Hey guys great site and alot of newbie help, thanx.
Just wanted to let y'all know that I have AllData 8.20 working great with imports#4 DVD also. It has already helped me with about 5-6 projects already. 4 of them actually troubleshooting so, if anyone needs help or like a copy let me know.

2001-02 Kia

What is ALLDATA and how can it help on Sportage troubleshooting???

AllData is a repair and diagnostic software for auto industry. Your local dealers use this software alot.
This software is not cheap to purchase and i believe about $1,000 yr. For us DIY's this is too expensive. but it is way better than any Chilton manuals.

if u can spare me a copy .. that will be great .. thanks in advance ..

I'm not familiar with the All Data software but if it's anything like the Mitchell CD troubleshooting info it is way too generic and not detailed enough. IMHO nothing beats a genuine factory shop manual and you can get them a lot cheaper at http://www.helminc.com. And Kia themselves provides a great deal of service info at http://kiatechinfo.com. There is a complete copy of the electrical manual and fairly decent amount shop manual info.

And if you are really hard up I just might part with a copy of the complete FSM and electrical manual for the 1998 - 2000 Sportage on CD for less than the price of a good lunch. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" />

No, AllData is alot, alot more informative than Mitchel On Demand. Sorry about the "copy" statement though. Alldata is a large file @260 MB and car data is on DVD's at right around 6 GB. I don't have a place to put them up for download but if someone is willing to help host them, I'll upload.