20 Most Recent 2001 Kia Sephia Questions & Answers

I myself have a 2000 Kia sephia and I just replaced the starter it's not very hard you can pull the old one out and put the new one in pretty easily

You would need a parts diagram for that specific vehicle to identify each bolt, generally you need a dealership parts catalogue. It seems overwhelming but it's just a small puzzle. We used to call this a "basket" case. You are going to need a specific amount of bolts that are the same for each group. Separate the bolts you have into piles of similar lengths and sizes. Of course you will need to try each bolt hole by hand to prevent installing the wrong threads as well as making sure the bolts you use are the correct length. By determining the length and size you should narrow you hunt down. FOR EXAMPLE: you will need 3 here of the same size and length, 5 there that are long and 2 short, 4 there, etc., Just like you identified the long mount bolt. You can also identify where bolt heads were installed by size and the imprint left from where they were removed. It's not really that difficult since the bolts are always different lengths and sizes, just don't put a long bolt into a short hole. (measure with a small screwdriver to get the length and make sure your bolt is never longer than the room available and the threads fit.) Good luck!

Just about every other Kia out there

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The fuel filter is a cylinder located on the passenger side about 8 inchers in front of the rear tire under the car. It has a total of three lines running to it and it is roughly the size of a pack of cigarettes

I would sumise that if you have a new battery that either the new battery is faulty or your alternator is at fault, but without more information I can't help any further sorry...

I hope this helps....

Then there is a faulty door switch in one of the 4 doors most likely, have the system BCM scanned to ID the defective switch.

Check for loose Plug Wires, and such. If over 100K Miles, do a Tune-up. It's cheap. You sound like a Plug Wire is grounding out. If it has Coil on Plug, there are Boots, under the Coil Pack. I would start with a Tune-up. Also, use a good Injection Cleaner, from the Parts Store.

Check for frayed ground strap engine to frame or hot cable battery to solenoid. How do you know starter is getting current? Measured it or what?

do you have handbook check fuses, only meant to come on when hot ,could be rad thermostat or faulty fan

drop the transmission pan

The cars computer may need to relearn the idle. When the battery has been disconnected for a while it wipes the memory, so the next time you start it the car goes through a re-learn process. It's free to try, so give it a shot. Disconnect the battery for an hour or two (maybe overnight if you can) then connect it back after it has been sitting. Make sure lights, a/c, radio, all accessories are off and start the car. Let it sit and idle for a while (maybe 10 minutes) until it warms up and the idle drops to normal. Then you should be good as far as the re-lean process goes.
If that doesn't help, then you may have a wiring issue from the wreck. Assuming nothing was done to the engine.

This will need a hands on inspection by a qualified mechanic. i suggest the Kia dealership, but at a minimum it needs to go to a different shop than the one you've been taking it to as they seem to not know what they're doing.

I strongly recommend you stop driving this car immediately, the possibility of raw fuel in the engine compartment can be extremely dangerous. It sounds like you may have a fuel leak around the engine bay somewhere and need to locate the source and have repaired.

In the back of the engine towards the fire wall.

Check for vacuum leaks or fuel leaks.

Check battery terminals for corrosion, clean and tighten.