Kia Optima: Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on the battery system. Visually inspect the battery and cables as described in section 7. The level of charge in your battery can be checked by an authorized Kia dealer or a service station.
Use high quality ethylene glycol
coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high quality
ethylene glycol coolant in the cooling
system. It is the only type of coolant that
should be used because it helps prevent
corrosion in the cooling ...
Change to "winter weight" oil if
necessary
In some climates it is recommended that
a lower viscosity "winter weight" oil be
used during cold weather. See section 8
for recommendations. If you aren't sure
what weight oil y ...
See also:
Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor (MAPS) Description and Operation
Description
Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor (MAPS) is a speed-density
type sensor and is installed on the surge tank. It senses absolute
pressure of the surge tank and transfers the analog si ...
Intake Manifold Repair procedures
Removal and Installation
1.
Remove the engine cover.
2.
Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
Tightening torque:
4.0 ~ 6.0N.m (0.4 ~ 0.6kgf.m, 3.0 ~ 4.4lb-ft)
3.
Remove the air c ...
Inspection
1.
Ignition "OFF".
2.
Disconnect the intake actuator
connector.
3.
Verify that the actuator operates
to the recirculation position when conn ...