Hi there...i don't have room to post the complete diagrams here, but i can walk you through the steps. It's a little harder for a do it yourselfer than most cars, because the intake manifoild has to come off---one of the reasons a shop charges so much too...and a proper set of tools is very helpful. Your manual will have pictures, to help you identify the parts i describe here...ok u ready? 2. Remove the accelerator and cruise control cables. 3. Remove the engine coolant hose and throttle body. 4. Remove the P.C.V. hose and brake booster vacuum hoses. 5. Disconnect the vacuum hose connections. 7. Bleed off the pressure in the fuel pipe line to prevent the fuel from spilling & squirting you in the eye. 8. Disconnect the connector from high pressure hose. 12. Disconnect the wiring harness of the coolant sensor assembly. 13. Remove the surge tank.
Take off the plastic engine cover and set aside. Don't lose the the little acorn nuts.
1. Remove the air intake hose connected to the throttle body.
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Remove the surge tank stay.
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Remove the surge tank and gasket...be careful with gasket, you can reuse it.
11. Remove the delivery pipe with the fuel injector and the pressure regulator....
When the delivery pipe is removed, be careful not to drop an injector.
Ignition coils and ignition wires:
disconnect ignition coil harness connectors
disconnect ignition wires from ignition coils
remove hold down bolts from ignition coils
while gently twisting pull up and remove ignition coils
while gently twisting pull up and remove ignition wires
remove spark plugs (always check gap on new plugs, even if they say they are "pre-gapped" )
Install in reverse order, don't over torque anything and keep your work area clean. Now would be a good time for wire replacement too---depending on the mileage on your Kia
Do a good visual inspection of hoses, clamps, wires & pulleys while you have it "opened up" ---Good luck, thanks for using fixya and i hope you get many more trouble free miles out of your Sorento. =)
SOURCE: Can't find where the spark plugs are located
The 2003 Kia Sorento with 3.5L V6 has the spark plugs located under black plastic covers in the center channel of each cylinder head. Several brackets, cables, and hoses must be moved out of the way to access them. The manufold air intake tube needs to be removed on the right bank.
The left cylinder bank has coil-on-plug assemblies while the right bank has more conventional spark plug caps with sealing assemblies to keep dirt/moisture out of the spark plug wells. The coil-packs are held with two 10mm bolts each and are difficult to get to. Use universal-joint sockets and an extension.
Takes about 2.5 hours to R/R spark plugs. The average do it yourself'er will take longer (usually). All electrical plugs are color-coded and/or indexed so it's pretty difficult to screw it up. The cruise control actuator cable is in the way on the left bank. Twisting the cable elbow upright releases it from the actuator allowing it to be bent sideways to gain clearance.
Good luck and hope this helps.
SOURCE: diagram to change belts on 2003 kia sorento
Here is a diagram of the belt routing and accessory location.
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SOURCE: 2003 kia sorento coolant change
you shoud not have to change it.this wouldbe long life
antifreeze have the PH check at a shop
SOURCE: I am changing the spark plugs on my 2004 Kia sorento
Be careful there.. If you remove the Throttle Position Sensor TPS or the throttle Cable, the engine light will come on because there is a certain setting that needs to be done to ensure accurate emission control.
SOURCE: how do you change the spark plugs in a kia sorento
remove the coil packs on valve cover, then remove spark plugs
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