# 2004 Kia Amanti - Engine skips

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-amanti-engine-skips/165696>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-amanti-engine-skips/165696 "2020-06-12T23:18:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MaryGM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MaryGM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MaryGM)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-amanti-engine-skips/165696/1 "2020-06-12T23:18:21Z")

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Trying to figure out why the engine is skipping a beat. Does it just need a tune-up, an oil change, or something else? It doesn’t matter if I’m accelerating or not. The battery cable was loose earlier today. Maybe that was it.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-amanti-engine-skips/165696/2 "2020-06-13T02:19:37Z")

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It sounds like you’re saying the engine is missing. Has the check engine light come on? It could be caused by a bad coil. It could also be a timing problem. When was the timing belt last changed?