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A customer recently emailed us with a great question: “What percent of Kia vehicles would you say have the head bolt stripped?” It’s a common concern for owners of Kia and Hyundai vehicles with 3.3L, 3.5L, and 3.8L engines and it’s no surprise why. Stripped head bolt threads in aluminum engines are a known headache, especially for models using M11x1.5 head bolts (like those compatible with Fel-Pro ES72366 head bolt). Let me provide a little more info on the issue and I'll …

DennisB WiseAutoTools.com © Summary: Select the following for current pricing Time Sert 2200 kit. The Toyota Camry with the 2.4 four cylinder engine has a common problem of blown head gaskets due to the aluminum threads in the block failing for the head bolts. The middle three in the back of the head are usually the weak point. However, we recommend replacing all ten sets of threads so that it will be less likely to have a repeat problem. No one wants to have to remove the cylinder head a s …