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Back to basics, then, with checking for gas and spark. Sudden no-starts are usually caused because either gas or spark has been lost. Check fuel pressure with a fuel pressure gauge, and check for spark at a spark plug wire.
Fuel pressure should be within specs-it is pretty high for multi-port injection, about 50 psi, but Kia would have specs. If you have no spark, need to diagnose the ignition system-plug wires, coils, ignition control modules, crank sensor, ecu...
first identify the type of fluid being lost
green or pale red water indicates cooling system
red oil indicates power steering or transmission oil
dark brown to black is sump oil
once you know what is being lost then you will know what system to check
check the level of the coolant as milky transmission oil is water in the oil ( busted oil cooler in the radiator.) or water in the replacement transmission.
No the transfer case fluid is separate from the transmission. Transmission has entered hot mode check for restricted oil cooler. This can be easily diagnosed with a scan tool that can read transmission data.
transmission slipping could be low transmission fluid level or need a transmission fluid and filter change.if transmission fluid was real low check for transmission fluid leaks around transmission oil pan gasket or fluid leaks around cooler lines or torque converter shaft seal. if you getting steam inside cab.your heater core is leaking.if transmission fluid level okay and filter been changed could have faulty over drive switch.
Not sure if you had an oil pressure issue and is why you used synthetic oil. Was there an oil pressure issue to start with? Is it possible the oil that is in the water tank... transmission fluid? And is caused by an internal leak within the radiator and is leaching into the cooling system?
Your radiator should have transmission lines running to it, and has a large area for engine coolant to run through it, but also has a small area internally that cools the trans fluid?
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