20 Most Recent 2004 Kia Sorento - Page 4 Questions & Answers

code p 0700 is a tcm problem or wiring I don't have a p1121 code for kia

The air conditioning compressor is belt driven by the engine. The compressor has a clutch on it that engages when the AC is turned on. The compressor then puts more load on the drive belt. Likely the drive belt is loose, worn or may have oil on it. Hope this helps.

Replace the Rubber Gasket seal around the door sounds like yours has split or collapsed

With hydraulic power steering. You may have a pressure hose and return hose, if problem with hose, you replace it. I can't rule out a problem with rack&pinion? Your steering shaft probably attaches to rack&pinion assembly.

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Intake gasket leak on that side, exhaust leak on that side results in a false lean.

OK, if the cable is the part that broke AND it broke at the handle, then you can use a pliers or vise grip to grab the end and pull on it to pop the hood, if it broke somewhere inside the cable, then you will need some needle nosed pliers to reach under the hood and grab it there. if it broke off at the hood latch itself, then you will need to get/ make a hook or pushing rod to engage the mechanism directly to release the latch and then replace the cable the latch looks like this:

Check the battery and the cables to that battery.

Hi,if you can hear the motor turning you are proberly right,you will have to open it up and have a look,good luck.

After a bit of research the only thing I found was if battery was unhooked, it puts controls into a relearn procedure and should stop after procedure process complete. you could contact the dealer and ask press the helpful button

Hi, There are a lot of components that help to make the engine run. Most of them are computer controlled. I would have your mechanic check it out with a scan tool. (code scanner). If one sensor is bad it can change a lot of things on how the car runs. Good luck.

Maybe the fuel pump was not the problem. You need to make sure you have the correct amount of fuel pressure at the fuel rail and that your injectors are pulsing to let fuel into the engine. You also need spark and compression for an engine to run, and it has to happen in the correct order, in the correct amounts. A little trouble shooting will save you time and money needlessly replacing parts.

Hi Anonymous. So, they replaced the radiator. And then the heater hose, plenum gasket, and throttle body gasket. I'm assuming you were talking about the radiator reservoir being almost empty, yes? The heater is like a mini radiator stuck inside your dashboard. Coils, fins, engine coolant inside. And a valve that switches between circulating engine coolant through that little radiator, or bypassing it. When the shop replaced the heater hose, I'd hope that they replaced both of them, unless there was some overt damage to just one of them. there need to be two hoses, one from the engine to the firewall (IN), and another back from firewall to engine (OUT). If you're not getting any heat right now (but able to blow air), then there isn't any coolant circulating into the small radiator. I don't know your specific car well enough to know if the valve is a manual one (a knob or lever with some tangible push-back when you move it between cool and hot), or a mechanical one, where you turn a control, and some small motor turns the valve. The manual for your car is here: http://www.kia.ca/content/ownership/ownersmanual/2004_sorento_Owners_Manual_EN.pdf There are both manual and automatic climate control options, I don't know which you have. I do note that there are several fuses/relays tied to functions like 'heater' and 'AC' You can see them on pages 6-10 and 6-11 (around page 218 of the manual. You may want to see if a blown fuse or bad relay might be the root of the problem. If it is the heater core, that can tend to be a bit of a labor intensive operation since the core is inevitably at the deepest rear of the stuff behind the dashboard, right next to the firewall. Unless you're really eager to DIY, it may be worth the money to let a garage do it if that's the root. Start with checking the fuses. Good Luck! D

Tow it. No product is gonna help you with this. You could replace the bad rod bearing with new one, it might last 40 miles, but this is fairly big job and not for amateur. Tow it.

There is a hose on the upper rear of the engine block.I think its a heater hose. Anyhow, its has a "Y" shaped plastic adapter that is known to leak on sorentos. Buy the part and pay a shop to change it. I spent 2 hours tring to get to itwith no luck. I took it to a shop and it took them 5 hours and 3 technicians to change it out. Good luck.

timing marks are on the sprockets and pulleys not the belt if you have replaced the belt you will see where the timing marks are if not and the engine is running but not well then the timing may be correct and other sensors are at fault to do the job I strongly suggest that you buy a workshop manual for the vehicle and carefully read the page on belt replacement as it is not an easy job and can cost more money than the belt is worth

my kia sorent idle to high but it aying sensor 5 how do i adjust the idle