20 Most Recent 2001 Kia Sportage - Page 6 Questions & Answers

you need a thermostat or else the antifreeze just gets hotter and hotter and hotter,and blows your headgasket again

http://www.haynes.com/products/productID/238 Go buy the manual at your local parts store or order from Haynes online.

check the geer oil

Yes those years 2000-2004 are same should interchange without major problem

Lots of things could cause a no-start, Hendrik. Is your "Check Engine" light on? If so, please have someone get the OBD error codes from the car's computer. Does it crank but not fire? If it doesn't crank, check the battery condition, battery connections, ground connections to frame and engine block, starter solenoid, starter motor. If it cranks, doublecheck your fuel pump installation. Make sure the new fuel pump is properly connected and properly electrically grounded. Look for a fuel pump fuse. Check for proper fuel pressure at the fuel rail, check the fuel flow rate. Check for spark, check or replace spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, plug wires. Check valve timing, replace timing belt or chain if necessary. Check compression.

If you have a four wheel drive Sportage, you will destroy your transmission by towing the vehicle with the rear wheels on the road and the engine not running. The problem is that the wheels will spin the transmission, causing wear on it since there is no transmission oil flowing while the vehicle engine is not running. You can, however, remove the rear driveshaft from the Sportage and that will allow you to safely use a tow dolly, since the rear wheels will be free spinning.

First check for any codes, then test vacuum with a good vac guage. When reving engine the vacuum should drop and then climb back up. Check for vacume leaks by spraying carb cleaner at any vacume hoses and intake areas but not at air filter. then also check compression as well as look at spark plugs to see that they are all tan and no differences in any one. Go to YouTube and search for how to test engine with a vacuum gauge. Most any problem with an engine can be diagnosed with a vacuums gauge but do use a second test method as you have learned replacing parts hoping to fix a problem is costly.

http://www.kia-forums.com/2g-1998-2001-sephia/41928-fuel-pressure-regulator.html they're discussing this about the sephia, but the same principle is applied to your sportage this "fuel injection pressure regulator" can not be "reset" it can only be replaced if the fuel pressure on the injector rail is not within specs... you'll have to attach a gauge and read the psi to determine if it's bad or good or physically leaking for more info: read the following link about how they work Kia Fuel Pressure Regulator Replacement and you can enter your year make model to see the picture of it(use another site like rockauto or autozone) & then pop the hood and spot it at the end of the fuel injection rail

Have your codes read. Autozone does it for free. Only then will you have an idea of where to start looking.

Yes, If your idle RPM is too low it can kill the engine due to the high current of the brake lights will cause a stall. Most cars use an RPM idle of 750 to 775 RPM. Check your manual then increase your idle a little. Hope this helps.

-What about...? Good Luck Mai

Is it a performance enhancing chip? Or?? Need more info to help you.

There are bolts you have to loosen at the top and bottom of the pulley/pump. Then there is a bracket at the side that has a long bolt you have to tighten the belt with. Look at the belt first and make sure it is not rotten/cracked. If so, I would replace all of them.

Have you looked at your tachometer when you're stopped? What does it read? Your problem could be caused by a slow idle.

Hi It is always expensive to throw parts at a problem and there are ways to test each of these components so you may avoid it in the future. A service or shop manual will have the testing parameters. Intermittent problems are very difficult to resolve as you have experienced. Interestingly I have found that many of these problems get traced to a bad ground. A ground cable that is corroded, loose etc. This includes at the battery, and any ground strap between engine and frame, etc. These can again be located via a shop manual. Another bit of advice; look for simple tune-up and vacuum problems first. Vacuum hoses that may be loose at the engine as a vacuum leak can cause some odd problems. If you spray the engine area with carb cleaner or wd-40 and note a change in the rpm you can locate any vacuum leaks. Repair the leak as a leak of this type makes it difficult for the computer controlled system to give the correct air-fuel mix. Fuel pressure, air filter condition, fuel injector leaks all can lead to the problem you describe. If your air filter is clean and fuel pressure correct then try a injection cleaner. If this has an automatic transmission the feed back from this may also be an issue. At some point you may find that it is cheaper to get a experienced tech to resolve the problem. I would also ask if you used new parts or if you used parts from a junkyard or via online reseller of used electronic parts? I would point out here that buying used electronic parts is very risky and often may not resolve a problem since it too has the same defect or weakness that led to your cars problem. Last, there may be a kia/sportage forum online where owners of these vehicles trade advice on issues relating to the vehicles.

boost it and when it is running try and take the negative post off if it quits the alt needs to be replaced. this sounds like the alternator to me

You have to read them with a higher quality code reader. The same plug that you check "engine light" codes with will also do ABS, airbags, and many other systems. The basic engine code reader will not do the other systems - just the PCM codes (engine and trans). See if any of the auto part stores, service centers, etc in your area that read codes for free have a machine that will read airbags. But remember that a code must be there for light to be on. If you clear the code and issue is still there (usually bad clock spring in steering wheel) the light will just come back on.