# 2002 Kia Sportage - Advising Had To Replace Cooling System Parts

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-sportage-advising-had-to-replace-cooling-system-parts/146418>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 10, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-sportage-advising-had-to-replace-cooling-system-parts/146418 "2019-08-10T18:10:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BrandonCarter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BrandonCarter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrandonCarter)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-sportage-advising-had-to-replace-cooling-system-parts/146418/1 "2019-08-10T18:10:40Z")

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I had yo replace radiator,sensors, thermostat and both hoses.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-sportage-advising-had-to-replace-cooling-system-parts/146418/2 "2019-08-10T18:19:23Z")

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When I replaced my radiator I also replaced the upper and lower radiator hoses. Did not touch the thermostat or temperature sensor since they were working fine.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-sportage-advising-had-to-replace-cooling-system-parts/146418/3 "2019-08-12T16:09:21Z")

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Are we supposed to guess why ?