Sportage 2WD 4Dr L4-2.0L (2000)
Heater Core Case: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation
Heater Unit
Removal
CAUTION: Never remove the radiator cap while the engine is hot.
1. Chock wheels.
2. Drain the engine coolant.
3. Discharge and recover the refrigerant from the A/C system. Refer to Recovery/Evacuating/Charging.
4. Remove the dash panel.
5. Remove the blower/evaporator unit.
6. Disconnect the low pressure line from the evaporator outlet on the bulkhead.
7. Disconnect the high pressure line from the evaporator inlet on the bulkhead.
NOTE: Cap open ports. Do not use tape.
8. Disconnect the heater return hose from the heater core outlet tube connection
9. Disconnect the heater inlet hose from the heater core inlet tube connection.
10. Disconnect the fresh air/recirculation control cable from the blower housing unit inlet duct.
11. Disconnect five connectors at the bottom of the blower housing unit.
12. Pull carpeting away from bulkhead to gain access to the hole cover plate.
13. Remove the four nuts retaining the hole cover plate.
14. Remove the hole cover plate.
15. Remove two mounting bolts at the top of the blower housing unit.
16. Remove two nuts attaching the bottom of the blower housing unit to the bulkhead mounting studs.
17. Remove the blower unit from the vehicle.
18. Remove the temperature control cable from the heater unit servo.
19. Remove the two nuts from the mounting studs at the bottom of the heater unit.
20. Remove the top nut holding the heater unit to the bulkhead to the bulkhead mounting stud.
21. Remove the heater unit.
Installation
1. Guide the heater core tube lines through the bulkhead.
2. Mount the heater unit in position and loosely screw a nut on the mounting stud at the top of the heater unit.
3. Loosely attach the two retaining nuts to the mounting studs at the bottom the heater unit.
4. Tighten both the top and bottom retaining nuts.
Tighten the nuts to 80 lb-in (9 N.m).
