Kia Optima 2001-2006 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
2.5 V6 Petrol (G6BV)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 30,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 100,000 km

Service intervals · 2.5 V6 Petrol (G6BV) · Normal conditions

Task 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 0h45
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–12h00
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 0h45–4h00
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 5h00–10h00
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 1h00–1h30
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h00–2h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–3h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 4h00–8h00
View all repair guides →