Am i right in thinking it is one of the two ATF coolers on the sporty?

 

The part in the photograph is the secondary transmission oil cooler, you can bypass this temporarily by joining the hoses till you can replace it as long as you are not driving hard or the weather is hot.

 

Thanks for your reply, now i know what to ask for at the parts store.
P.S. Don't tell anyone but i wrapped some electricians tape around it for now.

 

what happened to duct tape? lol is electrical tape the new fix-all now? i missed that memo i guess.

 

I just had the same problem! I bought a Hayden tranny cooler for $21.00 and replaced the original part. I installed it behind the grille between the cooling fan and the condensor! Works fine!

 

there's a general lack of people that own ducks anymore so the need to have duck tape available as a houshold item has gone the way of bailing wire I'm afraid. I think chewing gum is still an acceptable rigging adhesive though.

 

It's just a shame i cannot fix my heater core with duct tape............lol

 

if you cant duck it F... it

Here in southy Forida, we just bypass the dumb heaters!

speak for your self!! it gets plenty cold enough for me! haha

 

find the leak in the heater core, jam as much bubble gum into that youcan and them wrap it with an ample ammount of duct tape... Or pull it out and get a new one... I vote for replacement

 

Here in southy Forida, we just bypass the dumb heaters!

 

it got cold enough last winter here in SO california to reconnect my Samurai's heater that had been bypassed for 5 years.

I don't know if the sportage has any sensors in line with the heater core that would foul things up with a bipass. I know of someone that had a serious overheat issue with their mini-van because of a temp sensor on the heater core getting a faulty reading. I havn't heard of any issues with sportage owners bypassing the heater, but you should check a schematic before you do it.