The starter is starting to get temperamental, it's time to change it. Do not leave it lying around if you notice it, because when the starter breaks it will be too late to start your Kia Rio 2. Here is a tutorial to change its starter and understand its principle.
What is the starter for my Kia Rio 2 used for?
A starter happens to be an electric motor inside the engine of your Kia Rio 2. Indeed, it draws an electric power from the battery to be able to operate, and gives the impulse to the engine to start So to make sure that it is indeed a starter concern and not a battery problem, we suggest you read the article on starting problems. Now that we have determined the concern, let's get down to business.
How to change the starter on my Kia Rio 2?
Before tackling the work, make sure you have the necessary tools. For such an operation you will need an integral toolbox, your jack, your wire brush as well as a pair of candles.
Remove the old starter
For this manipulation, the most important thing turns out to be really to visualize the locations, for the wires in particular. Do not hesitate to mark them if you are afraid of forgetting.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal from your Kia Rio 2.
- If it happens that the access to the starter from above is a little too complex, do not hesitate to use the candles so as to reach it from below.
- Disconnect each of the power supplies that are connected to the starter
- Set up the jack under the engine when Set up wobbles a bit.
- Remove all fasteners and save the locations
- Disassemble the starter
- Keep the mounting frame, since it will not always be sold with the brand new starter
- Polish the pods which can be oxidized using your brush
Attach new starter
Now that we have visualized the manipulation, it will more or less suffice to execute the opposite procedure.
- Put in parallel the old starter of your Kia Rio 2 and the new one so as to discern if one finds dissimilarities of fixing, which is not rare to see.
- Reclip the starter armature in its place
- Mount the famous starter in its location
- Make sure it is well on its guide and screw
- Reconnect the power supplies to the starter
- Replace the negative terminal of your battery.
Here is. Now reassembling a starter on your Kia Rio 2 is no longer a mystery to you. Be careful on the road, and don't hesitate to leave a comment if this little tutorial has made your task easier!