u/Darth-Kelso

▲ 2 r/KiaSorento+2 crossposts

2022 Kia Sorento Hybrid
~110k miles
Been leaking coolant, level loss nearly 1 full tank over 1 week.
Wife took to dealer, and they said the exhaust heat exchange has a leak and quoted 3k to replace.

I'm going to ask them to show me the exact location of the leak, regardless. I want to make sure there aren't any other leaks and this isn't just a lazy once over inspection and they stopped looking after they found this.

Just wanted to get an opinion from people that actually know this shit - is that highway robbery? Looks like the OEM part is about $1500 - https://cdn-illustrations.revolutionparts.io/strapr1/03dbe61865cf0939832ac196241825ef/d6d6e41b01eca113a59ca1f264e98f06.png

Another $1500 for labor seems pretty steep. I found a video of a guy changing one out on a Niro, and it was 4 nuts and 2 hose clamps. Should take under an hour, no? Unless the Sorento is really different. Any thoughts?

u/Darth-Kelso — 8 days ago