Your starter is starting to weaken, which means that it should be changed. Do not leave it lying around when you feel it weaken, since if the starter no longer works you will no longer be able to launch the famous seat altea. Here is a short guide to changing your starter and understanding its activity.
What is the starter for my seat altea used for?
The starter happens to be an electric motor in the contents of the engine of the famous seat altea. Indeed, it consumes an electric power of the battery to operate, and starts the motor to start. In order to be sure that it is a starter problem and not a battery problem, we invite you to discover the article on starting problems. Now that we have determined the concern, we can attack.
How do I change the starter on my seat altea?
Before starting operations, make sure you have the necessary tools. In order to carry out such manipulation you will need an integral tool box, a jack, your wire brush and a pair of candles.
Remove the old starter
So, if you want to do this, the most important thing is to be able to remember the positions, for the wires for example. We invite you to stamp them if necessary.
- Disconnect the minus terminal of the famous seat altea battery.
- In case access to the starter from above is really complicated, you are invited to install the jack stands so as to reach it from below.
- Disconnect all of the power supplies that connect to the starter
- Place a jack below the engine in case it wobbles slightly.
- Clear all the fixings and remember the positions
- Disassemble the starter
- Recover the fixing frame, since it is not necessarily sold with the new starter
- Rub the pods that could be oxidized using a brush
Install the new starter
Once we have chosen the technique, it will be almost enough to carry out the reverse process.
- Compare the old starter of the famous seat altea and the new one to discern if there are certain differences in the mounting system, and this is not unusual.
- Return the starter armature to its position
- Put the famous starter in place
- Make sure it sits properly on its base and screw
- Put the wires back to the starter
- Connect the negative terminal of your battery.
That's it. Now putting a starter on the famous seat altea is not magic for you. Have a good trip, and you can write a comment if this text helped you!