on my Golf. They said what I had was dirty. There isn’t even a cabin air filter on that car! What are you smoking?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 11:03

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My money is on battery. That or they’ll recommend a coolant flush, maybe an ATF flush (your’s is auto right? IIRC the interval on those is 90k then every 60 after).

Rainbow > E90M3 05/22/2019 at 11:07

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I'm curious what they would offer for it, honestly. Of course, I'd only do it if they gave me a straight trade for a fully loaded Telluride, so I really don't care what they want to pay.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2019 at 11:16

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I have always wanted to request those things at a dealer and see what happens.

user314 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/22/2019 at 11:25

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merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 11:25

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Just a tip about the brake fluid. You typically don’t want to top off the fluid unless you are replacing the pads. Reason being. As you wear down the pads, the fluid level drops, eventually the brake light comes on once the level gets low enough, that should coincide with the pads being ready for replacement.

But if you too off, you can blow through the pads, and backing plates and blow out the pistons... assuming you are totally unaware of what any of the nasty noises are before that point....

Moral of the story, don’t top up brake fluid.  

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > user314 05/22/2019 at 11:32

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I like the attention to detail...the ID-10T formula specifically.

nerd_racing > Rainbow 05/22/2019 at 11:36

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Tire rotation and brake system flush.