1999 Kia Sportage - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Your heater matrix is cracked, or a pipe to it has split. Taxi for you, or a lift.

hi this sounds like it could be a couple of things, first the obvious have you checked the fuse? or it might be the relay in the fuse box might need replacing, and the fuel sender unit in the fuel tank, you also can check out the wires going to the sender unit, sometimes you can find these under the rear seat or in the boot/trunk area might be a simple case of one of the wires have come adrift there is a couple of things to check before having the sender unit replaced or the Gage..hope that helps

I had the same problem and in my case it was a short in the ignition. If I wiggled the key, the accessories came back on.

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Hi There is a bleed nipple at the slave cylinder attached to the bell housing . There is a bolt on the side of gearbox about the middle take this bolt out and gearbox oil should be level with the hole DO THIS ON LEVEL GROUND

You will need to locate the clutch slave cylinder/concentric slave bleed screw usually visable. You will need brake fluid, bleed bottle, correct spanner to slacken off bleed screw, top up clutch fluid resevoir, fit pipe to bleed screw get someone to press down clutch as u open bleed screw watch for air and the tighten do this till no more air is visible in the pipe. Remember to keep reservoir topped up.

Have you lost your Key? Immobilisers are designed to stop vehicles being stolen. Because of this it is VERY difficult to disable immobilisers. They are wired into several systems in the vehicle. Contact a good auto electrician and ask there advise. You might have to take the hit to you bank account and pay for a replacement coded key for the ignition.

What you've replaced are what most people would consider "consumables". They need to be replaced at regular intervals. I don't see spark plugs on the list. And do try a bottle or two of a concentrated fuel injector cleaner, because clogged injectors would definitely cause the issue you describe. The most recommended cleaner comes from the gas company with a star as a logo. This cleaner is actually in several car manufacturer's approved service tools list.

O2 or HO2S that is the question O2 sensors are after the cat converter/s where as HO2S sensors are in the exhaust manifold before the cat converter/s and report exhaust gas composition to the ECM so that the air /fuel mixture can be adjusted May be you replace the wrong sensors

Start with the ignition switch. Work from there.

Check the shifter linkage to make sure nothing has slipped.

It sounds like a head gasket issue. Do a compression check to see if all cylinders are within specs. If you find there is an issue, decide if it is worth the repair cost. If you choose to repair it you will also want to check for an exhaust leak close to the engine such as flex pipe and also back pressure from a plugged converter. Otherwise you could end up blowing the head gasket again.

remove door panel, remove switch panel, remove switch replace with new switch reinstall.

Metric socket set. Spend no more than $20. Screwdriver

No , no inertia fuel cut off switch . Check fuel pump relay in the under hood fuse box , also check fuel pump fuse 10amp located in the passanger compartment fuse box . Also if the PCM - engine computer doesn't see an input fro the crankshaft position sensor it won't energize the fuel pump relay . So check for spark too , if you don't know how , there are videos on youtube . You can also check out a wiring diagram for fuel pump electrical circuit at http://bbbind.com/free_tsb.html

It's possible the key is worn, do you have another key to try? Could be ignition inside is worn not catching the groove in key.

run the fault codes and look for a problem servo/solenoid for the torque converter clutch

yes it can kill the engine or do very serious damage How to know if timing belt failure will result in immediate engine damage