Kia Optima Fuel and Emissions Systems

The temperature of various systems must be reported to the engine control module (ECM) as well as other operating system controllers in the vehicle. Coolant temperature, cabin temperature, exhaust temperature and ambient temperature are just a few systems reported by a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is fed 5 volts by the systems computer, within the sensor housing will be a thermistor, or dropping resistor whose resistance value will change as the temperature surrounding it changes. Changing resistance in the circuit will change the volt signal at the processor indicating the current operating value.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• Lead frame terminal size and location determined using image dimension measuring system or 3D laser scanner.
• Application matched components ensures system operation in like new condition.

This premium tool kit is designed to ensure the correct installation of the combustion seal on Gasoline Direct Injectors (GDI), which require replacement any time the injector is reinstalled. This special tool allows for the expansion of the combustion seal to allow installation onto the injector’s tip and resizing tools to provide precise dimensioning to ensure proper combustion sealing. Constructed of high-quality stainless steel the tool will provide years of trouble-free service and can be used on over 100 unique styles of GDI injectors.

Product Features:

• Includes two expansion cones
• Includes two resizing tools
• Includes one seal installation collet
• Includes hard case
• Includes instruction manual

The temperature of various systems must be reported to the engine control module (ECM) as well as other operating system controllers in the vehicle. Coolant temperature, cabin temperature, exhaust temperature and ambient temperature are just a few systems reported by a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is fed 5 volts by the systems computer, within the sensor housing will be a thermistor, or dropping resistor whose resistance value will change as the temperature surrounding it changes. Changing resistance in the circuit will change the volt signal at the processor indicating the current operating value.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• Lead frame terminal size and location determined using image dimension measuring system or 3D laser scanner.
• Application matched components ensures system operation in like new condition.

The CARQUEST line of remanufactured OEM fuel injectors are remanufactured using a proven 15 step process at a state-of-the-art remanufacturing facility in the USA Injectors are thoroughly tested under multiple operating conditions to ensure each injector meets or exceeds OE specifications for flow rate, spray pattern, coil resistance, form, fit and function.

Product Features:

• Each unit is 100% tested to OE specifications
• Includes new O-rings and seals made of premium OE quality materials
• Includes application specific technical bulletin, where applicable

Pressure sensors are used within several operating systems on the vehicle. Subjects in this category measure the pressure of both liquid and air to include air in a positive pressure and negative pressure range. Pressure sensors report out as the result of an electrical device called a strain gauge which produces an analog or digital signal output dependent on the needs of the circuit. Pressures may be very low such as barometric pressure, or extremely high such as in a high-pressure fuel injection system.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD), laser scanning and 3D printing – utilizing Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Stereolithography (SLA) – in the part design process ensures speed-to-market and a precise fit guaranteed.
• Robust circuit board design increases durability due to heat, shock, and random electro-magnetic pulses (EMP) and power spikes.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.

Modern vehicles may have 100 or more electrical harness connectors in every operating system of the vehicle. Terminal tension may weaken with time or corrosion may occur within the connector housing making replacement necessary. When replacing any harness-connector assembly approved wire termination methods must be followed to ensure a successful and long-term solution to the original problem is made. A failed terminal connection, terminal corrosion or damaged wire will result in an electrical system fault.

Product Features:

• Carquest electrical connectors meet or exceed OE wire gauge, insulation, and terminal material requirements.
• WVE electrical connectors meet or exceed OE wire gauge, insulation, and terminal material requirements.
• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the manufacturer.
• OE specified wire gauge to ensure a reliable electrical connection
• Designed to meet or exceed OE specifications in form, fit and function

CARQUEST advanced Vapor Canisters are a crucial component for reducing emissions and enhancing vehicle performance. Designed to capture and store fuel vapors from the fuel tank to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and improve overall fuel efficiency. Choose CARQUEST Vapor Canisters for enhanced performance and a greener future.

