20 Most Recent 1998 Kia Sephia - Page 5 Questions & Answers

The overdrive light will blink anytime there is a transmission problem.

There should be 2 hoses coming off the water container the upper one leads yo right under the radiator cap and the lower one just hangs downward not connected to anything cause that is the overflow hose

bad transmission

a crank position sensor will cause no injector pulse check out

This is a transaxle malfunction indicator. Get your vehicle serviced.

CAPACITIES: Engine, with filter..........4.3 quarts [1]
Cooling System, Initial Fill..........6.1 quarts
AMSOIL Antifreeze and Engine Coolant
Automatic Transmission, F4A-EL Initial Fill..........Not Specified
Automatic Transmission, Total Fill
4 speed F4A-EL..........5.8 quarts
Manual Transmission, M5TXA (5-SPD)..........5.8 pints

Please check the ignition and fueling.

Check the oil

It prpbably needs new battery-it will get to the point where even a jump will not start it but you should have your battery charged and clean the battery posts and the clamps and make certain they are tight first before you bite the bullet and buy a new one.

under bonnet next to fuel injectors.

Could be a bad alternator diode and it wasn't keeping the battery fully charged, which could be indicated by dimming lights, loss of power, or completely quitting when voltage becomes too low to properly fire plugs.

The squealing could have been a locked up alternator (probably caused by a bad bearing) and the drive belt is slipping on the drive pulley, making the squeal.

Hope this is of some help.

Component

Blower Motor Below right side oft?

Blower Motor Relay . In engine compartment fuse relay box

Blower Motor Resistors Below right side oft?

Blower Switch Below center oft?

Engine Compartment Fuse Relay Box Left side of engine compartment

ignition Switch Below left side oft?

Cl90 (68-LT gry) Left side of engine compartment (fuse relay box)

C20l (20-W HT) Below left side oft'?

C225 (13-Will) Below right side oft'?

Q216(8-WHT) Below right side ofi?

0203 Below left side oft'?

Blower Removal

1. Discharge the refrigerant from AC system. (Refer to the operating instructions of

your refrigerant recovery recycling charging station for proper procedures.)

2. Disconnect the inlet and outlet pipe from the evaporator.

NOTICE

- When connecting and disconnecting, refer to Quick Coupling below

- Immediately plug all open fittings to keep moisture out of system.

3. Remove the cover and drain hose.

4. Remove the glove box and disconnect the wiring harness connector.

5. Remove the blower unit.

6. Install in the reverse order of removal.

7. Evacuate the refrigerant system. (Refer to the operating instructions of your

refrigerant recovered cycling charging station for proper procedures.)

S. Charge the AC system. (Refer to the operating instructions of your refrigerant

Recovery recycling charging station for proper procedures.)

Usually it's just that the seal goes bad and dirt/moisture enters the cylinder. A telltale sign (apart from the pedal sticking to the floor - especially when hot) is the fluid in the reservoir turning dark / dirty - is should be clean and clear.

The master cylinder can fail in a similar way but they're usually not so susceptible - sometimes what kills the master is dirt ingress from the slave.

factory immobilisor ,dealer only

put two pry bars on both sides of axles back side were it goes in at keep prying untill it comes out somtimes if you keep pulling on it it will come out just go in and out with it

its broken no fix needed

I'm sure it's on the backside of the engine on the passenger side.
It maybe easier to get it from the bottom.

Yes it is.

when the OD light flashes it is to alert you to the fact a fault has been detected by the TCM (transmission control module), u now need a dealer to test the system for the fault code that is stored in the TCM memory whenever the OD light is flashing.

Under hood, center, rear engine area, mounted on upper firewall.