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Kia Rio Engine

June 14th, 2010

Kia Rio Engines at Affordable Prices

[/caption] Introduced in 2005, this was an all-new 1.5Liter CRDi Kia engine, the D stands for diesel. One of the new features of this diesel engine is a common rail fuel injection system. Which has become more popular since its development, it helps increase both performance and [...]


Car Owner speaks out on Kia Engines and Service.

April 2nd, 2010

Are all Kia Engines this unreliable?

[/caption] This Kia Rodeo owner speaks about the problems encountered with their engine and the dealer. There appears to be many issues with the engines in other cars like this one. There is not much more to say after reading the letter about the problems with Kia [...]


Kia Engines with possible ECM problems?

March 24th, 2010
Comment/Complaint: Since purchasing my 1999 Kia Sportage (NEW) I have had nothing but problems. The check engine light comes on constantly and constantly I take it back for them to fix “anything” to make it go out. It runs really rough and the rpm goes up to 2000!!! They keep it for a day sometimes [...]


Kia Sedona: Used Engines and Sales

November 15th, 2009
“Where Our Customers Send Their Friends”

Used-JDM Kia Engines For Sale

[/caption] The minivan segment of Kia Motor Cars introduced an unusual entrant to the auto market in 1999: the Kia Sedona. Offering a large list of standard features at a cost effective price, Kia has plans to use larger engines in their Japanese minivans in [...]


2007 KIA Engine Optima Timing Chain Problems..

October 24th, 2009
Question: MY CAR JUST STOPPED. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT HAD I NOT GOTTEN OFF THE ROAD IN TIME. I WAS ON ROUTE 68, A 4 LINE HIGHWAY. COME TO FIND OUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING TENSIONER BROKE, WHICH THE MANUFACTURE KNEW WOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE ALL THE REPAIR BOOKS SAY TO HAVE IT [...]


KIA Engines: Revised 2002 1.6L Cylinder Head Bolt Torque Procedure.

September 22nd, 2009
Cylinder Head Bolt Torque Pattern For 2002 Kia 1.6L Engines The AERA Technical Committee (American Educational Research Association) offers the following information regarding the cylinder head torque for 2002 Kia 1.6L engines. This is a DOHC engines and is used in the RIO vehicles. Service manual information published for the 2002 year contained inaccurate cylinder head bolt [...]


Kia Engines may start using Hydrogen Cells by 2012….

September 7th, 2009
South Korean car maker, Kia, has pledged to begin small-scale production of hydrogen fuel cell engines in vehicles within the next three years. According to a plan released to journalists in Seoul, Kia, along with its parent company Hyundai, will roll out around 1,000 zero-emission fuel cell engine vehicles in 2012, with the longer term aim [...]


Kia Sportage Engine: the Versatile SUV

January 13th, 2009
After making some great cars which got lot of applause Kia launched their Mid Size Compact SUVs and they have improved a lot over the time. The best example is the Kia Sportage. This is a versatile SUV which is ranked quite well when compared to other competitors. The Sportage not only gives you the [...]