Service Center

Based on what I've read on from some forte owners in kia club forum, their 1k and 5k servicing give me bad vibes man.

Those already did thier 1k or 5k servicing, care to share ur experiences?

I plan to use outside service centers once I am done with the 1k and 5k C&C servicing.

Anyone got good recommendations?

Ya... From SG Kia Club... think best service centre is @ Thomson... I'll be going there next week for 1 K service... Thinking of usin outside service after 5K but will warranty or any thing be void???

YES voided! u have to service at C&C until ur entire warranty period ends! Or Voided

Har... Then If warranty voided wat will you lose out ar? Sorry Tish this is my first car... hehe Thanks

mine first car too, void warranty means what ever happen to ur car, no
warranty loh. Engine spoil/mounting loose, defult crack area found,
suspension leaking etc etc

its better to play safe n to go back to C&C for 1k n 5k servicing. after 5k or 10k, it all up to u. heard C&C servicing is oso quite ex.

thats wad i heard too, bo bian loh. 3 yrs warranty wor !

My advise is, go for the 1k, 5k and 10k servicing with C&C. After that you can go find your own mechanic to do your regular servicing which normally only costs $120 plus minus. To keep your warranty valid, go back at 30k, 60k, 90k.

Thanks Fortessimo... Will do as wat you say....

Lol... no worry la.. normally after 5k, alot of ppl will go out source for their own mechanic... what fortessimo say is true.... at certain high mileage, just go back to the AD and selected the service package..

orite bro,,, points noted

Fortessimo wrote:My advise is, go for the 1k, 5k and 10k servicing with C&C. After that you can go find your own mechanic to do your regular servicing which normally only costs $120 plus minus. To keep your warranty valid, go back at 30k, 60k, 90k.

So its possible within the warranty period to do servicing outside and go back at 30k, 60k, 90k keep your warranty valid? I was told otherwise by other car brands owners. Thanks for the info!

tish wrote:

Fortessimo wrote:My advise is, go for the 1k, 5k and 10k servicing with C&C. After that you can go find your own mechanic to do your regular servicing which normally only costs $120 plus minus. To keep your warranty valid, go back at 30k, 60k, 90k.

So its possible within the warranty period to do servicing outside and go back at 30k, 60k, 90k keep your warranty valid? I was told otherwise by other car brands owners. Thanks for the info!

Is this statement true? Has this been confirmed by the service centre? 8)

Real.SHIN wrote:

tish wrote:

Fortessimo wrote:My advise is, go for the 1k, 5k and 10k servicing with C&C. After that you can go find your own mechanic to do your regular servicing which normally only costs $120 plus minus. To keep your warranty valid, go back at 30k, 60k, 90k.

So its possible within the warranty period to do servicing outside and go back at 30k, 60k, 90k keep your warranty valid? I was told otherwise by other car brands owners. Thanks for the info!

Is this statement true? Has this been confirmed by the service centre? 8)

if u dun tell them in between u go other to service u tink they knoe meh

But they only have record of your servicing 30k, 60k, 90k.. So on n so forth... How abt 20k 40k 50k? Sorry... I am a bit dumb about all these... Can s1 enlighten me...?

u just tell them u extend the SERVICING lo.. Save money and do anything at 1 go..

Real.SHIN wrote:But they only have record of your servicing 30k, 60k, 90k.. So on n so forth... How abt 20k 40k 50k? Sorry... I am a bit dumb about all these... Can s1 enlighten me...?

20k 40k 50k i doubt majority wil goes back to them...

I thought major service are 20k, 40k, 60k, 80k, 100k...?

Real.SHIN wrote:I thought major service are 20k, 40k, 60k, 80k, 100k...?

i not sure lei wat mileage is the major servicing cause havent get my ride....
if abv is the major serving then LL la go there ...other than tat we can go our own workshop....

warranty up to 3 years or 100k which ever reach first. so 100k they wont service for u even within 3 yrs.

JB KIA Auto service centre : Donno relaible or not....maybe cheaper if carry own Oil & parts there.


