What to do if your Kia Sedona heater stops working?
If the heater has stopped working in your Sedona, this process has failed in one way or another. A word of caution: If there is no coolant in your overflow, you can refill it by adding more to the overflow reservoir. There is almost never a situation where you would need to take the radiator cap off of the radiator to add coolant.
Why does my Kia Sedona smell like steam?
Overheating, no heat, smell coolant, lots of steam. Kia Sedona. Drove van to work twice and smelled slight coolant smell. Kept an eye on temp and ran normally. (9 mile drive). Drove van back home and coolant smell was a little stronger and saw some steam coming out from under the hood, not a lot, and temp was still normal.
What does it mean when your car has no heat?
Depending how this particular cooling system is made , after the cap goes back on there may (or may not) be bleed screw (s) to get air out of system (which is done with vehicle on level ground and heat on full) No heat means no circulation of hot coolant—either due to lack of coolant, air blockage in the system, or a stuck thermostat.
What causes a car to overheat with no coolant?
Usually, a slow overheat such as you describe is attributable to loss of coolant from a leak or gradual heating up of the coolant because the cooling fans aren’t working. Things like a stuck thermostat or bad head gasket usually result in a very fast overheat and you probably wouldn’t have gotten very far with those defects in place.
If the heater has stopped working in your Sedona, this process has failed in one way or another. A word of caution: If there is no coolant in your overflow, you can refill it by adding more to the overflow reservoir. There is almost never a situation where you would need to take the radiator cap off of the radiator to add coolant.
Overheating, no heat, smell coolant, lots of steam. Kia Sedona. Drove van to work twice and smelled slight coolant smell. Kept an eye on temp and ran normally. (9 mile drive). Drove van back home and coolant smell was a little stronger and saw some steam coming out from under the hood, not a lot, and temp was still normal.
What to do if your car heater is blowing out cold air?
Run the engine until the fan kicks in. Once your fan has come on, look around the radiator for a bleed port or bleed screw. This is something that can be turned with a screwdriver. Once you turn it anti-clockwise, you should hear a hiss; this is the air being released. 4. Are the Heater or Heater Controls Broken?
Depending how this particular cooling system is made , after the cap goes back on there may (or may not) be bleed screw (s) to get air out of system (which is done with vehicle on level ground and heat on full) No heat means no circulation of hot coolant—either due to lack of coolant, air blockage in the system, or a stuck thermostat.
When did I buy a 2004 Kia Sedona?
This van, bought in 07 with 64K, is still going strong as a half ton hauler and work van. Today its going 750 miles (and back in three days) in my wife’s hands to take KID MARK I to university for the first time. Had a/c fixed–damage inflicted on a hose by an idiot.
Is the Kia Sedona Still running in Canada?
Living in Canada, our winters are hard on cars. This van would not die! I bought this van with 250,000km on it and I ran it until 450,000km it was still running strong but I hit a moose going 110km an hour and it destroyed the van. Every year we would haul a 4500pound trailer all the way around Ontario and it never really hurt the van.
Can a Kia Sedona be used as a trailer?
Every year we would haul a 4500pound trailer all the way around Ontario and it never really hurt the van. Even though every year the rear heater lines would rot out there was nothing really done other than regular maintenance.