Nowadays you can find the turbos in a lot of new cars, whether it's engines essences ou Diesel. Before starting these manipulations it is obviously necessary to be sure that the problem comes from the turbo of this Kia Sorento. But since you're reading from us, it shows that you probably know the reason.
How to change the turbo of your Kia Sorento
Depending on the turbo to be installed, the processes may change a little. In the event that you obtain a turbocharger, this will be systematically delivered with an instruction manual. It is best that you follow it to the letter. On the other hand if you still haven't bought the product, here are the manipulations to do in order to replace a turbo compressor for your Kia Sorento. Then you will know if you have the skills. Before getting started, make sure you have all of the tools required. You will need your container for engine oil, a set of ratchet wrenches, flat pliers, allen wrenches as well as flat wrenches. Most of the time, these turbos turn out to be supplied with their tool kit which includes some jointsFew studs as well as a portion oil. We still recommend that you have a specialist check because tinkering with a pit is much easier for this work. In addition, the turbocharger remains a rather fragile element in the Kia Sorento. Even if the operation is not frankly complex, we still advise you to go to a garage.
- Drain the engine block and replace the oil filter. Replace a little oil, without putting too much. This is a necessary manipulation!
- Remove all the plugs found around the turbocharger of the famous Kia Sorento.
- Examine that there are no foreign bodies in the casings, given that this is undoubtedly a source of concern.
- Remove the ducts with all the screws but also the nuts which will allow the turbocharger to be maintained.
- Place the turbocharger in place in the Kia Sorento.
- Reassemble the famous turbocharger, checking that the locations stick perfectly
- Replace the oil return pipe
- Replace the screws and nuts you removed
- Fill the turbocharger using the oil supplied
- Rotate the turbine with your hands to activate the turbocharger.
- Assemble all the components to the Kia Sorento turbocharger.
- Now that when the components are installed, you will start the engine block and let it run for a few minutes.
Once the turbo is in place and the engine has been running for at least 5 minutes, you can take a ride in the Kia Sorento to check that the assembly works well. At the same time, we advise you to check the amount of oil and water quite often in the weeks that follow. Post a comment in case this tutorial was useful. Good road !