Your starter is starting to weaken, it's time to replace it. You should not delay too long when you notice it, since when the starter is permanently broken you will no longer be able to start your Seat Arosa. You will find below a special file to change its starter and understand its operation.
What is the starter of my Seat Arosa for?
The starter happens to be an electric motor within the engine of your Seat Arosa. The latter consumes electricity from the battery to be able to turn, and sends the impulse to the motor to start. In order to make sure that it is indeed a starter problem and not a battery problem, we invite you to read the article on starting problems. Now that we have identified the concern, it is time to get to the heart of the matter.
How to change the starter on my Seat Arosa?
Before starting operations, check that you have the necessary equipment. If you wish to carry out such an operation you will necessarily need an integral tool box, a jack, your wire brush but also a pair of candles.
Remove the old starter
For this manipulation, the most important thing turns out to be to properly retain the positions, for the cables in particular. We invite you to locate them with a marker if that can help you.
- Disconnect the minus terminal from the battery of your Seat Arosa.
- If it happens that access to the starter from above is really complicated, do not hesitate to use jack stands to be able to access it from below.
- Disconnect all of the power supplies that connect to the starter
- Set up a jack below the engine when it tilts a bit.
- Remove each of the fixings and remember the positions
- Disassemble the starter
- Set aside the mounting frame, since it is not always sold with the starter to be assembled
- Rub the pods which will sometimes be oxidized using a brush
Install the new starter
Now that we have retained the operation, it will be sufficient to approximately perform the opposite operation.
- Examine the old starter of your Seat Arosa with the new one so that you can discern if there are some variations in mounting, what can happen.
- Reposition the starter armature in its location
- Put the new starter in its location
- Make sure it is in its holder and screw
- Reconnect the power supplies to the starter
- Reattach the negative battery terminal.
That's it. Now putting a starter on your Seat Arosa no longer holds any secrets for you. Good ride, and you can write a comment if this little tutorial has made your task easier!