Overheating plug coil

2004 KIA SORENTO
150,000 MILES
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CITADEL
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When you start the car the number 5 plug coil overheat and smokes.
Apr 12, 2013 at 10:21 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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you have a shorted coil. it most likely took out the pcm as well.

replace the coils and a new, and only new, pcm

Roy
Apr 13, 2013 at 4:50 AM
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