Key Takeaways Not all Kia engines use the same system. Some rely on a timing chain designed to last the life of the engine, while others use a timing belt that requires scheduled replacement. A missed belt replacement can be catastrophic. On interference engines, a snapped timing belt can cause the pistons to strike the…
Key Takeaways: The EV6 eliminates oil changes, spark plugs, transmission fluid, and exhaust system maintenance entirely, resulting in meaningful savings over 100,000 miles compared to a gas Kia Tires wear faster on the EV6 than on comparable gas models due to the vehicle’s weight and instant torque delivery, making rotation intervals more important than most…
Kia’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid lineup has expanded significantly over the past few years, and a lot of Beavercreek owners are now driving Niro, Sorento, or EV6 models alongside the more familiar Sportage hybrid. What most of them have in common is a battery cooling system that quietly does one of the most important jobs…
Summer in Beavercreek means more traffic on Pentagon Boulevard and North Fairfield Road, more stop and go commuting, and pavement temperatures that can climb well past what your brakes deal with in cooler months. What a lot of drivers don’t realize is that a brake inspection that’s often free or low cost can extend the…
I-675 wraps nearly 27 miles around the eastern side of Dayton, connecting Beavercreek to Centerville, Kettering, and Fairborn at sustained highway speeds that most local roads never approach. A tire rotation every 7,500 miles costs a small fraction of what a full set of prematurely worn tires runs to replace, and for a heavier three-row…
Family vehicles used to mean one conversation at the service counter: oil changes, tire rotations, and the occasional brake job. A battery health check costs a fraction of what a prematurely degraded high-voltage pack costs to replace, and that gap matters more than ever now that two of Kia’s most popular family vehicles run on…
Beavercreek’s Public Service Division begins treating roads with salt brine solution up to 72 hours before a winter storm arrives. Greene County operates its own fleet of treatment trucks running a salt and liquid deicer combination across county roads throughout the season. By the time a Beavercreek Kia owner has made a few weeks of…
The Kia Sportage has come a long way in engine technology, and the Smartstream GDI powerplant in current models is among the more sophisticated compact SUV engines on the market. But sophistication comes with a maintenance requirement that the previous generation of port-injected engines never had. Carbon buildup on intake valves is a documented reality…
A cracked windshield on the Kia EV9 feels like a simple fix until you understand what’s mounted to it. The forward-facing camera that powers most of the EV9’s DriveWise driver assistance features sits directly behind the glass, and when that windshield comes out, the camera’s calibration comes with it. Skipping recalibration after a replacement isn’t…
Three weeks ago, a 2022 Kia Telluride came in two days before a planned family trip to the Smoky Mountains. The owner had noticed a slight vibration on the highway but figured it would hold for the trip. The inspection revealed two rear tires with dangerously low tread, a serpentine belt showing significant cracking, and…
Telluride Hybrid