# 2006 Kia Amanti - Sat 6 months -now this

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [December 19, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132 "2018-12-19T21:52:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![donaldschaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@donaldschaefer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donaldschaefer)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132/1 "2018-12-19T21:52:46Z")

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no acceleration car was sitting 6 months jumped to start enigine wont revonly goes about 20 mph,

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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:** [December 20, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132/2 "2018-12-20T13:08:43Z")

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A battery that has gone totally flat has severely less capacity, probably should be replaced.  
Having said that. I suspect you have a CEL, you need to get the codes read and report those on this thread.  
Most cars can survive sitting for 6 months, but Murphy’s Law still applies.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132/3 "2018-12-20T16:28:29Z")

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As a person that helps store a car for six months each year, I would first suspect that animals have made a nest inside your intake someplace. Could also be a many other things. Circle back and tell us after you or your mechanic find the cause(s).

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**Author:** ![markmast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@markmast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markmast)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-amanti-sat-6-months-now-this/131132/4 "2018-12-20T16:52:35Z")

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How old is the gas in the tank? I have seen “fireproof” gasoline that is only 9 months old. Yours might be marginal.