Product Features:

• Provides management of fuel vapors, restoring proper emissions control to improve fuel efficiency and engine performance
• Manufactured using unique, superior grade activated carbon with billions of pores to provide high efficiency adsorption (not absorption) and desorption of fuel vapors
• Multi-layer design optimizes vapor flow and adsorption efficiency, allowing for quicker, more effective capture of fuel vapors
• Meets or exceeds all OEM specifications

Encore Automotive Genuine OE Air Flow Meter measures the precise amount of air and communicates with the Engine Control Unit (ECU) for the ideal amount of fuel injection. Encore Automotive partners with the world¿s leading automakers to bring the latest Genuine OE and high-quality aftermarket components to market. You¿re willing to do the work to keep your car or truck going ¿ so, it only makes sense to go with Encore Automotive parts because when it comes to quality, fit and convenience, Encore has you covered.

Product Features:

• Genuine OE Part
• Highly accurate sensing elements that respond quickly to airflow changes for an efficient air/fuel mixture
• No moving parts

CARQUEST MAP sensors are manufactured with critical OEM components to ensure that your engine runs efficiently to reach the best gas mileage on your vehicle.

Product Features:

• CARQUEST MAP sensors connectors are exact OE fit to ensure the proper vacuum is maintained to prevent power loss and to minimize internal contamination.
• CARQUEST MAP sensors utilize high temperature resistant seals. Damaged seals can directly impact the vehicles fuel-to-air ratio, making it less fuel efficient.
• CARQUEST MAP sensors are 100% individually tested for all product functionalities including proper vacuum seal and electrical output.

Delphi is a Tier 1 supplier to the majority of global vehicle manufacturers and has been a manufacturer of dependable fuel pumps and fuel delivery parts for over 80 years. With over 30 OE-proprietary innovations and 150 patents in fuel technologies, Delphi is regarded as a market leader in North American fuel management with sales coverage at over 95%. Learn more about our expert-led training programs and tech hotline at 1-877-463-3574. Visit our Resource Center for helpful tips and tricks on fuel pumps, technologies, and more: https://www.delphiautoparts.com/usa/en-US/resource-center.

Product Features:

• Delphi is a global OE manufacturer and all fuel pumps are built to Delphi’s OE standards
• Empty float height and float retention matches OE specifications and guarantees correct gas gauge reading
• Lower amperage draws less load on vehicle’s electrical system
• Part is validated, tested and matched to the right vehicle application
• Always be sure to check and clean fuel tank to avoid unnecessary returns
• Lower failure rates due to its innovative design and durability

Manufactured with OEM quality materials and safety standards by an OE Supplier. Manufactured to pass all state and federal emissions requirements. Specifically designed pressure and vacuum relief valves to prevent evaporation of fuel. A leaking fuel cap can allow up to 30 gallons of gasoline to evaporate over the period of a year.

Product Features:

• Passes all state and federal emissions tests
• Independently tested for emission control
• Independently tested for emission control
• Protects your fuel from theft and vandalism
• Reduces air pollution with proper sealing and venting
• Manufactured from durable, long-life materials

Ensure that your vehicle’s emission control system performs at its best with Carquest premium Vapor Canister Vent Valves. Manufactured for long-lasting performance, these Vent Valves provide reliable operation and help maintain your vehicle’s compliance with environmental regulations. For cleaner emissions, optimal vehicle efficiency and perfomance, trust Carquest Vapor Canister Vent Valves.

Product Features:

• Provides closure for the EVAP system (normally vented) during OBD II test cycle
• Includes integrated filter, where applicable, that captures contaminants and particulates from incoming air, preventing clogging and ensuring clean airflow
• Quick valve response to engine demands, ensuring efficient venting of vapors and optimizing overall engine performance
• Meets or exceeds all OEM specifications

DENSO Air/Fuel Ratio Sensors are manufactured and tested to the strictest OE standards for unparalleled performance. Each component is precision-built for exact replacement and a first time fit. DENSO gives you the right part and the right fit at the first time.

