What's the problem with the vehicle, Fireman?
Did Kia say why the complete rail should be renewed? Can't figure that one!
John
Thanks for responding John.
It had been juddering, an threatening to cut out. We had a leaky injector, and "coke" around the seal. That was stripped and cleaned.To be fair, my sons mate had put his gizmo on previously and said 2 sensors were duff. I was hoping this was all down to the leak
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Anyway car was okay for a day, then played up again. Took it back to the garage who diagnosed with their analyser (?).
The system said: a) replace sensor. b) If that fails replace pump.
The garage tried to get a price from Kia for the sensor, but Kia said they only sell it with the rail. At about £650 + VAT
One ebay seller has what appears to be a cut and paste repeating this, apparently because you can break it by splitting them! It does seem a pointless warning, as what is there to lose if the alternative is binning without trying.? He said a pump would be about a grand, fitted, if it was needed. He said he would try to source sensor elsewhere, but reported he couldn't. He wasn't trying to push for expensive repair,TBH
Anyway, car struggled a day or so, then on a morning it moved nearly off the drive and cut out, so pushed it back on again, and it's still there.
I've bought another motor, as wife and son share it (son the most grrrr), and it is vital to be reliable.
What I don't know is if the sensor is faulty, or properly reporting a fault, but it seems from t'internet that they are a regular problem. A respected mechanic neigbour/freind says thtere is no real way of testing them, or temp. bypassing to see if car starts. Is he right?
Thanks again