On a 2006 kia sorento , can you tell me how to locate the water pump. We think a leak may be coming from there. Does the timing belt have to come off to remove the pump?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKvabE-eAfU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DfP2MjIHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE2WPzy0i2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSKMZ9aGvY these 4 videos show how --- pump behind timing cover driven by timing belt need special tools if doing only pump can be removed w/o removing belt and make sure that pump is bad shame to do all this work if it wasnt

None of those would be fixed by replacing the battery. Or did you replace the battery and then all of those stopped working?

You can tell of blade fuses are blown if you full them and hold them up to the light. That is a whole lot of stuff not working. I would say you need a good auto-electrician.

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Water pump is Timing belt driven. It is below the Camshaft sprocket, in the timing case. If you want to repair/replace it here are the instructions.
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COMPONENTS

REMOVAL

1. Using the drain plug, drain the coolant.
2. Remove the drive belt and the engine coolant pump pulley.
3. Remove the timing belt cover, the auto tensioner and idler pulley.
4. Remove the water outlet fitting, the thermostat case and the water pump fitting.
5. Remove the engine coolant pump mounting bolts.

1. Remove the engine coolant pump assembly from the cylinder block.

INSPECTION

1. Check the engine coolant Water pump for cracks, damage or wear, and replace the pump assembly if necessary.
2. Check the bearing for damage, abnormal noise and sluggish rotation and replace the pump assembly if necessary.
3. Check the seal it for leaks and replace the pump assembly if necessary.

INSTALLATION
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1. Clean the gasket surfaces of the engine coolant pump body and the cylinder block.

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1. Install the new engine coolant pump gasket and pump assembly. Tighten the bolts to the specified torque. Tightening torque

Engine coolant pump bolt:
Head mark "7": 17 - 22 Nm(170 - 220 kg.cm, 12 - 16 ft. lbs.)

1. Install the water pump fitting, the thermostat case and the water outlet fitting.
2. Install the auto tensioner and timing belt. Adjust the timing belt tension, then install the timing belt cover.
3. Install the drive belt, coolant pump pulley and then adjust the auto tensioner.
4. Refill the coolant.
5. Run the engine and check for leaks.

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because you have replace engines but I imagine that you have used the crank and cam position sensors on the 3.5 but connected up to the kia ECM there is a possibility that the ecm is not reading those position sensors and not providing timing for the ECM . It will be reading as broken timing belt. I would suggest a scan of the fault codes to determine if there any sensors not reading correctly. You may have to find a speed shop that has CPU programming capabilities to reprogram the ECM/CPU to the different sensors.

I want you to go to this url, it's the official KIA forum dealing with older Sorentos.https://www.kia-forums.com/2003-2010-sorento-forum/53820-sorento-crank-bolt.html It's free to create a login.
It details the need to replace the crank pulley bolt with a new one supplied by KIA. This bolt, if reused, can break causing a catastrophic engine failure. Do not buy any other bolt., it's not worth trying to save a few pennies.I have a 2005 Sorento and had my local KIA dealer do this job and other work as long as the front cover is off, replace the water pump, the timing belt idlers and tensioner assembly. It's cheaper to d all that at one time than to go back and have to redo the cover removal. Hope this helps.

This all depends on what engine you have and also if you are going to just do the belt.
this car , if you have a 100,000 miles or close you should do the job right, right meaning replace the timing belt ,water pump and timing belt pulleys and tensioner, this could run about $1200.00.

the same job with the smaller engine could be $800.00

if you just do the belt alone which is not the right way but can be done then it may cost about $500.00 -$600.00

if the valve timing is too far out the problem may be that one of the valves is open when it should'nt be & the piston is hitting it, if you try to keep starting the engine you may cause serious damage to it (if you have'nt already done so),it may be best to get a qualified mechanic to set the timing for you.....hope this helps.....cheers

2004 kia sorento, thermostat replaced, all belts, water pump. now there is a coolant leak again, cannot tell where it is coming from. Leaks fairly quickly and overheats within 20 mins. Heat is not working when coolant is not full....could it be the coolant resevoir? head gasket??

Kia Sorento 2003-05
Water Pump - Removal & Installation

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Remove the drive belt and the water pump pulley.
5. Remove the timing belt cover, timing belt, auto tensioner and idler pulley.
6. Remove the water outlet fitting, the thermostat case and the water pump fitting.
7. Remove the water pump mounting bolts.
8. Remove the water pump.
   



Fig. Water pump and timing belt assembly-exploded view

To install:



Fig. Water pump bolt locations

1. Clean the gasket surfaces of the water pump body and the cylinder block.
2. Install the new water pump gasket and pump assembly. Tighten the bolts to 12-16 ft. lbs. (17-22 Nm).
3. Install the water pump fitting, the thermostat case and the water outlet fitting.
4. Install the auto tensioner and timing belt. Adjust the timing belt tension, then install the timing belt cover.
5. Install the drive belt, water pump pulley and then adjust the auto tensioner.
6. Refill the coolant.
7. Run the engine and check for leaks.

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Remove the drive belt and the water pump pulley.
5. Remove the timing belt cover, timing belt, auto tensioner and idler pulley.
6. Remove the water outlet fitting, the thermostat case and the water pump fitting.
7. Remove the water pump mounting bolts.
8. Remove the water pump.

To install:




Fig. Water pump bolt locations



Fig. Water pump O-ring installation

1. Clean the gasket surfaces of the water pump body and the cylinder block.
2. Install the new water pump gasket and pump assembly. Tighten the bolts to 12-16 ft. lbs. (17-22 Nm).
3. Install the water pump fitting, the thermostat case and the water outlet fitting.
4. Install the auto tensioner and timing belt. Adjust the timing belt tension, then install the timing belt cover.
5. Install the drive belt, water pump pulley and then adjust the auto tensioner.
6. To adjust the drive belt tension, hang the belt on the pulley of the tensioner and install the tensioner.
   NOTE If the tensioner is already installed, loosen its mounting bolts to allow belt installation
   
7. Install the drive belt.
8. Adjust the belt tension to specification by turning the adjusting bolt clockwise or counterclockwise.
9. Air conditioning belt tension should be 0.28-0.039 inch. Alternator belt tension should be 0.39-0.051 inch. Power steering belt tension should be 0.31-0.051 inch.
10. Torque the tensioner assembly bolt to 33-36 ft. lbs. (45-50 Nm).
11. Refill the coolant.
12. Run the engine and check for leaks.

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