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Car Forum / Kia Cars / May 2006Sportage Timing Belt
About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 miles. Thanks. >About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 >miles. Thanks. A lot of Kia vehicles specify every 60,000 miles but I'm not sure about the '98 Sportage. Did you check your owners manual? -- Christian >>About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 >>miles. Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >-- Christian Hi. I didn't see anything about it. Thanks. The specs for changing the timing belt should be in the Warranty Maintenance Schedule at the back of your owners manual. I have a 2000 Kia Sportage and it says to have the timing belt checked every 60,000 miles but to change it before 100,000 miles. Mine quietly snapped at 160,000 miles while sitting at a stop light last Monday. We were lucky that we didn't bend any valve stems in the process. The local Twin Cities dealerships want close to $900 to change the belt, bearings and water pump. $430 just to change the belt. Most of that is labor(at $108hr!). After helping my husband remove half the engine parts to get at the timing belt housing, I'd say replace everything once you're in there! At least Kia put big, easy to read timing marks on the cam gears. By the way, if you are replacing a water pump on a 2000 Kia Sportage manufactured early in the year, check to make sure that it didn't get a leftover 1999 engine in production. The water pump changed dramatically from 1999 to 2000. We found that one out the hard way. >The specs for changing the timing belt should be in the Warranty >Maintenance Schedule at the back of your owners manual. I have a 2000 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >leftover 1999 engine in production. The water pump changed >dramatically from 1999 to 2000. We found that one out the hard way. Thanks. In LA the charge is $800.00. > The specs for changing the timing belt should be in the Warranty > Maintenance Schedule at the back of your owners manual. I have a 2000 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > leftover 1999 engine in production. The water pump changed > dramatically from 1999 to 2000. We found that one out the hard way. === Myself at 100K is the limit. But as I drive so few miles on all three autos and trucks I don't feel it would ever become a problem. >Myself at 100K is the limit. But as I drive so few miles on all three autos >and trucks I don't feel it would ever become a problem. I have a '96 Plymouth Voyager with over 192K miles on it. AFAIK, it's never had the timing belt replaced. Since there are so many miles on it now and the rear main oil seal leaks, I'm just going to drive it until it's dead rather than invest in major service. My Sedona has just over 102K on it. I'm going to have the belt replaced at 120K but not again even if it's still around at 180K. -- Christian The Voyager has a timing chain, not a belt. The only curious belt they had was an unbelievably ill-advised belt that ran the oil pump in one of the 4-cylinder engines used in some of the very early Voyagers (mid-80's). Getting to it required an overhaul, and at some point, every one of them would and did break. As for your Sedona, 102K is the longest I've ever heard anyone going with a Sedona. But it's like I said - at some point, my paranoia would take over with an interference engine. But that does tell me that, once mine is out of warranty, I may try 90 to 105K. Who knows - maybe I'm just paranoid, period, and broken timing belts on interference engines have nothing to do with it. Tom Wenndt >>Myself at 100K is the limit. But as I drive so few miles on all three >>autos [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -- Christian > The Voyager has a timing chain, not a belt. Some Voyagers may use a timing chain but the '96 2.4 definitely uses a belt. > As for your Sedona, 102K is the longest I've ever heard anyone going with a > Sedona. But it's like I said - at some point, my paranoia would take over > with an interference engine. But that does tell me that, once mine is out > of warranty, I may try 90 to 105K. I didn't acquire my Sedona until it already had 92K on it. I'm assuming that the timing belt was changed at 60K. But, in the absence of service records, I hope that assumption doesn't turn out to be fatal. > Who knows - maybe I'm just paranoid, period, and broken timing belts on > interference engines have nothing to do with it. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. {;o) -- Christian > >>Myself at 100K is the limit. But as I drive so few miles on all three > >>autos [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > -- Christian I replaced the belt in my 01,and 00 at 60k. I found a fellow on ebay named bruce, he has a ebay store called "Parts Dynasoar" got me the belts, rollers, and tension spring plus water pumps, gaskets, etc. in 2 days under $100. plus he sent instructions and was VERY helpful. >I replaced the belt in my 01,and 00 at 60k. > I found a fellow on ebay named bruce, he has a ebay store called "Parts > Dynasoar" got me the belts, rollers, and tension spring plus water pumps, > gaskets, etc. in 2 days under $100. plus he sent instructions and was VERY > helpful. ========== What condition was the belt you replaced in? >About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 >miles. Thanks. How you liking that vehicle? Friend of mine has one for sale. Is 2002 with 150k on it for $4800 Good deal or not? From what I understand about the '02's and the price the '06's are going for $1500 may be to much with 150k on it. > >About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 > >miles. Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Good deal or not? >About when is a 98 KIA Sportage due for a timing belt? I heard 50,000 >miles. Thanks. my mechanic told me around 60,000 some even last till 120,000. Be on the safe side i would replace it 60,000.
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