Kia Sportage: Fender panel & Hood panel & Tail gate panel

- Hood panel assembly
- Hood hinge assembly
- Fender panel
- Tail gate panel assembly
- Tail gate hinge assembly
Door panel

- Front door panel assembly
- Rear door panel assembly
- Front door hinge assembly
- Rear door hinge assembly
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Replacing body panels
Codes for disassembling and assembling body panels
Most body parts are spot welded. In order to disassemble the damaged area, it
is best to disassemble the spot
welded area from the body frame using a spot cutter or candle type edge drill
bit. Do
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OBD-II review
1. Overview
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) began regulation of On Board
Diagnostics (OBD) for vehicles sold in
California beginning with the 1988 model year. The first phase, OBD-L required
monitoring of the fuel metering
system, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
Inspection
Cylinder Head
1. Inspect for flatness.
Using a precision straight edge and feeler gauge, measure the surface the
contacting the cylinder block and the
manifolds for warpage.
Flatness of cylinder head gasket surface
Standard : Less than 0.05mm (0.0019in.) for total area
Less tha