Kia Sportage Hybrid (MHEV) Tensioner Failure
The 1.6 CRDi diesel hybrid-electric Kia Sportage is a “mild hybrid”, its basically a regular diesel engine with a motor with an “upgraded” alternator and 48v battery pack that can …
Kia / Hyundai D4FE Re-Build Parts
All of these part numbers are applicable to both Kia and Hyundai so you can source from either. The girdle bolts can be re-used by the main, big end and …
Kia / Hyundai 1.6 CRDi MHEV Engine Failures
Both Kia and Hyundai have seen swathes of failures of the 1.6 mild-hybrid diesel engines fitted to the Sportage and Tuscon, various attempts have been made to recall and correct …
DO NOT Buy a 1.6 Mild Hybrid Diesel Kia or Hyundai
I cannot stress this enough! Avoid them like the plague, they are complete and utter JUNK!
Kia & Hyundai D4FE 1.6 CRDI (MHEV) Engines
created this page to share my somewhat disappointing experience with the KIA D4FE engine and the fun I had repairing one which hopefully will help others. The D4FE is a full aluminium …