hi bro cramp, just want to ask, where do you buy parts for your sportage? I have one, model 96, and it's quite hard to find parts here in Bulacan.
New symptoms:
-Idles roughly and surges and stalls when engine is cold
Check mo yung ECT, nasa thermostat housing, baka patid na yung wires or sira na yung sensor.
and recommended na ihinang directly yung wires sa terminals ng TPS, MAF, and IACV, sa TPS ko pa lang ginawa, umayos yung idle ko.
-Lights in instrument panel gets dim when I turn on the headlights (80/100w)
Check your dimmer, in my 96, nasa left side, katabi ng switch/button for fog light, baka malapit na bumigay.
I've read somewhere and ginawa ko na din, after cleaning MAF and IACV, reset ko yung ECU by disconnecting the negative terminal from the battery for about 10mins. tapos before mag-redondo, press mo ung gas ng 3x sagad, and then start mo yung engine, tapos let it idle for 5-10mins. ang reason daw nito ay mag recalibrate yung ECU, magiiba na daw kasi yung values ng sensors after cleaning.