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Earlier this year I took my 2018 Hyundai i40 1.7 Diesel to a local independent garage for an  MOT and a full service, including an oil change.

Very shortly after this the car lost all of its oil, while being recovered the oil sump plug fell out of the bottom of the car, it had apparently not been refitted correctly (the recovery drivers opinion).  The car cut out when I was stopping but did restart to finish pulling over.  There was oil under it where it stopped, although I’m not sure if this dripped engine or from the under tray.

The same garage refilled the oil and felt that the car had luckily avoided major engine damage, the car did seem okay at this stage. 

Fast forward 5 months and 3000 miles, the car starts tapping/knocking, this rapidly gets worse and the car is recovered again, this time to a different local garage.  They diagnose engine failure due to the  ‘big end’ knocking, this matches the recovery drivers initial thoughts that it was ‘bottom end’ and the engine was finished.

I feel that it is very likely that the loss of oil has led to the engine failing.  Speaking to the first garage, they disagree and feel 3000 miles is a lot of miles to cover since the service, and if there was damage it would present sooner.  They are also not happy about the diagnosis and want to diagnose it themselves.  They are willing to investigate a cause themselves.

I have no reason to doubt the engine has failed and I would like a different garage to investigate the cause if that is needed.

What are your thoughts on this and how would you proceed?

The car is otherwise in good condition, it has covered 93,800 miles and has all or nearly all the stamps in the service book.
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General Chat / i30 Comfort 2010 Steering column part 563102L500
« Last post by SIMONNL on August 05, 2025, 15:41:14 »
Hi
I have just joined and need a refurbed steering column for my Hyundai i30 - does anyone know where I can get one ?
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General Chat / Re: Who can I talk to?
« Last post by Shambles on July 16, 2025, 22:16:03 »
Hi.

I'm no moderator but I do have ambitions  ;D

Can I help?
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General Chat / Who can I talk to?
« Last post by Rubysunshine on July 16, 2025, 06:03:09 »
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this whole forum thing, so please bear with me! My name’s Ruby, and I was hoping to chat with a moderator, could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks so much,
Ruby
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General Chat / Dating Evidence
« Last post by JL8880 on April 11, 2025, 09:21:30 »
Morning all
Just joined as a member.
Hoping you can assist.
Could Admin provide dating evidence for a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe from Europe, for the purpose of registering with the DVLA?
Thanks.
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General Chat / Re: Dilemma Coming Up - Help please
« Last post by travelbuddy on March 10, 2025, 17:33:04 »
At 5,000 miles/year a diesel isn't suitable and may start giving expensive problems - but switching cars will always cost money - you should look seriously at selling both and getting an EV.
Thank you RT, your wise words are much appreciated. You are right to point out that continuing to run the SF under these conditions is asking for trouble. I must have either been lucky or Hyundai designed and screwed together a very reliable product, perhaps a bit of both. As to your sound recommendation of an EV replacement, it will need to support a monthly weekend round trip of 218 miles, which the destination currently does not offer a charging point and also needs to include the ability to transport a Mountain E-bike inside the cabin. Any suggestion would be most welcome.
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General Chat / Re: Diagnostics Tool suggestions
« Last post by Vaipetr on March 07, 2025, 16:44:46 »
I can recommend Gendan's products but they aren't cheap
https://www.gendan.co.uk/product_SECHI.html
https://www.gendan.co.uk/product_ENG327P.html

Thanks, as I understand the 1st link is for a scanning/programming tool and 2nd one for just a ELM327 type scanner?
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General Chat / Re: Dilemma Coming Up - Help please
« Last post by Ruperts Trooper on March 05, 2025, 14:56:36 »
At 5,000 miles/year a diesel isn't suitable and may start giving expensive problems - but switching cars will always cost money - you should look seriously at selling both and getting an EV.
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General Chat / Dilemma Coming Up - Help please
« Last post by travelbuddy on March 01, 2025, 14:34:32 »
My fantastic Santa Fe Premier SE Auto Euro5 (non ULEZ) with a full service history and 38k on the clock will be 10 years old in May. In addition its 1 owner/driver will be 77 and plans to continue driving, whereas the wife plans to give up driving her 5 year old Mazda Auto CX-3 Euro6 with 19k mileage. We live just outside a ULEZ zone but rarely cross into it. We both love the high-up SUV diesel experience but our annual mileage is now only 5k, so do we keep the Santa Fe (pay any ULEZ and forseen repairs) and sell the Mazda or vice-Vera or sell both and get either a used Tucson or a Mazda CX-5 petrol?
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General Chat / Re: Diagnostics Tool suggestions
« Last post by Ruperts Trooper on February 26, 2025, 20:49:17 »
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