ClawBoss's "Stop buying Kias" inspection finds a clogged valve

An oil-burning Forte brings an unusually large audience to his workshop, with viewers debating maintenance and sharing their own ownership experiences.

Channel: ClawBoss Story of October 29, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 138,349 views a day, 5.7 times a normal first day on this channel (24,113).

STOP BUYING KIA CARS

Black soot on a fingertip is only the beginning of this inspection. ClawBoss wipes the inside of a customer's Kia Forte tailpipe, then works his way toward a camera view inside the engine and a small valve that isn't doing its job.

The Short, titled "STOP BUYING KIA CARS", drew roughly 140,000 views in its first day, nearly six times his usual Shorts start. The comment section was almost four times as busy as usual, too. His earlier criticism of Kia and Hyundai focused on an awkwardly placed drain plug; this visit follows a customer's complaints about oil consumption and falling fuel mileage.

The spark plugs look relatively intact when he removes them. The borescope tells a less reassuring story: he points out heavy carbon deposits and burnt oil on the pistons. Then he removes the PCV valve, finds it clogged and compares it with a new replacement that rattles when shaken.

His opening warning is sweeping, but viewers' discussion is more specific. Owners exchange mileage stories, debate how much maintenance matters and point to their own PCV replacements. One imagines the comic twist of ClawBoss getting hired by a Kia dealership.

Replacing the valve isn't presented as the end of the diagnosis. After installing the new part, ClawBoss advises the customer to take the Forte to a Kia dealership for further assessment of its oil consumption.

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The numbers

The Kia inspection drew far more views and comments than a usual ClawBoss Short, even as the channel's overall daily viewing ran below its typical pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

24,113

this video

138,349

subscribers

819,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

313,108,491

views per day

94,292

typical day: 231,616

the video

views

162,132

likes

5,993

comments

729

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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808,000

As of October 29, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.