Hyundai's phone number for the Veracruz recall is 1-80. It is required to include your VIN (Vehicle ID Number) in your letter as they cannot do anything without that - also gives them verification of engine type. This IS a safety issue! This recall was issued in 2014. Which is the recall for the Hyundai Veracruz 2007-2012 with the same engine and same issue. In your letter to them, refer to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V415000 Office of Defects Investigation (NVS-210) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The address for your letter MUST be addressed just like below, line for line! I called NHTSA and they gave me the address to contact them so they can investigate and add to recall. Hyundai Sonata which shares the same engine is NOT under recall, but as we know, it should be. Hyundai V-6 valve cover oil leak information in summary i think you should look around for a lower quote on the gasket, and try to negotiate the spark plugs and pcv valve to be done at the same time(do the pcv valve, a clogged pcv valve can cause the gasket to start leaking again) for about 100 dollars (the 30 dollars extra for labor should compensate his 20 min of work for that at 65 dollars an hr labor costs). so im not a mechanic but 130 sounds like way too much for the add on of a spark plug change. so thats 45 (with tax) for the plugs and 25 for valve, and the labor is not that long once the intake is off anyways. NKG iridium spark plugs are 7 dollars a piece at parts stores (and very often you can get rebates or discounts to save about 2 dollars a plug)(i recently verified prices). now, the pcv valve costs 25 dollars from hyundai and as low as 10 dollars from a parts store. i went to a second mechanic who is slightly cheaper and got a quote of 300 to 350 for the gasket alone. he estimated about 600 to 650 for the whole thing. (you need to remove the intake to get to the rear spark plugs and pcv valve). my mechanic advised a full tune up together with the job since its due for one anyways and hes anyways taking off the intake manifold to access the gasket. I just had the same problem diagnosed on my 08 v6 sonata, with 103k on it. Keep shopping around, read reviews on the places you like, and then pull the trigger. Maybe you live in a town with some dirt cheap hillbilly mechanics, maybe you live in some fancy ass part of town where they mostly service European and luxury autos. I don't know what the economy in your part of Colorado is like. A lot of transverse mounted V6s and V8s require the intake come off to get to plugs and anything on the rear of the engine.Īlso, quotes over the internet are very difficult. The plenum will need a new gasket after being removed, and the removal itself involves disconnecting quite a few pieces. In case you aren't aware, the upper intake plenum needs to be removed to access the rear valve cover. That being said, if you feel like you have some sort of mechanical aptitude, the front valve cover is relatively easy to replace. I have no idea what prior repairs have been done, a hundred different brands of products have been used, and those cars are all usually in worse shape than our consistent customers. I hate the customer who never takes their car to the same place twice. Do some research and find a good mechanic nearby and for the love of god, please keep going to the same place. I also think you should shop for a mechanic based on the quality of the work, not the price. If they only charge you on the actual time it took the mechanic to do it, well, I wouldn't be a mechanic anymore. Your mechanic makes money by doing the job faster than the book time. The 4 hours you're getting quoted is what the set time for that job is. No reputable place would do just one for you because you'll come back crying that your car is leaking oil once the other starts leaking. You might have to get under it, peek around little nooks and crannies etc.Ī gasket is a gasket, if one is leaking, the other either is, or will be soon enough, just do them both. You can tell if the rear is leaking by looking at it. Hey, as a mechanic I take offense to calling us crooks.
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