Help!!! I cant seem to find a repair manual for my 1999 Kia Sportage, my heater stoped working and I need to replace the blower motor and wanted to get a manual first but cant find one.... any ideas where I could get one at?
I just purchaced a 2000 Sportage and am having the same problem. I did find that Autozone.com has a free online manual that you can view and print sections from. I would rather have a book at my side when I repair my car, but until somebody comes up with one we are stuck with the online services.
Posted on Sep 22, 2008
Radio turns on but no sound or display. fuse is good.
there is a fuse in the back of the radio, if it is good then the radio has "burnt up"
Posted on Jan 31, 2009
how do you know if you cracked your head gasket, or if it's blown, or if it is something wrong with your car.
Engine cold, you open the radiator cap. You'll lose some coolant, so having a deep drip pan underneath is advisable. Be aware that antifreeze is poisonous to pets, as they are attracted to the sweet smell, and will drink it. It is also bad for humans, and should be kept away from children. Can cause blindness.
(Thanks for letting me state that. I feel better now)
First thing, pull the oil dipstick, and observe where the oil level is. You should have your vehicle on a flat level surface. Wipe the dipstick off with a clean rag, and recheck the level. If it is way overfull, and has yellowish globs, you have a blown head gasket, or a cracked engine block.
Getting the engine too hot, can cause a blown head gasket. Not enough antifreeze, or changing it when it's the change interval, can cause the engine to freeze, and crack the block.
Bring the dipstick close to your nose, and see if you can smell antifreeze.
Start the engine and observe the coolant. You may need a flashlight. You will see some bubbles as the coolant flows, through the coolant tubes of the radiator. This is normal. As the engine warms up, and the thermostat opens, if you see a constant stream of bubbles coming to the top, you have a blown head gasket.
Posted on May 09, 2009
i have been lookinng for a repair manual for a 99 kia sportage for engine overhaul and all of the parts stores say that they don't make one yet. can anyone help me on instructions and a diagram for removing a head. i also need the information for the specs on the torque for the head. if anyone could help it would be very well apprieciated.
# Properly relieve the fuel system pressure.
# Drain the cooling system.
# Remove or disconnect the following:
Negative battery cable
Brake booster vacuum hose from the dynamic chamber
Fuel line from the pressure regulator and the return line from the rear of the dynamic chamber
Ground wire from the intake manifold
Purge solenoid valve vacuum hose
Upper radiator hose
Intake manifold support bracket
Converter flange inlet pipe
Timing belt
Cylinder head cover
Cylinder head with the intake and exhaust manifolds attached
3 wire harness connectors at the rear of the cylinder head
Posted on May 14, 2009
1999 kia sportage timing Belt marks Need a diagram of timing marks so I can replace broken belt.2 ltr DOHC turbo injected
Crankshaft match marks
Align marks on timing belt pulley and pump body.
Camshaft pulley alignment marks
Timing Belt Installation
Posted on Jul 26, 2009
how to remove oil pan on kia sportage 99? thanks,Zak.
Hi Zak:
Kia Sportage 1998-02 Repair Guide
Oil Pan - Removal & Installation
Negative battery cable
2 Top intake manifold bracket bolts
Front 3 axle housing mounting bolts, 4WD only
Left front bushing from the axle housing mount and lower the front axle housing
Both gusset plates from the engine
Transmission under cover
Engine under cover
Oil pan mounting bolts and using a scrapper tool separate the oil pan
Oil pan
Oil strainer assembly
Oil baffle
Fig. Exploded view of the oil pan assembly mounting
To install:
Fig. Tighten the oil pan bolts in sequence
Oil baffle. Torque the bolt to 84 inch lbs. (9.5 Nm).
Oil strainer. Torque the bolts to 84 inch lbs. (9.5 Nm).
Oil pan. Torque the bolts to 84 inch lbs. (9.5 Nm).
Transmission under cover. Torque the bolts to 84 inch lbs. (9.5 Nm).