Product Features:

• Specifically designed to meet the increasing demands of today’s engines
• 100 percent checked for high temperature signal output, air tightness, continuity, and heat resistance for optimal efficiency and performance
• Coated with aluminum oxide to prevent silicone and lead from contacting the ceramic element and damaging the platinum electrode
• Double protection cover helps maintain proper unit temperature for quicker response times, which is critical to your vehicle’s fuel efficiency
• Manufactured with a rugged stainless steel housing and porous PTFE filter to resist corrosion and contamination

Fel-Pro gaskets are specifically designed for the repair environment to deliver a reliable seal on even the most troublesome applications. Designed for imperfect sealing surfaces and manufactured with proprietary materials, you can count on Fel-Pro for innovative sealing solutions for the real-world repair environment.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
• Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
• Engineered for the sealing repair environment
• Unsurpassed quality you can trust
• Validated for fit, form, and function

DENSO Oxygen Sensors are manufactured and tested to the strictest OE standards for unparalleled peformance; Each component is precision built for exact replacement, and a first time fit; This innovative line features DENSO’s exclusive aluminum oxide trap layer, designed to protect the ceramic element from silicone and lead posining for improved engine performance, greater fuel efficiency, and unparalleled longevity; DENSO gives you the right part and the right fit, the first time.

Product Features:

• Specifically designed to meet the increasing demands of today’s engines
• 100 percent checked for high temperature signal output, air tightness, continuity, and heat resistance for optimal efficiency and performance
• Coated with aluminum oxide to prevent silicone and lead from contacting the ceramic element and damaging the platinum electrode
• Double protection cover helps maintain proper unit temperature for quicker response times, which is critical to your vehicle’s fuel efficiency
• Manufactured with a rugged stainless steel housing and porous PTFE filter to resist corrosion and contamination

Carquest Premium idle air control valves are designed to perform in harsh engine environments and meet or exceed original equipment (O.E.) specifications. Idle air control valves, or sometimes known as idle air motors, are used to maintain the engine speed at idle by precisely adjusting the amount of air allowed to enter the intake. Our Carquest Premium idle air control (IAC) valves are built by manufacturers that meet IATF 16949 certified framework, an internationally recognized proof of quality in the automotive industry. Carquest Premium idle air control valves undergo extensive validation testing to ensure long-lasting performance and reliability. Carquest Premium idle air control valves are part of our Carquest Vehicle Solutions, which is a full line of engine management and electronics products that help control ignition, fuel delivery and emission systems. Carquest Vehicle Solutions are OE-quality parts designed, engineered and tested by world-class manufacturers to ensure a reliable and long-lasting repair.

Product Features:

• Designed to meet or exceed OE specifications for fit, form and function
• Precision engineering and robust design to withstand harsh under hood environment
• Gaskets or seals are included if required for installation
• Extensive design validation testing and 100% end-of-line tested
• Carquest Vehicle Solutions Technical Support available from ASE certified technicians: 1-866-687-5413

CARQUEST MAP sensors are manufactured with critical OEM components to ensure that your engine runs efficiently to reach the best gas mileage on your vehicle.

Product Features:

• CARQUEST MAP sensors connectors are exact OE fit to ensure the proper vacuum is maintained to prevent power loss and to minimize internal contamination.
• CARQUEST MAP sensors utilize high temperature resistant seals. Damaged seals can directly impact the vehicles fuel-to-air ratio, making it less fuel efficient.
• CARQUEST MAP sensors are 100% individually tested for all product functionalities including proper vacuum seal and electrical output.

Relays are electrical switches used to convert a small electrical load into a circuit capable of handling a high amperage load. Computers and small switches are not designed to carry the higher amperage requirement of a circuit that may have an electric motor, solenoid, or high amperage lighting fixture. Within a relay are contacts that are controlled with electromagnetism, when the circuit switch commands the device on or off, magnetism will pull or release the contact arm closing or opening the contacts within the relay that carry the voltage.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD), laser scanning and 3D printing – utilizing Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Stereolithography (SLA) – in the part design process ensures speed-to-market and a precise fit guaranteed.
• Where applicable, robust circuit board design increases durability due to heat, shock, and random electro-magnetic pulses (EMP) and power spikes.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.

