This famous starter is starting to weaken, which means that it should be changed. Do not leave it lying around when you feel it weaken, because when the starter breaks down it will be too late to start your Kia Carens. Here is a text to change its starter and understand its activity.
What is the starter for my Kia Carens for?
The starter happens to be an electric motor in the content of the engine in your Kia Carens. This is because it extracts electricity from the battery in order to turn, and gives the impulse to the engine so that it ignites. To know that it is a concern of starter and not something else, We advise you to consult our text on starting problems. Now that you've identified the concern, it's time to get to the heart of the matter.
How to change the starter on my Kia Carens?
Before starting work, check that you have the necessary equipment. In order to carry out such a manipulation you will need a complete toolbox, a jack, your wire brush but also two candles.
Remove the old starter
In order to carry out this action, the most important thing turns out to be to correctly memorize the positions, of the wires for example. We invite you to mark them if necessary.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal from your Kia Carens.
- If it happens that accessing the starter from above is a little too difficult, you are invited to use the jack stands to get there from below.
- Disconnect each of the power supplies that are connected to the starter
- Set up your jack under the engine if Set up slightly wobbles.
- Remove all the fixings and remember the positions
- Disassemble the starter
- Set aside the mounting frame, as it will not necessarily be supplied with the brand new starter
- Rub the pods which can be oxidized using a brush
Attach new starter
Now that you have memorized the manipulation, you will almost have to execute the opposite process.
- Compare the old starter of your Kia Carens with the new to be able to check if there are some dissimilarities in fixing, which is not uncommon to see.
- Replace the starter armature in its location
- Mount the famous starter in its location
- Check that it is perfectly in its guide and screw
- Connect the power supplies to the starter
- Replace the negative terminal of this battery.
Its good. Today setting up a starter on your Kia Carens is no longer a mystery to your eyes. Have a nice trip, and leave us a comment if this text helped you!