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Kia Spectra

The Kia Spectra is a rebadged hatchback variant of the Kia Sephia. The Spectra is designed as a four-door sedan and five-door hatchback, and features a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission.

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How can you replace the air filter of a Kia Spectra 2000?

its on the right side when facing front[driver side] of the car behind the battery it will have a black cover and it has thick vent tube running to the engine remove the cover and replace

How do you change the drive shaft on a 2001 Kia Spectra?

Undo the big nut in the center of the brake rotor (seen from the outside with the wheel cover off). Lift the car, separate the lower ball joint from the spindle. The outer end of the CV should be loose in the spline in the center of the rotor. Pull the strut/ rotor assembly outwards and off to one side (2 people is nice), pull the outer end of the shaft out of the rotor spline. You may be able to pull the shaft out of the trany at this point (grab it at the inner joint as you will pull the tripod apart by yanking on the shaft section). If its being difficult make sure the vehicle is supported properly before you slide under it and pry it out of the trany. Check the seal in the trany before you put the new shaft in and replace it if needed. Put it all back together the way you took it apart making sure the inner end is as far in the trany as the old one was. Be carefull not to damage the seal when you insert the inner joint end into the trany (a little lube is a good thing, trany fluid will do). Don't forget to check/top up the fluid after you're done.

How do you remove a headlight on a Kia Optima?

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  • Open the hood of your Optima. Use the support rod to hold the hood up out of your way. Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery with a wrench, and secure the cable away from the terminal.

  • Remove the three retaining bolts from the headlight assembly using a socket and ratchet. The 2007 Kia Optima headlight assembly is secured with two bolts in front of the assembly near the grille area and one bolt just inside the engine compartment on the outer edge.

  • Pull the headlight assembly forward and disconnect the wiring harness from the rear of the light. Press down on the retaining clip and pull out to remove the wiring harness from your Optima's headlight.

  • Pull the headlight assembly free of the front of the car. Insert the new headlight assembly and push the wiring harness straight into the connector.

  • Replace the mounting bolts and tighten them securely with a socket and ratchet. Repeat the process on the opposite side of the car if necessary.

  • Reconnect the negative battery cable and tighten the connection with a wrench. Close the hood and test the lights to be sure they are working properly.

Where is Fuel injector location on a civic dx?

it depends on what kind of fuel injection you have, if it's throttle body, it'll be inside of that,(looks a bit like a carb), or it will be on a rail with 3 other injectors if it's a 4 cyl. There will be an aluminum rail with 4 injectors on them with wires going to each one, this set up sits just behind the valve cover on most civic engines

Where is the oil filter located on a 2007 Kia Spectra?

The oil filter is under the alternator. Front of the car passenger side front of the engine.

How do you bleed the brakes on a 2005 Kia Spectra?

If done with 2 people and bleeding all four wheels follow these steps: Have car in park and jacked up, keep brake reseviour closed. Start with right rear caliper, attach a clear tube(for best results) to the bleeder valve located on top of caliper, have one person ready to open the valve using a 10mm open ended wrench, the other person in the driver seat ready to pump the brake.

Person in car will pump brake pedal 5-10 times till it gets hard, then hold pedal, tell the other person to open the valve slowly till fluid comes out, while the person in the car keeps their foot on the pedal (you will feel the pedal go down as the fluid comes out, DO NOT release the pedal as this is happening, otherwise air will get into the system), when the pedal hits the floor tell the person opening/closing the valve to close the valve, the person in the car can now release the pedal and pump 5-10 again. Repeat this procedure on the same caliper 3-5 times

NOTE: As the person opening and closing the valve make sure they are aware that no bubbles are coming out of the tube, if there is there is air in the system, by repeating this process, all the air should come out on that caliper, if it does not, the problem is somewhere else.

Once that caliper is done, check to see if you need more fluid in the resivour then move to the left rear caliper and do the same steps again, after the left rear is done, check to see if fluid is needed, move to the front right and repeat the same steps, check to see if fluid is needed then move to the left front and repeat the same steps, check to see if fluid is needed.

What type of automatic transmission fluid does a 2003 Kia Spectra take?

There is some confusion on what fluid to use in the 2003 KIA Spectra. The correct fluid is Special Lubricant Fluid (SLF). Do not use Dexron or any other fluid. Go to your local KIA dealer and purchase the fluid or have them change the transmission fluid. Using any other fluid may harm your transmission.

2002 Kia Spectra radio codes?

If your the actual owner of the car and it has the manuals, there's a 4 digit code in one of the Kia manuals for the radio, it's usually something like 1212 but if you enter the wrong code too many times, it locks up and you have to disconnect the battery cable and re-connect it to reset the lock on the radio.

How do you tighten the inside mirror on the Kia Spectra?

the mounting tab is held in place by a spring clip and cant be tightened if the mounting or the pivots are loose the mirror will have to be replaced. an universal one can be glued to the inside of the wind sheild. it shoul be in the center and about 3 inches down from the top

Is there a fuel pump reset switch on a 2002 Kia Spectra 4 cylinder standard if so were is it at?

kia dosent use a reset button if you are having puel pump problems it my be a ground promlem for the pump. kia has had a lot of poroblems with this

Ford brake proportioning valve?

The brake valve is located next to the master brake cylinder. The valve can be found just below the master brake cylinder.