1999 Kia Sephia repair manual

1999 Kia Sephia workshop manual: factory repair procedures and wiring diagrams

The 1999 Kia Sephia factory repair manual, made for your VIN from the same Kia service information dealer technicians use: step-by-step repair procedures, specifications and wiring diagrams for your exact Sephia. The 1999 Sephia was offered with three engines and two transmissions (listed below); the manual you get is for the combination in your VIN.

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• Wiring included: diagrams, connector pinouts and component locations
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Owner's manual or repair manual?

The owner's manual in the glovebox explains the controls and the service intervals. This is the other book, the one technicians work from:

• Owner's manual: controls, warning lights, maintenance schedule, fluid types
• Factory repair manual: diagnosis by trouble code, step-by-step repairs, tightening torques, wiring diagrams and connector views

Your 1999 Sephia is from the Sephia generation, built for model years 1994–2001. Years of the same generation share most procedures; equipment and electrical details still change from year to year, so the manual follows your VIN.

Engines available for the 1999 Sephia

• G 1.6 DOHC
• G 1.6 SOHC
• G 1.8 DOHC

Transmissions offered

• Automatic Transaxle System
• Manual Transaxle System

The manual is made for the version in your VIN, so you don't have to work out your engine code.

Typical repairs for a 1999 Sephia

• Suspension bushings and steering play
• Cooling system overhaul
• Wiring harness, connector and ground repairs
• Rubber hoses, seals and gaskets
• Rust repair and body panels

1999 Sephia: recalls and known problems

The U.S. safety agency NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 518 owner complaints for the 1999 Sephia. When a part on this list fails out of warranty, the manual shows how to test and replace it.

• Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump (campaign 99V318000)
• Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump (campaign 99V317000)
• Engine and Engine Cooling: Emission Control (campaign 00V175000)
• Visibility: Linkages (campaign 99V271000)
• Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly (campaign 04V305000)

Most owner complaints concern: Service Brakes (180), Hydraulic (178), Engine and Engine Cooling (106), Power Train (77), Electrical System (72).

Check your VIN: the 10th character is “X” on a 1999 model.

Other years of the same generation: 1995 Sephia, 1996 Sephia, 1997 Sephia, 1998 Sephia, 2000 Sephia, 2001 Sephia.

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How you get it

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Sections of the 1999 Sephia service manual

• Vehicle Information Details
• Workshop manual
• General Information
• Engine Mechanical System
• Engine Electrical System
• Emission Control System
• Engine Control ; Fuel System
• Clutch System
• Manual transmission
• Automatic Transmission
• Driveshaft and axle
• Suspension System
• Steering Syste
• Restraint
• Brake System
• Body Interior and Exterior
• Body Electrical System
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
• General
• Harness Layout
• Component Locations
• Schematic Diagrams
• DTC Guide (few thousands of pages)

Engines offered for the 1999 Kia Sephia: 

 G 1.6 DOHC
 G 1.6 SOHC
 G 1.8 DOHC

              
Transmissions offered for the 1999 Kia Sephia:

 Automatic Transaxle System 
 Manual Transaxle System

Your manual is built for the version in your VIN.

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