If the heater core on a 1995 Kia Sportage begins to malfunction, you should remove it immediately in order to repair or replace it. A malfunctioning heater core on a Sportage can result in the leakage of antifreeze into the passenger compartment and may also produce smoke that enters the passenger compartment through the air conditioning vents. You may expect to spend close to two hours pulling the heater core from a Kia Sportage.
Instructions
1. Open the hood of the Sportage and use a socket wrench to remove the negative cable from the battery.
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws underneath the dashboard above the instrument cluster and pull off the dash.
3. Pull out the ashtray from the center portion of the dashboard. Remove the screw from each corner of the center dash panel and pull it off the vehicle.
4. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws from the glove box and pull it off.
5. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the six screws along the top of the dashboard and then the screw on each side panel. Pull the dashboard off the Sportage.
6. Remove the heater core case by pulling it off the vehicle. Disconnect the two heater coolant hoses and the vacuum line.
7. Uninstall the two brackets securing the heater core with a socket wrench and lift it out of the Sportage.