Ming Hong (J.B) Sdn. Bhd.
No. 2, Jalan Ros Merah 1/3,Taman Johor Jaya,81100 Johor Bahru,Johor.
Tel: 07-3562219 / 07-3562216 Fax: 07-3556212
Operation Hours : Mon - Sat : 8.30am - 6pm / Sun : 9am - 2pm
Below is the instruction on how to get to Ming Hong :
1.From JB town, find trunk road to Kota Tinggi/ Mersing
2.Go down this road which will lead you down bypassing Pelangi and Xtra.
3.This road leads you to Carrefour Megamart.
4. At the X-junction infront of Carrefour (Mcdonald's Restaurant), turn right to direction of Giant Plentong.5. Go down abt 500m down this road, Ming Hong will be on your left.
6. To get to Ming Hong, turn left on next junction, and double left turns again to get into the Industrial Park. Speedworks will be on your left.
7. SpeedWorks will be on your right now after the double left turns.
8. Ming Hong will be ahead on your left.
Total travel time 20-30 minutes.

Its allowed? To service ur forte in another country's SC?

tish wrote:Its allowed? To service ur forte in another country's SC?

If KIA have an International Warranty. Needs to verify with KIA-CnC S'pore.
What will happen if a S'pore KIA kaput in Tomyam or Boleh Land ?

newsman wrote:

tish wrote:Its allowed? To service ur forte in another country's SC?

If KIA have an International Warranty. Needs to verify with KIA-CnC S'pore.
What will happen if a S'pore KIA kaput in Tomyam or Boleh Land ?

eventhough kia hv an international warranty, i still got no faith in Tomyam or Boleh land. rather play safe by going for local servicing.

LOL!!! I would save the trouble n service locally. But get accessories "foreignly.. " lol!

LOL!!! I would save the trouble n service locally. But get accessories "foreignly.. " lol!

Hey... juz drove my car for 1 K servicin earlier...collecting it only later in the afternoon... haha... this is the first time i see so many forte....4 plus mine 5 altogether... White is really nice.... but muz really maintain lah.... then Titanium( I think) Silver, blue plus my spicy red....wah wah wah.... Hopefully when we meet up can see even more.... will update you on their service soon...

tish wrote:warranty up to 3 years or 100k which ever reach first. so 100k they wont service for u even within 3 yrs.

Warranty over or > 100k, can still sent to C&C for servicing. It's your choice.

What they do for the 1k servicing ar?

just oil and filter change, 18 point check and wash car.

Here is the service menu...

Fortec wrote:What they do for the 1k servicing ar?

1K servicing oil change is to flush out the metal chips and whatever funky stuffs from your engine after running-in 1K mileage.
For the 1K & 5K servicing oil change, they will use cheaper mineral oil.
On the next servicing 10K (& onwards), they will use synthetic oil.

The above is based on the C&C servicing they had with my Picanto.

juz wondering, now that i've got the 1k servicing done, do i still hv to continue wif the running in until 5k mileage ah? oh yah.. i noticed tt the servicing for 1k & 5k will be free but if after dat, we send the car to other places for servicing, our warranty will be void.. jia lat.. wondering how much will dat cost if I continue to let C&C service after the 5k mileage.. aiyo.. aiyo...

Another way to help ur engine lessen the initial wear/tear from first 1-5k. You could find a very strong magnet(found in hard disk) and place it on ur oil filter. So metal chips filtered in will die die stay with the magnet. But remember to remove when u go servicing, else magnet later gone

Ming Hong is a reputable car dealer. But not sure about their car servicing...

dandeana21 wrote:juz wondering, now that i've got the 1k servicing done, do i still hv to continue wif the running in until 5k mileage ah? oh yah.. i noticed tt the servicing for 1k & 5k will be free but if after dat, we send the car to other places for servicing, our warranty will be void.. jia lat.. wondering how much will dat cost if I continue to let C&C service after the 5k mileage.. aiyo.. aiyo...

Forte is new model and equipment level high. I would stick to AD C&C.

tish wrote:Another way to help ur engine lessen the initial wear/tear from first 1-5k. You could find a very strong magnet(found in hard disk) and place it in ur oil filter. So metal chips filtered in will die die stay with the magnet. But remember to remove when u go servicing, else magnet later gone

wahh.. hardcore.. where to buy the magnet?

Open up ur old hard disk? Heheh!!

I think any good magnet will also do. But the manual didnt state this extra job. U dont really have to go thru the trouble to do that. Just a preference. For me I will.