Gusset plates to the engine. Torque the bolts to 33 ft. lbs. (45 Nm).
Engine under cover
Front axle housing into position. When properly aligned, torque the bolts to 48 ft. lbs. (65 Nm).
Intake manifold bracket bolts. Torque the bolts to 34 ft. lbs. (65 Nm).
Negative battery cable
Hope helps with this (remember rated this) Good luck.
Posted on Jan 12, 2010
hi my kia sportage starts find but the fuel gauge has stoped working
and is on empty with a full tank of gas? can someone help
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
Posted on Feb 19, 2010
What oil does a kia sportage 2.0l use
Regards,
Tony
Posted on Aug 31, 2011
My 1999 Kia Sportage won't start. I checked the fuel pump while the key is on the ignition and I get the impression that it is not getting any juice. Fuel pump fuse is OK. Both cam and crank sensors have been replaced and still won't start. Need help here...
Well for starters, you need to diagnose the problem before replacing anymore parts. I say this because you mention both the fuel pump and sensors dealing with the ignition system which are 2 separate main things. Basically it takes 2 things to make an engine start, fuel and spark at the spark plugs. You need to narrow down what is missing because it seems since you replaced sensors dealing with spark and then you mention the other need fuel. I'm not sure as to where to start to help until whatever is missing is diagnosed and then find the cause of the loss. There are a couple of things you can check. Below is a picture of the relay box in the engine compartment. With the help of somebody put a finger touching both the fuel pump relay and the EGI main relay. While touching them have somebody turn the key to the "on" position (no need to try and start). When the key is turned on you should feel a "click" inside both of those relays. The fuel pump relay will click for about 3 seconds and the click again to shut off. The EGI main relay should stay on. If both seem to be fine you need to make sure of the fuel pump gettting "juice" and for power to the ignition system like the coils. You can get to the power/juice wire at the fuel pump pretty easy. You can access the connection at the fuel pump by lifting the lower part of the rear seat. Once the seat is lifted you should be able to see a part in the carpet that is cut to be able to lift the carpet up and access the plate covering the access to the fuel pump and/or the top of the fuel tank. Using a test light, check the green and yellow wires at the fuel pump. You should have power at those wire when turn the engine over or if the key is just turned to the on position you should have power there for about 3 seconds. To begin checking for spark or power to the ignition system you need to make sure you are getting power to the ignition coils. The red and white wires at the coils are your power wires. Check those. Also you can check the power at the fuel injectors. When the key is turned on or when trying to start, you should have power to the green wire at each of the fuel injectors. You should have constant power/juice at each of the fuel injectors. This is where I would start to narrow down the loss. Start here with these tests and let me know how the tests come out by replying/commenting here or you can email me directly at [email protected] ith what you have found out. Once the first tests are done and I know what the results are, we can go to the next step with a couple of other tests to figue the problem out. If one of the relays don't "click" then you have a possible bad relay. The EGI main relay is a common thing to go as well as the fuel pump relay. Don't mind helping and there is no cost to you for it but I don't want to tell you to start replacing parts until the problem is located. Hope this helps get you started.
Posted on Apr 24, 2012
ac blows hot air in kia sportage
A/C BLOWS HOT. Radiator in Kia is rather small it overheats quickly. I should have checked the simplest thing first which was the radiator coolant level. I had a slow leak in radiator it was losing coolant but not very noticeably. I initially took it to have the a/c system checked all was good,they referred me to an electric repair shop but all the fuses and relays were good. I don't normally check coolant level as it is checked by dealer when oil is changed,this is a 2nd car and I don't drive it daily. Since coolant level was dropping slowly the engine would not overheat,however coolant got low enough to trigger emergency a/c compressor shut down switch to keep engine from overheating. That's why a/c would cool for 10 mins. in the morning but then shut off. Simple fix I filled the radiator and overflow tank. A/C started working perfectly again. After doing this a few times I realized the radiator had a leak which eventually had to be replaced $700.00 parts and labor. Its all good now.
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