# Trying to identify what this is on my 2008 Kia Sedona **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** sedona, kia\ **Created:** [October 19, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084 "2021-10-19T16:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/1 "2021-10-19T16:54:56Z")
I’m trying to find out exactly what this part is? Or what it’s the cover of. It’s what is circled in the picture kind of looks like a canister type thing? ![Screenshot_20211019-114156_eBay](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/b/5b8b5c0090c029d282e6acebf63f9273d56ac4e7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/2 "2021-10-19T17:05:51Z")
That’s part of the valve/timing chain cover that houses the camshaft cam phaser ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/9/2947cdffb83c958da01edf73c17e0aa0acf51b8a.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/3 "2021-10-19T17:09:54Z")
Yep, a cover, no cannister. There could be part of the variable valve timing mechanism behind it. ---
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/4 "2021-10-19T20:07:04Z")
Any reason it would be making a whining noise upon acceleration? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/5 "2021-10-19T20:14:28Z")
When was the last time the oil/filter were changed? And, are you using the correct viscosity oil? Tester ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/6 "2021-10-19T20:26:26Z")
also it could be the waterpump right next to it making the noise. or belt pulley or tensioner. sound travels. ---
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/7 "2021-10-19T20:43:57Z")
oil was changed a couple days ago at 95,000 miles. Calls for 5 w20 so that’s what I’ve used. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/8 "2021-10-19T21:34:27Z")
> [@jokingjoker](#): > > oil was changed a couple days ago at 95,000 miles. Calls for 5 w20 so that’s what I’ve used Yes, but how often has it been changed, on the basis of both odometer mileage and elapsed time? (Hint: on a vehicle that is driven–on average–only about 7k miles per year, the elapsed time factor is more important than the odometer mileage factor) And… I have to ask: Why was the engine removed from the vehicle? What symptoms/problems led to the removal of the engine? ---
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/9 "2021-10-19T21:37:10Z")
Not my engine. It was one I found off eBay and was easier to get a picture of what I was looking for so you know. Also oil has been changed every 5,000 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/10 "2021-10-19T21:56:57Z")
Remove the drive belt, start the engine and see if the noise is gone. ---
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/11 "2021-10-19T22:38:44Z")
I will try that I’m a below the elbow amputee on the left side. So I’ll try to do that, but if I do that and it stops the noise what does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/12 "2021-10-19T22:45:14Z")
if the noise stops it will narrow it down to the belt tensioner, the belt idler pulley or the water pump and alternator that are driven by the belt. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/13 "2021-10-19T22:50:15Z")
you can get one of these for about $20 to help track down where the noise is coming from. > **[Diagnose Car Problems With a Stethoscope](https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/diagnose-car-problems-with-a-stethoscope/)** > > Diagnosing many car problems is easier with an automotive stethoscope, a tool that lets you hear inside the engine. Here's an introduction to using one to t ---
**Author:** ![jokingjoker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@jokingjoker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jokingjoker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-identify-what-this-is-on-my-2008-kia-sedona/180084/14 "2021-10-20T00:53:19Z")
Yeah that’s what I used to narrow it down to the area that I was questioning. Thank you though for the recommendation!