Buying a car is a big budget for most of us, nevertheless, to this one you will have to add the routine service of your car, and for some routine service acts the bill can be quite high. It is therefore obvious to ask yourself when is the right time to carry out these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. In this article we are going to describe to you when to replace the timing belt on your Kia Carens? For that, first of all, we are going to see why it is important to achieve this process of routine service, then, when to do the timing belt of your Kia Carens , then, we are going to fairly quickly explain to you how this replace is done, and, at last, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Kia Carens.
Why do we need to replace the timing belt of an Kia Carens?
As we explained to you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Kia Carens represents a very important budget, so we discover that you are cautious to do it and to allow you to discover the value of this fix, so we will fairly quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Kia Carens’s timing belt function
The timing of a Kia Carens has an important purpose in the smooth running of your engine. Indeed, it will have the mission to synchronize the valves and pistons, and to make the link between the camshaft, the water pump, the crankshaft and the injection pump . It will allow the engine unit to work properly, and avoid any risk of engine breakage. The shorter the distance your vehicle travels, the more your belt will be solicited when starting the engine unit.
What are the risks if the timing belt is not changed in time?
The problem with the timing of a Kia Carens is that it is internal to the engine unit. And consequently, in contrast to an accessory belt, it is unachievable to visually check its state. So you might presume that this belt is just an insignificant part, but the risks you take if you don’t replace it in time are enormous. If the timing of your Kia Carens breaks, you will most definitely have to replace the engine of this one. Indeed, the pistons will hit the valves and destroy them, and the camshaft will as well break. The faster the engine is running at the moment of the breakage, the more serious the outcomes are. It is therefore vital to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Kia Carens?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to make the timing belt of a Kia Carens? It is required to know that each engine unit is different and as we revealed above, we must not miss on the replacement of this part. The more we advance in time the more the manufacturers improve the timing belt and normally the more recent your Kia Carens will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. Nevertheless, check out your Kia Carens’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can accomplish before you do the timing . Generally, timing belts have a life of 5 to 10 years and a maximum mileage between 80, 000 and 200, 000km .
How to replace the timing belt of an Kia Carens?
As the timing belt of a Kia Carens represents a high budget, one can rationally question if it is not possible to replace it on your own. Regrettably it is very difficult to access and just the most skilled amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will be able to reflect on this procedure, we will even so fairly quickly summarize the different steps to be carried out to replace this timing belt:
- Place the Kia Carens on stands, and depending on your engine unit you might have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To achieve this, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit elements remain in the right position, in any other case your engine unit will break. Take out the other elements that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Take out the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must remove all the tensioning rollers and the water pump.
- Mount the new water pump.
- Mount the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Mount the new distribution of your Kia Carens by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as indicated by the manufacturer’s info.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Check that the engine unit is running properly.
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Replacing the timing belt how much does it cost?
And finally, we’ll try to give you an idea of the price if you want to replace the timing belt of your Kia Carens . Be aware that if you do it at the mechanic of the brand or at a car center like Feu Vert the price can vary quite a lot, but generally speaking we estimate that the price of the distribution varies between 400 and 900 euros , depending on the place where you do it and your engine unit. Please be aware that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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