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2000 Kia Sephia Questions & Answers
I have a 2000 Kia sephia I have Oil on my spark plugs. What can cause it?
There are three common reasons for oil on the plugs. A blown head gasket, worn valve stem oil seals and worn piston rings. The most likely reason will probably be the head gasket.
Check the coolant overflow tank for oil floating on top of the coolant. This is a sign of a blown head gasket.
For Valve stem oil seals check the following... On a Cold start you get a large thick cloud of blue coloured exhaust smoke. You also get the same smoke when going from idle to higher engine revs. Such as pulling away from a red traffic light after sitting waiting for traffic.
Does the vehicle use a lot of oil? Does it have excessively smoky exhaust gas, usually more of a grey/white colour, when driving? Has it lost power? Look in the engine air filter box. Is there oil? Worn piston rings sometimes cause 'blow back' where an oil/air vapour is forced back through the air intake into the air filter box.
2000 kia sephia. Interior
By hook or by crook the door panel must be removed in order to access the internal mechanism even if it must be badly damaged and need replacing. It is usual to remove the seat to improve access.
Heater not working
Could be air trapped in the heater core, flush your cooling system and burp it of all the air in the system by running it at idle until it's hot you will see bubbles come up to the radiator cap, install cap, then drive car, next day refill coolant. OR it could be a bad heater core in which case it's an expensive repair that costs more than the car is worth.
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