Pressure sensors are used within several operating systems on the vehicle. Subjects in this category measure the pressure of both liquid and air to include air in a positive pressure and negative pressure range. Pressure sensors report out as the result of an electrical device called a strain gauge which produces an analog or digital signal output dependent on the needs of the circuit. Pressures may be very low such as barometric pressure, or extremely high such as in a high-pressure fuel injection system.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD), laser scanning and 3D printing – utilizing Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Stereolithography (SLA) – in the part design process ensures speed-to-market and a precise fit guaranteed.
• Robust circuit board design increases durability due to heat, shock, and random electro-magnetic pulses (EMP) and power spikes.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.

This fuel level sensor is designed to match the fit and function of the original sensor on specified vehicles, and is engineered for durability and reliable performance.

Product Features:

• Direct replacement – this fuel level sensor is designed to match the fit and function of the original sensor on specified vehicles
• Ideal solution – this sensor is a reliable replacement for an original part that has failed due to fatigue or electrical malfunction
• Durable construction – this sensor is made from quality components to ensure reliable performance and a long service life
• Trustworthy quality – backed by team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience

Innovative engineering, manufacturing technology and quality control ensure that Spectra Premium fuel filler necks meet or exceed the performance of the original equipment they replace.

Product Features:

• Unit is designed to OE fit, form and function requirements accomplished by leveraging our OE fuel system design expertise
• Unit is dual coated for enhanced corrosion protection
• Fit tested on the very same vehicle application for which it was developed verifying first-hand that the design fits properly and can be easily installed
• Unit is leak tested after production to ensure product in free from fuel and / or evaporative leaks
• Tested with OE fuel cap to prevent evaporative emission and check engine light failure

This replacement vacuum switching valve matches the fit and function of the original part on specified vehicles. It uses a factory-style connector for plug-and-play installation.

Product Features:

• Ideal replacement – this vacuum switching valve directly replaces the original part on specified vehicle years, makes and models
• Durable construction – this valve is made from quality materials for durability and uses a factory style plug for easy installation
• Quality engineering – designed in the United States and backed by decades of automotive aftermarket experience
• Quality tested – this part has undergone extensive testing to ensure a quality fit and long service life

When replacing a fuel pump or module, it’s extremely important to clean the tank. Existing dirt, debris, and contamination stuck in the fuel tank can clog the brand-new strainer. Delphi’s Fuel Tank Cleaning Kit (FC01) and Tool (FC02) can help clean your fuel tank in less than five minutes. The FC01 includes a low-suds solution, cloth, and gloves that works together with the FC02 to help clean those hard to reach places without having to remove the fuel tank. Visit our Resource Center for helpful tips and tricks on fuel pumps, technologies, and more: https://www.delphiautoparts.com/usa/en-US/resource-center.

Product Features:

• Helps avoid premature fuel pump failure
• Lint free towel included
• Low suds formulation
• Removes harmful contaminants from the fuel tank

CARQUEST Premium electric fuel pumps are built to meet or exceed Original Equipment (OE) specifications for fit, form and function. Our CARQUEST Premium fuel pumps are built to be installed in the Original Equipment module or assembly. We have invested in industry-leading quality upgrades, like upgraded turbine impellers and 100% carbon commutators, to deliver greater reliability. CARQUEST Premium electric fuel pumps are engineered with superior quality components to provide the longest life and reliable performance.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds OE specifications for fit, form and function
• 100% carbon commutators provide resistance to aggressive fuels and double the life expectancy of the pump
• OE upgraded turbine impellers greatly reduce fuel pulsation
• All fuel pumps are 100% performance tested

Fel-Pro gaskets are specifically designed for the repair environment to deliver a reliable seal on even the most troublesome applications. Designed for imperfect sealing surfaces and manufactured with proprietary materials, you can count on Fel-Pro for innovative sealing solutions for the real-world repair environment.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
• Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
• Engineered for the sealing repair environment
• Validated for fit, form and function
• Unsurpassed quality you can trust