Kia / Hyundai 1.6CRDi Tandem Pump Mesh Safety Recall
Recall Campaign 221048R0 Yet again ANOTHER safety recall on the 1.6 CRDi (D4FE code) engined Kia’s, this time an issue with the tandem pump which is the combined belt driven …
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 …