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Stops when accelerating

Kia Sorento 2004  135000 miles
I would like to share my experience with my Kia Sorento diesel. When accelerating to overtake a car, the Check engine indicator suddenly turned on and the car stopped. So I checked what was happening, opened the engine cover, cleaned the fuel filter and it started working again. However, the failure appeared every time I accelerated. Once I finally arrived home, I checked more carefully and noticed that the problem originated in the fuel deposit, which has a kind of paint that with time is released and blocks the filter on the fuel sender. This filter is located inside the fuel deposit and thr… Read complete
Maria from United States 8 years ago  
MA
2 reports 
Angelica from United States 8 years ago
It is the valve in charge of the gasoil return. It is a screw which is facing the injectors, and is the only one there. Once a pump specialist told me this was the valve that was blocked, I repaired it and the problem never occurred again. As this valve blocks, there is no return and a pressure loss and thus the vehicle stops.
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