Fuel filter Kia Sportage 3

When it comes to changing the fuel filter on a Kia Sportage 3, some drivers trust car mechanics or not-so-lucky mechanics, while others prefer to do the work themselves. The process will not take much time and effort, which means that this is a reason to save on car service services.

When to change

Kia Sportage 3 service standards state that in cars with a gasoline engine, a fuel-cleaning filter lasts 60 thousand km, and with a diesel engine - 30 thousand km. This is true for European countries, but in our country the quality of fuel is not so high. The experience of Russian operation shows that in both cases it is advisable to reduce the interval by 15 thousand km.

For the correct functioning of the engine, it is important that a certain amount of fuel enters the combustion chambers. A dirty fuel filter becomes an obstacle in the way of a combustible liquid and the accumulated dirt in it can pass further through the fuel system, clogging the nozzles and depositing deposits on the valves.

At best, this will lead to unstable engine operation, and at worst, to costly breakdowns and repairs.

You can understand that an element needs to be replaced by the following symptoms:

1. significant increase in fuel consumption;
2. the engine starts reluctantly;
3. power and dynamics have decreased - the car hardly drives uphill and slowly accelerates;
4. at idle, the tachometer needle jumps nervously;
5. the engine may stall after hard acceleration.

We select the fuel filter on the Sportage 3

The fine filter Kia Sportage 3, for which gasoline is the fuel, is located in the tank and placed in a separate module along with a pump and sensors. In this case, you do not have to change the entire kit or long and painfully disconnect the desired element. The situation is simplified by a threaded connection.

The hatch through which the assembly is removed is hidden under the rear sofa.

Before you raise the seat, you will have to unscrew the screw that secures it to the trunk floor (it is located behind the spare wheel).

When choosing a fuel filter, keep in mind that for Kia Sportage of 3 different years of manufacture, it differs in size. In the period from 2010 to 2012, an element with the article number 311123Q500 was installed (the same was installed in the Hyundai IX35). For later years, the number 311121R000 is suitable, it is 5 mm longer, but smaller in diameter (found on the 10rd generation Hyundai i3, Kia Sorento and Rio).

Analogues for Sportage 3 until 2012:

• CORTEX KF0063;
• Car LYNX LF-961M;
• Nipparts N1330521;
• Parts for Japan FC-K28S;
• NSP 02311123Q500.

Analogues for Sportage 3 released after 10.09.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX:

• AMD AMD.FF45;
• FINVALE PF731.

The coarse filter mesh must be replaced if its integrity is violated, pos. 31060-2P000.

With a diesel engine under the hood of the Kia Sportage 3, the situation is simplified. Firstly, you do not have to remove the rear seats and climb into the fuel tank - the necessary consumables are located in the engine compartment. Secondly, there is no confusion with the years of manufacture - the filter is the same for all modifications. Also, the same element is installed on the previous generation SUV.

Catalog number of the original: 319224H000. Sometimes found under this article: 319224H001. Fuel filter dimensions: 141x80 mm, threaded connection M16x1,5.

Fuel filter replacement (gasoline)

Before you start disassembling the Kia Sportage 3 module, stock up on the necessary tools:

• key "14";
• ratchet;
• heads 14 and 8mm;
• Phillips ph2 screwdriver;
• small flat screwdriver;
• pliers;
• brush or portable vacuum cleaner;
• rag

To facilitate removal of the Sportage 3 module and to prevent flammable liquid from entering the vehicle, the pressure in the fuel supply line must be relieved. To do this, open the hood and, finding the fuse box, remove the fuse responsible for the operation of the fuel pump. After that, start the engine, wait for it to stop, having worked out all the gasoline remaining in the system.

Now you need to remove the fuel filter Kia Sportage 3:

1. Remove the technical floor of the trunk, disconnecting it from the rails, folding the seat back (wide part).
2. Remove the screw holding the sofa cushion. After that, lift the seat, releasing it from the latches.
3. There is a hatch under the rug. Remove it by unscrewing the four screws.
4. Use a brush or vacuum cleaner to carefully remove the dirt that has accumulated under it, otherwise it will all end up in the gas tank.
5. We disconnect the hoses of the "return" and the fuel supply (in the first case - by tightening the clamp with pliers, in the second - by sinking the green latch) and the electric chip.
6. Loosen the cover screws.
7. Remove the module. Be careful: you can accidentally bend the float or splash gasoline.

It is better to do more replacement work in a clean workplace.

We disassemble the fuel module

The fuel compartment of the Kia Sportage 3 is folding.

• The first thing you need to do is separate the glass and the top of the device. To do this, remove all electrical connectors and the corrugated tube connection at the top. First move the corrugation forward a little, this will loosen the resistance and allow the latches to be pressed.
• Carefully pry the latches with a flat screwdriver, remove the glass. Inside it at the bottom you can find dirt that needs to be washed off with gasoline.
• For convenience, place the old filter next to the replacement one. Immediately insert all the parts that you removed from the old element into the new one (you will need to transfer the lift valve, o-ring and tee).
• The Kia Sportage 3 fuel pump is disconnected by pressing a flathead screwdriver on its plastic latches.
• Rinse the coarse screen of the fuel pump.
• Assemble all parts of the fuel module in reverse order and reinstall.

After all the procedures, do not rush to start the engine, first you need to fill the entire line with fuel. To do this, turn the ignition on and off for 5-10 seconds two or three times. After that, you can start the car.

Conclusion

Many owners of Kia Sportage 3 forget about the existence of a fuel filter. With such a careless attitude, he will sooner or later remind himself.