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Kia Sportage Maintenance and Repair

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Re: 2000 Kia Sportage losing power when going uphill [lmp4] by jmansell
Mar 13, 2009 (4:49 am)
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Replying to: lmp4 (Mar 13, 2009 12:14 am)

No we didn't check that but thanks for the heads up. We are going to tear into it again this weekend so I will definatly check that.
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Re: 2000 Kia Sportage losing power when going uphill [jmansell] by jmansell
Mar 15, 2009 (8:24 am)
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Replying to: jmansell (Mar 13, 2009 4:49 am)

tore into it again and checked the crankshaft and everything was fine. Now we are just chasing sensors trying to find one thats bad but no luck yet. Pulled the EGR Valve and cleaned it didn't change anything, checked the throdle position sensor and its ok. I guess next would be the Crank position sensor maybe? Any other ideas are welcome Thanks in advance.
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Re: 2000 Kia Sportage losing power when going uphill [jmansell] by lmp4
Mar 15, 2009 (12:38 pm)
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Replying to: jmansell (Mar 15, 2009 8:24 am)

THe crank position sensor is a go-nogo item. If it runs, this sensor is correct.
There have been several cases of blocked catalytic converters....I,d disconnect the exhaust for a free exhaust test....
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2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light by andy91
Mar 16, 2009 (1:00 pm)
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Hello, I hope someone can direct me in the right way. My wife 2001 Kia sportage engine light came on over 2 months ago and I had the code checked at a local part store. It showed a bad catalytic converter, Since I do not live where emission are required I did not see the reason for a 199.00 catalytic. Well now the car shuts down when driving. The engine light flashes and rpm guage goes to zero rpm and runs off one cyclender. Once you let it sit for 5-10 min it will crank back up and run like normal for a day or two. I had the codes checked again, Bad converter and Misfire on cyc 2,3,4.. This car meets the requirments of CA emissions, So I was told that the computer was shutting down the engine because of a bad converter. So replaced the converter and had the codes cleared.. Ran good for a day and it done the same thing again.. The new converter was rattling after the misfire. took the new converter off and the insides came falling out. Have new converter on order. Should I be looking for something else? before installing the new converter.. Maybe a senor?
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Re: 2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light [andy91] by lmp4
Mar 17, 2009 (6:15 pm)
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Replying to: andy91 (Mar 16, 2009 1:00 pm)

What you describe is typical of failed crank position sensor, located on clutch/torque converter bellhousing, driver side. A common issue with SPorty.. This is typical of all cars, by the way. Crank sensor is heat sensitive and in most cases starts running haywire when hot, then progressively fails completely.
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Re: 2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light [lmp4] by andy91
Mar 18, 2009 (10:58 am)
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Replying to: lmp4 (Mar 17, 2009 6:15 pm)

Thank you, I will get one and see what happens.. Will let you know..
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Re: 2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light [lmp4] by andy91
Mar 19, 2009 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: lmp4 (Mar 17, 2009 6:15 pm)

I have done the free exhaust test and still misfires and then clears up and back to misfiring again. I replaced the crankshaft pos senor last night, Along with a new catalytic convertor.. It was misfiring when I first started the engine after replacing these two parts and then cleared up after a few seconds. Thought that it was fixed... Drove the car this morning 42 miles with no problem. Went to drive it to lunch and once the engine started it was misfiring. Drove it 1 mile and then it cleared up and ran great.. same codes of misfiring on 2,3,4.. What else could I check?
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Re: 2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light [andy91] by andy91
Mar 19, 2009 (12:50 pm)
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Replying to: andy91 (Mar 19, 2009 8:46 am)

Update. I dropped the kia off at a shop at lunch time and they called me back and said it was the ECM computer... Kia has a 80k mile or 8 year coverage on the ecm.. Missed by the years by 6 months.. My luck.. Thanks for your help...
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Re: 2001 Kia Sportage Check engine light [andy91] by lmp4
Mar 20, 2009 (2:35 pm)
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Replying to: andy91 (Mar 19, 2009 12:50 pm)

..come back to tell of the outcome....

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