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| My Kia sportage lost power and then just stopped..I had it towed and was told the the timing belt had broke and the result was at least 4 damaged(bent)valves. The cost to repair will be over $2,000. So I had it towed back home and another mechanic says that the timing belt would not bend the values. My question is which mechanic is telling me the truth. The last mechanic said if it had a timing chain then it would bend values but he thinks it is a belt rather than a chain.. I'm confused about this.. please help. | |
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Replying to: tlawson50 (Jan 21, 2007 6:38 am) Hope you get it worked out ok!
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Replying to: tlawson50 (Jan 21, 2007 6:38 am) |
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Hello this is my first post. Background: My 2001 sport had set for about 4 months well, after replacing the battery I tried in vain to start it. I have used starting fluid and the engine will fire, so i moved on to the fuel system I checked the relay for the fuel pump by swapping it with the other relay. I do not know when the relay should work. I have verified bothe relays work in the left socket but neither will work in the fuel pump socket. i have removed the fule filter and turned over the engine gas did not come out of the fuel lines. I have no experiance with fuel systems. Unknowns: when Does the fuel pump relay actuate during ignition sequence? If the fuel pump is bad will the relay still work? How do I test the fuel pump safely? Any responses would be greatly appreciated |
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2002 Kia Sportage - I have over 200,000 Km on mine. I've been throught a lot of problems since my vacuum went on my 4 wheel drive. I too had the hubs flipped. Then a vibration started. Its not balancing, it happened on both winter & summer tires. My mechanic replaced a bearing in the front housing ? I think and spindles. Now he is suggesting replacing the axles. When the hubs are disconnected the vibration is gone but as soon as he engages the 4 wheel drive it returns.When the hubs are flipped it is there. It is getting worse. I brought it home to give him a break. We are both frustrated. My second problem is the check engine light. He showed me all the possible codes that could have caused it. He said Chev or Ford would give one exact code. It usually comes on after it has been in park and idling for a period of time. We are thinking ot is the 170 or 171 coded O2 sensors. I now understand why the dealership could not figure out why the check engine light kept coming on. Everytime it is something new. |
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I am looking for a downloadable 97 Kia Sportage Repair Manual.
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Replying to: rosette (Jul 21, 2007 2:54 am) |
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Replying to: tlawson50 (Jan 21, 2007 6:38 am) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 22, 2007 9:39 pm) Gates is wrong. This story carries on continually but happily this DOHC is indeed a non-interference engine. That is why all those who neglect to change the belt at 70,000 miles and get stranded in the middle of nowhere at the worst moment just have to get the car towed home, reinstall a new belt and , while they are there, new idler, bender and coolant pump, and just start the engine and go. THis has been experienced a lot of times. instructions here
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Replying to: lmp4 (Oct 10, 2007 11:56 am)  That zip file may discourage some people - maybe you can cut and paste it in a Guide? (seems like I dropped that hint once before, lol). Thanks for the info!
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