Even more reason to mesh the grill ,and yes probably air in the system causing two much pressure when heated to cause pipe to blow or could be poo workmanship putting the pipe on . Or blown head gasket where it got to hot and now pressuring the system is it over heating

 

Also since I had the car back i've been hearing water\sloshing sound coming from the car - really strange and had to fill the coolant bottle up the other day.

Check to see if the front footwell mats are wet, and also run your fingers under the glovebox area to check for water.

Hearing water sloshing around was the first sign that my heater matrix had sprung a leak.

 

So another update on this thread, just had a call from the dealership and the technician is saying "they found the compression low on cylinder No1 , suspecting head gasket issue". He has said he will look at going down the warranty route on this which i hope so!

 

You won't be paying a penny. That's for warranty and dealer to pay. Looks like tech didn't refit hose correctly or something, either way not for you to worry about.Edited by: Rav3177

 

Hopefully warranty, but suspect damage occured when all coolant was lost from radiator and engine got hotter than normal.

 

I'd be interested in a photo of the modification.

Pic not great but you get the idea you can see how open the rad and inter cooler are throu the mesh not good

Really impressed with your mesh enhancement Cornish dave, I'd noticed that section of the radiator was filling up with leaves and, having followed a tractor with hay bales for miles, enough straw to feed a horse all winter

. So I've got my mesh, and my tie wraps but cant figure how to feed the ties back out through the mesh. If I'm holding the mesh against the car I cant get my hand round the back to feed the end of the tie back through the mesh? I can do one end loosely but when I offer up the other end of the mesh I close off the aperture. Clearly there is a way as you have done it to great effect, go on Dave... whats the trick. Thanks in advance.

 

long zip ties , bend them three inches from the end back on themselves then feed them into the mesh at the bottom so you have two hook like ends sticking up push into vent holes so the hooks go all the way in then gently pull back so they come throu two vents up then back through the mesh zip up and cut off

 

long zip ties , bend them three inches from the end back on themselves then feed them into the mesh at the bottom so you have two hook like ends sticking up push into vent holes so the hooks go all the way in then gently pull back so they come throu two vents up then back through the mesh zip up and cut off

Thanks. Like most magic tricks, easy when you know how

 

i have ordered some mesh just waiting for it to arrive. i am going to try to fit it inside the grill, i hope i can feed it through, position it and then get the cable ties to secure it. fiddely!! but im going to give it a go. we'll let you know how i get on.

 

I tried that but you could see the zip ties more and there was no resistance for the mesh and the wind pushed it open but would be good to see if you make a better job of it keep us posted

 

Could someone be good enough to give a link to the mesh they're using please? Whilst washing my Sportage earlier I had a look and I'm amazed at the vulnerability of the rad/intercooler.

Many thanks.

 

Took 5 minutes to cover the bottom radiator. Used flexible plastic whichcost pennies and was easy to put ties through and back on themselves as it was flexible. Stood back to look at it and is a really neat job. Had lots of leaves to clear out. Thanks Cornish dave GREAT Idea. Possibly save damage to radiator.

 

Took 5 minutes to cover the bottom radiator. Used flexible plastic whichcost pennies and was easy to put ties through and back on themselves as it was flexible. Stood back to look at it and is a really neat job. Had lots of leaves to clear out. Thanks Cornish dave GREAT Idea. Possibly save damage to radiator.

where did you get the flexible plastic and would you be so kind to put a picture up please

 

Took 5 minutes to cover the bottom radiator. Used flexible plastic which cost pennies and was easy to put ties through and back on themselves as it was flexible.  Stood back to look at it and is a really neat job.  Had lots of leaves to clear out.  Thanks Cornish dave GREAT Idea.  Possibly save damage to radiator.

Hi im glad it went ok it's I did mine two weeks after I got the car just hope others do it before having to buy a new rad I'm even thinking of doing the main grill

 

I got the mesh from e-bay " 500mm x 400 mm D Type black semiridge HDPE 8mm strong plastic mesh screen" I bought twoto getone run without joint. Also gave this number 232427602276. Only a 4 inch strip that cuts with strong scissors. Used black 4 inch plastic ties - start one end then bend out to get end of tie to put through hole pull tight go to next fixing. Same phot as Cornish dave gave.

 

Took 5 minutes to cover the bottom radiator. Used flexible plastic which cost pennies and was easy to put ties through and back on themselves as it was flexible.  Stood back to look at it and is a really neat job.  Had lots of leaves to clear out.  Thanks Cornish dave GREAT Idea.  Possibly save damage to radiator.

where did you get the flexible plastic and would you be so kind to put a picture up please

Here is a link to a site take a look it's the same stuff I used hope this helps
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=221665168945&globalID=EBAY-GB

 

Thanks monksilver and Cornishman dave for your responses,i will look into that over the weekend.

 

Yes, thank you. I'll also be having a look.

 

my mesh arrived (gutter mesh 16cm wide 6mm holes square pattern £3 from amazon).
i used 2.5mm x 100 cable ties the jury is out? it looks ok but maybe not stiff enough will need to use it and see how it performs. i fitted on the inside of the grill took about 40 mins.
apologies for lack of pictures i tried but got error messages

 

Tried again

still a tweek to do rain stopped play !!

 

Tried again

still a tweek to do rain stopped play !!

Looks good as long as it slows the stones down then it's doing its job I still find it hard to fathom how Kia did not see there could be a problem I have ordered some new mesh to try and improve my grill

 

i've started looking at other makes of vehicle grill (info only

) it seems to be a common design ??

 

i've started looking at other makes of vehicle grill (info only

)  it seems to be a common design ??

Common design fault