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![]() You may also notice symptoms such as issues with shifting gears, rough idle, or high fuel consumption.Ī failing accelerator pedal sensor’s impact is pretty obvious, because it directly affects gas mileage as well as how the car drives and responds to the pedal. The most common symptoms of a bad accelerator pedal position sensor are an unresponsive accelerator pedal and a check engine light on your dashboard. Note that transmission cooling lines on the right and the upper radiator hose on the left.Conclusion Symptoms Of A Bad Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor Someone asked for pictures, so here are a few:ġ) Top view (battery tray removed, valve body cover bolts removed and the cover is separated from the transmission. The bolt there, sitting just over the subframe is very hard to reach or even see, and I neglected to tighten it at first.ĭrove about 50 miles and so far so good - transmission shifting properly, no leaks and no check engine light anymore. When everything was done took the car for a short ride and found a small drip from the bottom right end of the valve body cover. Incidentally, the old fluid was severely discolored, which makes me doubt the wisdom of Kia's statement that the original fluid "is good for life". ![]() I am planning to get a scanner and do the proper fluid level check at the specified temperature sometime soon. ![]() Everything seemed solid.įound out that I removed 4.75 quarts of fluid and added the same amount back. To verify proper connection, I measured the resistance of the new sensor through the ECM connector ('B' connector, pins 55 and 57) while wiggling the flexible circuit in the valve body and the sensor connector. So I assumed that the problem is not the sensor itself but an intermittent connection. To make this task even more fun, the bracket that holds the battery tray is in the way and has very sharp corners (why in the world they welded it to the frame instead of attaching it with bolts, so it could be removed?)Ĭompared the resistance of the old sensor to the new one and could not see any difference, either at room temperature or when placed in boiling water. I glued the inner washers in place prior to reinstalling the bolts, because there is no way to put two hands in there. The bolts must be installed one at a time, starting with the inside one. These bolts are about 1" away from the inner fender and there is barely room to stick a hand with a wrench in there. The cooling lines are attached to the transmission with 'banjo' bolts that have copper washers on both sides. The job is finally done, with a few more surprises and couple bruises.Īs expected, both the upper radiator hose and the transmission cooling lines had to be disconnected to allow the valve body cover to come out. And now we know why they want $440 for this job!įun with transmission fluid temperature sensor - part 2 May need to do both before there is enough room to maneuver that cover out. As the sun sets I am trying to determine what's easier: draining coolant and removing the lower radiator hose or disconnecting the steel transmission cooling lines. Not so fast! There simply isn't room for it to go out. An hour or two of struggle and they are all out. Then the fun starts: the cover has 18 bolts, and except for a couple, they are very difficult to access - and that's an understatement. Well, almost: first the battery and its tray need to come out to gain access. ![]() The plastic bottom cover comes out, 3-4 quarts of fluid drained, and it's time to remove the valve body cover. Got a new sensor (around $30) and 5 qt of transmission fluid ($50) and we go to work. Even though I never worked on a Kia (or anything with a transverse mounted engine to be exact), I can do this in a couple hours, tops.įirst surprise: the nearest dealer is 30 miles away. No way I am paying that much to replace a trivial part. $440 labor + cost of sensor + fluid + shop supplies + tax = $700 or so. Just to check, called the dealer to ask how much they charge to replace it. Code reader shows P0713 - transaxle fluid temperature sensor out of range. It served her well, except for a minor hassle of replacing a cruise control switch.Ī couple days ago the CEL turned on. Stayed with Fords so far, but a couple years ago my better half decided to purchase a 'slightly used' Sorento with about 40,000 miles. Not new to car repair, but new to this forum.
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