Any High mileage, stingers out there?

[Ohiocruiser]

My water pump failed today, as I hit 114k miles.

 

[Max Noh]

100,500 km on a 2018 GT Limited (GT2 in other markets).

I bought it in August. It had undergone Kia’s Certified Used testing, and I had another full review done last week. No major issues. I had the ignition chamber flushed because there was some carbonisation, which might indicate that premium fuels have not always been used.

 

[777David]

My water pump failed today, as I hit 114k miles.

Failed as in started leaking or bearing failure? Just curious.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Failed as in started leaking or bearing failure? Just curious.

Looks like it wasn't a pump falure after I start removing it. My aluminum pulley cracked in several places. And I threw away my original one. So the car will be sitting in garage for couple more days, waiting for new pulley. Hopefully that will be the end of it, and I will just have a spare water pump, since I already ordered it.

 

[777David]

Looks like it wasn't a pump falure after I start removing it. My aluminum pulley cracked in several places. And I threw away my original one. So the car will be sitting in garage for couple more days, waiting for new pulley. Hopefully that will be the end of it, and I will just have a spare water pump, since I already ordered it.

That's a bummer, but at least you don't have to remove the pump and it wasn't an OEM failure. Good news for the rest of us sporting the original pulley.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

That's a bummer, but at least you don't have to remove the pump and it wasn't an OEM failure. Good news for the rest of us sporting the original pulley.

Replacing water pump on 3.3 stinger is realy easy job. Not that I am gonna do it if I don't have to. And that definitely sucks. I think I paid over $200 for aluminum one.

 

[David Mullenix]

I just traded my 2020 GT AWD 3.3 in at 108k miles. I fought with the brakes(surging/deposits). Other than that I changed the oil and replaced tires. Never saw a CEL or had a hiccup. The car ran flawlessly when I traded it in.

 

[Zstinger]

My water pump failed today, as I hit 114k miles.

bummer....hopefully no other damage. No warranty left now...guess water pump might be expected by that time? or not that unusual

 

[NachoMama]

My water pump failed today, as I hit 114k miles.

What year?

 

[Ohiocruiser]

bummer....hopefully no other damage. No warranty left now...guess water pump might be expected by that time? or not that unusual

What year?

It wasn't a pump after all. My aluminum pulley cracked. Replaced it with stock one, and it's all good now.

 

[D.J.]

It wasn't a pump after all. My aluminum pulley cracked. Replaced it with stock one, and it's all good now.

Did the aluminum pulley offer any benefits before it failed? Or just bling?

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Did the aluminum pulley offer any benefits before it failed? Or just bling?

It does theoretically, being 1/3 of the weight of the stock one. Impossible to "feel". So I guess, just a bling.

 

[PD_Gunner1999]

Anyone approaching 100,000 miles on their stinger with a 3.3 TwinTurbo? Any issues popping up?

Had mine may 2018 have 186235 with only problem was brakes, then the alternator, then ignition coils and drive it like I stole it no regrets , pair going by wayside other than mentioned all good still have about 14 thousand left on original warranty of 20 yrs 200000 mile warranty.

 

[Scorpion24]

Had mine may 2018 have 186235 with only problem was brakes, then the alternator, then ignition coils and drive it like I stole it no regrets , pair going by wayside other than mentioned all good still have about 14 thousand left on original warranty of 20 yrs 200000 mile warranty.

I think that’s the most miles I’ve heard on a stinger.
Any modifications?

 

[PD_Gunner1999]

I think that’s the most miles I’ve heard on a stinger.
Any modifications?

No mods. Great driver vehicle...

 

[Siddharth]

My water pump failed today, as I hit 114k miles.

My water pump failed around the same mark as well. Seems to be a common occurrence. Easy job though, but to get the new coolant through the system after installing the new water pump is a pain in the back.

 

[MaraudingWalrus]

I'm interested in this as well. I've an 18 GT2 AWD that I got new in spring of 2019. Put about 55,000 miles on it in the last two years, after having relatively low mileage previously so I'm over 87,000 now. Have a potential 175 mile round trip commute if a job offer comes in. Would put me around 120,000 miles by next summer.

I've had no real issues besides tires - the dealer and alignment place each initially did several alignments for rwd not awd, so until ~30,000 miles I burned tires every 8,000 miles because the fronts were always thrashed. On me I guess for not being insistent enough about asking specifics about the alignment settings. They're still convinced everytime I come in that the car is RWD based on whatever their vin lookup tool is.

 

[D.J.]

I've had no real issues besides tires - the dealer and alignment place each initially did several alignments for rwd not awd, so until ~30,000 miles I burned tires every 8,000 miles because the fronts were always thrashed.

The difference is extremely minor between specs for AWD vs RWD

 

[7Andrei7]

I'm at 174k km (108k miles) as of today. Still drives great! I have the 2.0 gt-line.
One questions: why do people keep recommending to switch to higher viscosity oils when the car ages? I mean, what is the mechanical reasoning? I use 0w30 low viscosity oil and the car has never consumed any oil. I also don't have any leaks. So why should I switch to a thicker oil?

 

[D.J.]

I'm at 174k km (108k miles) as of today. Still drives great! I have the 2.0 gt-line.
One questions: why do people keep recommending to switch to higher viscosity oils when the car ages? I mean, what is the mechanical reasoning? I use 0w30 low viscosity oil and the car has never consumed any oil. I also don't have any leaks. So why should I switch to a thicker oil?

is 30 weight oil really "low viscosity"?
The winter weight of "0" - is supposed to be better for cold starts.
What oil are these people recommending you switch to for daily driving duties?


The oil debates usually never go anywhere but a bunch of dead ends and many strong opinions.
Usually few people do the oil analysis, and even fewer are able to compare multiple viscosities of multiple brands at multiple oil change intervals.

keep using your existing oil - it's working well for you.