Kia Sportage: Cooling System
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Repair procedures
Refilling And Bleeding
WARNING
Never remove the radiator cap when the engine is hot. Serious scalding
could be caused by hot fluid under high
pressure escaping from the radiato
Components and Components Location
Components
Cooling fan assembly
Radiator assembly
Mounting insulator
Radiator mounting
bracket
Radiator upper hose
Radiator lower hose
Res
Components and Components Location
Components
Water pump pulley
Water pump sub assembly
Water pump gasket
Water pump cover
Water pump cover gasket
O-ring
Water inlet pipe
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Repair procedures
Removal
Timing chain cover removal is not required for this procedure.
CAUTION
Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces.
To avoid damaging the cylinder head, wait until the engine coolant
temperature drops below normal
temperature before removing it.
Description and Operation
Description
Transaxle oil temperature sensor monitors the automatic transaxle fluid's
temperature and conveys the readings to
TCM. It is an NTC (Negative Thermal Coefficient) sensor whose resistance has an
inversely proportional
relationship with the tempe
Coolant
