How to service a Kia Rio 1.25 liter, generation III (UB) model years 2012-2017 .

Many Kia and Hyundai cars use the G4LA 1,25 litre CVVT engine and in this video a basic service covering the following is made:
1:12. Draining the engine oil.
3:33. Oil filter replacement, and how to remove an oil filter that is stuck. A “chain socket” did the job quite easily. A Mann filter type W 7023 was used.
7:24. Filling engine oil. Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 was used.
8:52. Draining the transmission oil. A word of wisdom is to check that the filling plug isn't stuck before draining the oil.
12:12. Filling transmission oil. Mobil Mobilube SHC 75W-90 was used.
15:57. Auxiliary belt replacement. A Bosch multi V belt 1212 mm long, number 1 987 948 494 was used. Cars without AC have a shorter 890 mm belt.
19:58. Engine air filter replacement. A Mann filter C 25 013 was used.
21:19. Spark plug replacement. NGK LKR6D-10E was used.
22:00. Spark plug gap measurement. A new plug should have a 0.9 mm gap.
31:00. Cabin “HVAC” air filter replacement. A Mann filter CUK 2336 with carbon was used.
The engine has a timing chain so no timing belt service is needed.
How to replace the rear brake disks are shown in this video:
• HOW TO REPLACE A REAR ...
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[@jovan5988]

What a coincidence, wife got one just now so i have the same challenge. Thank you for your effort to provide this useful video. Exactly the same rio white with corosion on the stop light. haha.

[@pault5947]

Cool video, very informative thank you

[@yct6956]

thx very much ur parts no. is very useful

[@Dreamvoid]

@Hoojies Garage i have a kia rio III 2016 and started having problems shifting gears 1-4 but its not all the time, sometimes its a struglle the first 5 minuttes, then the next 8 minuttes its fine, then struggle again, ive been wondering if i need to change gear oil and some time ago i started to have burnt oil smell in the cabin under long drives, but thought that was cause a gasket started to leak a little on the engine. My biggest problem beside not having the tolls or a garage, is ive serached everywhere for videos showing where you fill oil in, most have them on top of the gear box and the one you use, should be the overflow, or am i wrong?, fill top side owerflow side somewhere and drain bottom. if i have to do that i would have to squeese myself in somehow. Anyway any help and advice is cheerished

[@hoojiesgarage1542]

Hi. In all car gear boxes that I have filled with new oil, I have filled the oil through the plug at the side. In most normal cars it will flood out there just before 2 liters have been filled. I always lift all wheels up on equal height blocks so I can get under the car while it is horizontal. Just like in this video, and you can also look at the A2 update video where I do the same.

[@jontai5729]

Were all 4 wheels on planks when you did this? Also, how high was the car off the ground to get a good clearance? Good to know. Thanks.

[@hoojiesgarage1542]

Hi Jon. The wheels were standing on blocks about 15 cm thick. Important to have the car level when filling the transmission oil. Good luck!

[@jontai5729]

Thanks, I have a manual transmission 1.4L UB, this video is great and super applicable. I need to do my oil trans, spark plugs and tensioner belt too. Keep it up.

[@anthonyhunt41]

"promosm" 👌

[@tonywhite425]

9k oil changes m8 ughhhhhhh you should do it every 6 months or 5k

[@esa7269]

Painful to watch! No1: always, ALWAYS open fillplug in gearbox first!! Don´t even ask why.

[@hoojiesgarage1542]

Hi Esa. Fair comment, oils are always good to drain while being warm and as short time after driving as possible. Still I would say that it is way better to service, compared to not to service at all, unless screwing up completely and getting sand into the gearbox for instance :-) On my Audi A2 I replaced the transmission about every second year / 60 000 km. After 540 000 km the gearbox was still silent and shifted better than some new cars do.

[@esa7269]

@@hoojiesgarage1542 yeah, you are 100% right but, what i meant was: fillplug to gearbox first because you have to be sure that you get it open BEFORE you drain old oil. Seen couple that had wrong size tools and rounded bolt. Then you are screwed😁

[@sanjinkiso6427]

​@hoojiesgarage1542 HI I have the sam model KIA RiO can you tell me which specification of motor oil use Shell 5w 30 and spec.is?? Thanks