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#394 of 610 Oil and water.....not good by joaquin2 Jul 20, 2008 (12:00 pm)
97 Kia sportage. With 150 k, I knew it was gonna happen. Check engine off. will turn over but no start. Towed to start (m/t) will run but not idle. Kicker.. emulsified oil in pan. Does this spell the end or can it simply be a head gasket? Any input before I go in? Thanks Replies to this message: lmp4 (Jul 24, 2008 6:01 am)
#395 of 610 Re: Oil and water.....not good [joaquin2] by lmp4 Jul 24, 2008 (6:01 am)
Replying to: joaquin2 (Jul 20, 2008 12:00 pm) THis problem is reported from time to time. It depends how it happened: did the engine overheat? Engines that have overheated seem to be prone to cam journals seizing...then it cna mean having to replace the head. IN other cases, a good head gasket job with possibly refacing the head has been a success in several reported cases.
#396 of 610 Oil and water.....not good by joaquin2 Jul 24, 2008 (11:28 am)
Thanks Imp4 for your response. I'm pulling the head tomorrow and we shall see. Using KGIS site which is a gold mine of info, but experience is invaluable. Thanks again
#397 of 610 Sportage fails to restart after driving sometimes by maxster Jul 31, 2008 (8:19 am)
Hi all. My sons sportage fails to start after driving sometimes. It takes quite a bit of cranking over at times to start. Don't want to burn out another starter. What a bi#h to replace! No codes have come up and the dealer did a thorough diagnostic on it and came up with nothing since it didn't exhibit any of those conditions while at their shop. They did a fuel pressure check and that was fine. Could this be a cam positioning sensor problem? I know on my ford diesel when it acted up, it gave me the same headaches and no codes showed. Took me awhile to figure that one out. Thanks....
#398 of 610 starting and running problems by bonanzabowler Aug 08, 2008 (5:33 am)
2000 sportage. Going down the road it just shuts off. pull over and it will start back up. No problem. Any idea? Replies to this message: greeneyes40 (Aug 11, 2008 1:59 pm)
#399 of 610 Re: Kia Sportage: Problems & Solutions [tidester] by connie14 Aug 08, 2008 (7:12 am)
Replying to: tidester (Jul 29, 2006 7:38 pm) I am having electrical issues think we found short and fixed it now the air bag light is blinking on air bag under stearing wheel knee bag? i have a 2000 kia sportage. do i need to reset the light some how? have tried battery cables please help becky beckymcutchenyahoo.com
#400 of 610 air bag lights by connie14 Aug 08, 2008 (7:15 am)
after fixing electrical issues air bag light is blinking the bag under stearing wheel for knees i guess. can this be reset if so how have tried battery cable reset. please help becky beckymcutchenyahoo.com
#401 of 610 timing belt for 2002 kia sportage by cujoe57 Aug 08, 2008 (10:01 am)
I'm told the belt needs replaced and it will be over $2000. This seems high to me. How do I do it myself?
#402 of 610 2002 Sportage - Timing Belt / Interference Engine or Not? by altared Aug 10, 2008 (7:18 am)
A friend of mine just had a timing belt on her 2002 Sportage go while on an expressway. She doesn't recall having de-clutched when that happened as she was primarily focused on getting to the shoulder. The timing belt was replaced and her vehicle seems to perform fine since then.   But I am concerned there may be engine damage, particularly if this is an interference type engine rather than non-interference type, i.e. possible valve or piston damage. Does any one know if the 2002 Sportage has an interference or non-interference type engine?   As well, is there substantial risk there could have been bearing, cylinder wall, or valve seal damage due to lack of lubrication? Clearly, not having lubrication even for a short time is not a good thing, it is not clear to me that 30 seconds or so of the engine being turned over would require damage to the extent of engine overhaul. Thoughts? Replies to this message: judojohn (Dec 06, 2008 8:05 pm)
#403 of 610 Re: starting and running problems [bonanzabowler] by greeneyes40 Aug 11, 2008 (1:59 pm)
Replying to: bonanzabowler (Aug 08, 2008 5:33 am) I also have a 2000 kia sportage that does the same thing however even at times it won't start its like my alarm system resets and won't allow the car to start or it activates and cuts the car off. does yours do the same thing?

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