2005 Kia Sorento Service and Repair Manual

Kia wrote the service data for the 2005 Sorento against this model year on its own terms, so the torque figures and adjustment sequences you follow are the ones specified for your Sorento rather than a near-match carried over from a neighboring year.

Engines covered

• 3.5L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• EX
• LX

Known issues on the 2005 Sorento. Owners have filed 457 complaints for the year, and Kia has issued 26 technical service bulletins for it.

Whether you are tracing a fault one of those 457 owners has already reported or doing routine work on the 3.5L V6 in an LX or EX, you stay on Kia's published procedure and the correct specification for your 2005 Sorento.