[HannahsDaddy]

...and is it supposed to look corroded like this?

 

[cobra259]

That white stuff is corrosion from your battery. I'm not sure from just the photo but I think that is your vapor canister. Need a better pic from the side of it.

 

[Poliarinis]

I have the same problem... and don't know how to find that thing for replacing

 

[Poliarinis]

by the way, do you get MIL ?

 

[HannahsDaddy]

What's MIL?

 

[Poliarinis]

Check engine light

 

[HannahsDaddy]

Oh. No, I don't.

 

[cmar]

That looks like the vacuum canister for the actuator for the variable intake manifold.

 

[HannahsDaddy]

Sounds like we're getting somewhere. Anyone have a part number by chance?

 

[cobra259]

Why do you want to replace it?

 

[HannahsDaddy]

Mainly because it is corroded so badly and has a few holes in it. Does this degrade performance? I don't know. But, I am trying to be proactive. I have seen others that look brand new (see pics in this post http://www.kia-forums.com/2003-2010-sorento-forum/40927-butterfly-screws-problem-solutions.html), but I can't figure out which part it is from that post (vacuum capsule?).

 

[nstoolman1]

That looks like the vacuum canister for the actuator for the variable intake manifold.

Give the man a cookie. Good answer. If it has a hole in it you getting a vacuum leak at some point. If you are not going to replace it, follow the vac line back to the front of the ICV and plug it. You are past the point of just unplugging the actuator if there are holes in the canister. Clean up the stuff, plug the vac port and move on. That is the easiest solution to your problem.