# 2005 Kia Optima overheats

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** optima, kia\
**Created:** [June 13, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153 "2019-06-13T16:16:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wdash](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wdash)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153/1 "2019-06-13T16:16:16Z")

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Kia Optima 2005 overheats. Its the cheaper manual stick model. It seems a little low on water–like maybe 1/2 to one gallon, in a month. I do not think the fan runs via fan belt, so i cant tell if thats broken or not.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153/2 "2019-06-13T16:44:37Z")

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If you’re adding fluid monthly, there is a leak. A repair shop can find it with special pressure tools.

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**Author:** ![wdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wdash](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wdash)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153/3 "2019-06-13T16:57:03Z")

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ok. yeah. i feel like there is more now (last time i drove it), because it got super hot pretty fast.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153/4 "2019-06-13T17:57:00Z")

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> [@wdash](#):
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> because it got super hot pretty fast.

Keep driving and you will have a very expensive repair bill . Frankly this sounds like a head gasket problem so you might want to find a shop now.

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**Author:** ![wdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wdash](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wdash)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-optima-overheats/142153/5 "2019-06-13T18:20:40Z")

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ok, thank you!