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Car Forum / Kia Cars / January 2005

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darlin4 - 04 Dec 2004 01:10 GMT
i need to know where on the motor of a 2000 KIA Sportage 4 cylinder 2.0
where the spark plugs are at. I need to change them.
hippo - 10 Dec 2004 23:09 GMT
i need to know where on the motor of a 2000 KIA Sportage 4 cylinder 2.0
>where the spark plugs are at. I need to change them.

Open the hood when your car *hasn't* just been running (cold engine stops
you burning your fingers). Open the hood. Coming from the the motor there
are four fat (biro thick) wires going to a round plastic thingy with a
fifth similar wire on it. At the engine end of these wires there is a
fatter part. Grip each one there, *not* the wire itself and pull it
straight off. Don't wiggle or bend them. The spark plug is underneath.
Easy job but good idea to do it with someone else who's done it before the
first time (so you can blame them if they stuff it up!) After that, you'll
know how forever. Cheers  
hippo - 10 Dec 2004 23:19 GMT
Oops! That works for most but not this one! Sorry. In an earlier post on 99
Spotage plugs someone offered to post on tech details for removing air
plenum chamber and getting at the plugs which are underneath. Check it out
and chase them up. Need more sleep ... Cheers
helix - 10 Jan 2005 14:33 GMT
you need a special plug socket also, it's about 8" long. if you try to use
a standard socket and extension, you run the risk of loosing the socket
down the hole the plugs are in.
A bitch to get out again. JC Whitney sells one for abouy $7.00. Snap-on
has a better one with a latch on top that grabs the plug, and only
releases it when you are safely out. but you can only get them from
Snap-on if you ask your mechanic to get it for you, as they don't sell to
civilians,
only mechanics. The whitney on just has a rubber "o" ring that grips the
plug.
Oh yes one other thing. I have been told to never use platium plugs in a
Kia. the faster firing capability plays havoc with the computer.
 
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