[Seax_Smith]

'eya, New to playing with kia's but not new with home mechanics. Current daily I stripped down to the unibody and rebuilt to suit my wants, etc. Just found out I get to take care of a relative's Sportage.

Tried using search but found nothing that is helping.

Have an L4 07 Sprotage with what appears to be an 08 engine judging form the t-belt tension it requires. The tension has the granade pin of a self tensioning unit AND has a cam lobe adjuster with a recess for a hex bit to adjust the tension.

How does this work?

Can anyone point me in the correct direction?

What's the good shop manual and where do I get one?

Thanks much.

 

[chief]

Log on kgis ( kia global information system ) use internet explore only, its free . Not very user friendly but should have info needed.
Chief

 

[Seax_Smith]

Chief, thanks much!

Site is pretty easy actually, for what it is. Try digging something out of ETKA!

(took longer to create the account than to fine the info, and thanks for the heads up on Ms inner-net-sploder.)

 

[Seax_Smith]

Thanks again Chief.

Worst part was "Reinstall lower timing belt cover."