However i would like to correct that stick the magnet on the oil filter on in the oil filter. Sorry.

actually yr idea is very good.. it certainly helps to attract all the unwanted metal debris from the fuel and engine.. Will certainly tried on my car when it comes..

tish wrote:Another way to help ur engine lessen the initial wear/tear from first 1-5k. You could find a very strong magnet(found in hard disk) and place it on ur oil filter. So metal chips filtered in will die die stay with the magnet. But remember to remove when u go servicing, else magnet later gone

Lol.. you work in harddisk sector??? How you know there is a magnet in there... Well true enough, the harddisk magnet is quite strong but the shape itself might not be suitable if you want a flat one.. Don't go for those whiteboard magentic type.

Actually running in the engine means allowing the piston seals to form properly along the chambers linings.

The seals are formed within the first 100-200km on our odometer.

There are two school of thoughts on how to get them seal properly

1) Run them gently and let the rough bits get grind off/out over time

2) Run them hard on and force them to seal to the way you intend to run them eventually which is of course "HARD" wahaha.

Pro and Cons of 1)
It's like a warm up, or training ur engine to reach that level of performance. The seals are suppose to be slowly seal to the proper specification.
Seals are usually not even and hence might result in leaks during high revs.

Pro and Cons of 2)
Seals are seal fast and straight to the maximum rev spec.
Unexpected situation might arise (Engine warm up is a must and high rev only in 2nd gear and above)

I guess we all know whey manufacturers recommend method 1 even though it won't be perfect, coz there's no way they need to fulfil their warranty of a busted up engine.

tish wrote:Another way to help ur engine lessen the initial wear/tear from first 1-5k. You could find a very strong magnet(found in hard disk) and place it on ur oil filter. So metal chips filtered in will die die stay with the magnet. But remember to remove when u go servicing, else magnet later gone

huh?? how to put it in ah? eehh.. where's the oil filter ah??

huh?? how to put it in ah? eehh.. where's the oil filter ah?? [/quote]

You need to jack either your front left or right tyre up. For safety put a wheel chock at the rear tyre.

Note: Not for those who do not like to get their hands dirty. AND quite dangerous if you don't know what you are doing cause you need to go under the car.

weeza77 wrote:huh?? how to put it in ah? eehh.. where's the oil filter ah??

You need to jack either your front left or right tyre up. For safety put a wheel chock at the rear tyre.

Note: Not for those who do not like to get their hands dirty. AND quite dangerous if you don't know what you are doing cause you need to go under the car.[/quote]


har.. den i can forget abt putting the magnet inside liao wor.. me cannot even squeeze under the car, let alone getting my hands dirty wor.. haiz.. nid to jian fei more..

lawrenceke wrote:actually yr idea is very good.. it certainly helps to attract all the unwanted metal debris from the fuel and engine.. Will certainly tried on my car when it comes..

Ideas comes with old friends.. i mean "old" as in old not old that old...

impact2001 wrote:

tish wrote:Another way to help ur engine lessen the initial wear/tear from first 1-5k. You could find a very strong magnet(found in hard disk) and place it on ur oil filter. So metal chips filtered in will die die stay with the magnet. But remember to remove when u go servicing, else magnet later gone

Lol.. you work in harddisk sector??? How you know there is a magnet in there... Well true enough, the harddisk magnet is quite strong but the shape itself might not be suitable if you want a flat one.. Don't go for those whiteboard magentic type.

Hehe, last time hands itchy, when my maxtor harddisk up the lorry, i open it up and got 2 SUPER DUPER VERY STICKY magnet inside. Mine are very flat but banana shape.

correction correction!!!

tish wrote:Open up ur old hard disk? Heheh!!

I think any good magnet will also do. But the manual didnt state this extra job. U dont really have to go thru the trouble to do that. Just a preference. For me I will.

However i would like to correct that stick the magnet on the oil filter not in the oil filter. Sorry.

Hi Guys.... Collected my car yesterday after 1K servicing.... Can only say that the service staff there is polite... problem rectified. but overal OK OK only coz although the gave ma a free car wash plus vacum, My car... has got some stain on it when I collected. Thanks to my PPS it didn't affect much can clean off with sponge n water...

luvxiaobeng wrote:Hi Guys.... Collected my car yesterday after 1K servicing.... Can only say that the service staff there is polite... problem rectified. but overal OK OK only coz although the gave ma a free car wash plus vacum, My car... has got some stain on it when I collected. Thanks to my PPS it didn't affect much can clean off with sponge n water...

It seems like everyone's car got stains after collecting their cars from service center.. wat did the technicians do manz? stains everywhere.. so scary..

luvxiaobeng, which service center u went to?

What problem did u had them retified?