20 Most Recent 2003 Kia Rio - Page 9 Questions & Answers

sounds like carbon buildup on valves and maybe burnthru on some.. may need to remove the head and get valves redone or put a junkyard head on the car(but clean it first)

its by the gas tank - possible bad part

Could be fuel pressure or a blocked fuel filter. need more test information,

Hard to say with info provided but would start with replacing brake line. Will have to bleed air from line afterwards.

is the timing belt set right

Go to an Autozone, Advance,or Oreilys autoparts and they will scan to car for free and recommend corrective parts. If you need help understanding the Codes you can tell us what showed up. Or in getting the Code, you can price out a repair.

if when you jump it starts its your batt if if keeps dying it your alternator the clicking sound is your statrer which means thats good try the batt when you buy a new one it will have a warranty soo if it dies because the alt you will get a new one batt for free (the alt charges the batt)

I would start by checking for power in and out of the brake light switch.

that was not the filler hole that was the reverse idler pin you may have to do a partial tear down to install the pin probably split the case at least

you need to bleed it with the car running

sounds about right. timimg belts are not replaced that frequently. I have a truck with over 80,000 miles, and haven't replaced the belt yet.

Your thermostat may be staying open,not letting your coolant to get hot,click here to see.

You have a series of issues.
All what is needed is to remove the plugs and the condition of the electrode will confirm if there is OIL smearing or a poor fuel setting. If there is oil then there is fault on the engine cyclinders or the oil rings.
If it is black then there is poor setting of fuel. However if it is burnt plug with clean surfaces then the firing is good.
So check on the ignition system, check on the fuel pump settings. The spark timing should be checked as also the intensity.
Finally you need to replace the soft engine mountings.

If you have a "check engine" light on, take it to Autozone, Advance, or Oreilys for a free scan.One thing to try is borrow a fuel pressure test gauge from the above 3 places and when the car stalls turn the engine off, open the hood, and put the gauge on the fuelrail test port. You should have pressure.If you do not have pressure, then either the fuelpump is getting hot or the fuelpump relay is shutting down.If you do have fuel pressure, pull a sparkplug wire and see if the engine has spark by shorting the wire to a ground and have someone crank the engine.

Check Alternator Voltage regulator if it fails it can send up to 18volts to the battery and make sure your battery is not too old usually most batterys will fail after around 2-3years causing the alternator to work harder . Also check your fuses someone may have put a wrong fuse somewhere. Don't buy a used alternator. Good luck.Student Mechanic LWIT Kirkland