This is the second oil change on this Kona. The plugs shown in the video are not the OEM ones. I installed these on the very first oil change at 6k miles. These are made by Votex, part number DP007. The crush washers are needed if you plan on doing extra oil changes as shown in the video. As many have asked, is this strictly necessary? Well, Hyundai doesn’t call for it, yet, but they are aware of the extreme wear and many of these break at some point. If you plan on keeping your Kona, this might be a good idea if you want to avoid any big repairs in the future. The first oil change was analyzed at StoneLabs as well, and it showed VERY high amounts of Iron and Aluminum. I’ll make a part 2 when I get the results of this test.

Hello from Canada. Just changed my diff fluid following your steps using the Votex drain plugs. Everything went very very smooth. Thankfully, my fluid was just very dirty and no suspended metal that I could see. Mileage is 64K miles. Thank you for sharing this process. From a DYI standpoint, things I learned, make sure your drain pan is placed out further, the oil may miss it. Also, when removing the upper drain bolt be prepared for fluid to come out, so have your pan and rags ready :) I can confirm I was able to fit little over 1QT of oil.

Good video. Got the new plugs with magnets and oil and oil filler . One trouble i had was filling it to capacity since the car was on an uphill slant due to the ramps. I could get a little less than a quart in before it starting coming out. So I lowered the car and took off the front drivers side wheel, reached in and was able to fill it to capacity this way. I then drove it up on the ramps again and retightend the filler plug.

This video will save me around 600 euros. I never imagined it was this easy. Thank you so much for the well explained DIY video!

I really must thank you for this video, you've been so very helpful! Will use and share it for years to come, I'm sure.

What did the oil report come back as? Can you add the information to the video description?

Thanks for the video! So, it looks like this issue still persists on 2022 as well?

I have a Kona EV too and want to change my own winter tires but don't know where the lift points are to place the jack. I am afraid to do damage lifting the car . The manual does not give me info on where to place the jack. Do you have any idea. When you rotate your tires , where do you place the jack?

Great video. Didn’t know Hyundai EVs required reduction gear oil changes. Did you post results from the oil sample you sent out?

just a tip when you want to change the oil always start by removing the fill plug. if you cant remove it stop and fix that problem first. if you drain the oil and then try to remove the fill plug but you cant you are kind of fucked. luckly he fixed his fault by finding out it will slush like crazy when you dont remove the fill plug first.

What you found on your magnet is normal wear. What you are looking for is metal CHUNKS and/or silver swirls in the old oil in your drainpan. Sending a sample to Blackstone was a good move. This service should be done every 30,000mi. !

Some Kona EVs have a defective reduction gear, there have been manufacturing tolerance problems on the Niro EV and Kona EV that has resulted in some motors and reduction gears being replaced. If yours makes a faint high frequency "ticking" noise audible at lower speeds, your reduction gear may be defective and that would explain the metal particles

I was told that the gear drive has to be changed, i took it to the dealer because it was msking a clicking noice whenever i took my off the gas , they also said that the left and right shaft have to be changed, how hsrd isbto replace the gear drive? Do the two shaft have also be changed? Is the dealer trying to rip me off? I took it to another dealer snd they say that it could be a bracket and if that is no the problem it would have to be the reduction gear...

Any updates?

What year is your car? It seems the 2022 model is using different drain plug, right?

Thanks so much for this. Wow, that reduction gear oil was pretty nasty. We have a 2022 Kia Niro EV and are getting ready to take it in for the third maintenance service (22500 miles). We got charged almost $300 for the first one at 7500 miles for "EV visual inspection" and therefore are considering taking it to a non-dealer mechanic. Do you think a non-dealer mechanic working on ICE's their whole life could handle all the EV maintenance without being trained on one? Like if we gave the list on the back of the manual (there are 14 line items: Tire pressure/tread/rotation; Climate control air filter--which looks straightforward enough to do ourselves; 12V battery condition; Steering gear rack, linkage, and boots; AC refrigerant/compressor; Brake fluid, lines, hoses, connections; Disc brakes and pads; Brake pedal; Drive shafts and boots; Suspension ball bolts; Reduction gear oil; Coolant system and coolant).Are there areas that are dramatically different or not on ICE's (I think the reduction gear is one of them, but others), to be aware of and a mechanic should have been trained on before working on the car?

Hı, has the 2021 Kona Ev same rutin?? Hyundai Service doesnt change the reduction oil in Türkiye.

The car was not horizontal. Is the oil level right?

I 'm Korean. An improved product has been released in Korea In the event of a problem, please get a replacement for the improved product. I own Niro EV My sister owns Kona EV If you have any questions, I'll let you know

Write the text to be translated here... It is possible to know the result of the oil analysis, thank you

Great video! I'm about to do ours at 6k miles. Did you find that one litre was enough? It's pricey stuff!

I'm get my Kona next week what type of oil are you using to replace the original fluid? How often are you changing that fluid?

Hey. I bought two cheap ramps from Thansen... crap, neither this nor our Skoca can go up on them without destroying the front bumpers... Poor design. I saw the ramps you are using in Biltema.. They cost a lot but they seem to be the only that can get a car actually going up. Any issue with them? :)

Does anyone know if in the Kona 2022 you can turn off the vess with a simple button like in the Ioniq or 2020 Kia eNiro?

Teslas now incorporate spin-on filters on their drive units to try and keep the fluid clean.

Are those stock plugs? I've read online that they dont have magnets in them and they should. I see your kona is a 2022 model, they might have added them.

Does the OEM drain plug use crush washers?

I bought about 50 of those little magnets, takes about 15 seconds to drill a 1/4 holt about 1/2 deep in most drain plugs and they drop right in and won't easily come back out. I use them in many transmission, transfer case and oil drain plugs that didn't come with a magnet in them.

Can't wait for your next projects! Replace kona ev 39.2kwh with 64kwh battery into it! 😂

COOL! But who is changing oil on their own KONA? Most people like me drive it to the Hyundai-service all 15.000km or at least every 2. year! Yes, its expensiv but perhaps you void your garanti if you don't do it at your car dealer. My 2019 KONA has 70.000km on the counter and I got a new mainbattery this week (because on the first KONA batteri 20 of 80.000 cars catch fire while charging therefore Hyundai exchanged them THIS MUST BE A REALLY EXPENSIVE RECALL FOR THEM).

I have a 2019 Niro EV. at 39k miles, just had my 3rd drive motor installed. At this rate, will likely need my 4th at about 50k miles. Never buy another Kia/Hyundai.

I just don’t get it! In industry electric motors have been around for over 100 years, with reduction gears attached for for 10’s of years in industry . Many are sealed for life running for 1000’s of hours. The gears are made with high precision, some with hardened teeth. Are you saying automotive gears are made to a sub standard compared to there industrial counter parts?

Great video thanks , i believe they put too much torque in this motor .

holy metal

Nice ev.....

I just did my third oil change at 21,000 km and I'm happy to report that the oil is now staying clean. I just filtered it through an N95 face mask and put it back in!

This is full EV? Because Niro EV doesn't not have any oil .

Ticking timebombs, that oil looks very bad. It’s waiting for the bearings to fail.

Didn’t even know electric cars needed oil

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