2004 Kia Sorento Overheating

2004 KIA SORENTO

RDDARNER

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Engine Cooling problem
2004 Kia Sorento V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 95k miles

This vehicle Has water in oil . Could it be just intahe manifold gasket failure or more probably head gasket?

Sep 28, 2010 at 10:33 AM

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KHLOW2008

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Hi RDDARNER,

Thank you for the donation.

Not likely to be manifold gasket as it is not linked to any oil passages. Most likely cause would be bad head gasket or even a cracked cylinder head.

Test would have to be carried out to determine the cause and head removal is required.

Sep 28, 2010 at 12:18 PM