had this same noise with 2000 sportage. dealer said it was nothing.( was under warranty at that time-makes sense) with 2002, not under warranty; i decided to fix this annoying problem. overall- i ended up replacing the following components: all 3 belts, fan clutch assembly & mounting bracket, tensioner pulley (bearing at the front of engine). seems to have fixed issue. will see in next couple of days.
had this same noise with 2000 sportage. dealer said it was nothing.( was under warranty at that time-makes sense) with 2002, not under warranty; i decided to fix this annoying problem. overall- i ended up replacing the following components: all 3 belts, fan clutch assembly & mounting bracket, tensioner pulley (bearing at the front of engine). seems to have fixed issue. will see in next couple of days.
- Jeff W., Quarryville, PA, US