Buying a car is a big budget for many 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 so logical to ask yourself when is the best time to perform these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. In this article we are going to describe to you when to change the timing belt on your Kia Sorento? For that, first of all, we are going to find out why it is essential to do this act of routine service, then, when to do the timing belt of your Kia Sorento , then, we are going to quickly demonstrate to you how this replace is done, and, at last, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Kia Sorento.
Why do we need to change the timing belt of an Kia Sorento?
As we informed you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Kia Sorento represents a very important budget, so we figure out that you are cautious to do it and to allow you to figure out the importance of this fix, so we will quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Kia Sorento’s timing belt function
The timing of a Kia Sorento has an essential purpose in the smooth running of your engine. In actual fact, 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 enable the engine unit to work effectively, 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 on time?
The issue with the timing of a Kia Sorento is that it is internal to the engine unit. And as a result, unlike an accessory belt, it is impossible to visually check its state. So you might think that this belt is just an unimportant part, but the risks you take if you don’t change it in time are big. If the timing of your Kia Sorento breaks, you will most certainly have to change the engine of this one. In actual fact, the pistons will hit the valves and injure them, and the camshaft will also 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 Sorento?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a Kia Sorento? It is required to know that each engine is different and as we explained 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 Sorento will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. Nevertheless, look at your Kia Sorento’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can achieve 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 change the timing belt of an Kia Sorento?
As the timing belt of a Kia Sorento represents a high budget, one can rationally question if it is not possible to change it oneself. Unfortunately it is very hard to access and only the most skilled amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will be able to consider this operation, we will however quickly illustrate the different steps to be carried out to change this timing belt:
- Place the Kia Sorento on stands, and based on your engine unit you may possibly have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To get this done, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit components remain in the right position, in any other case your engine unit will break. Take out the other components that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Take out the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must take out all the tensioning rollers and the water pump.
- Mount the new water pump.
- Install the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Install the new distribution of your Kia Sorento by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as indicated by the manufacturer’s data.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify that the engine is running effectively.
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Changing 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 change the timing belt of your Kia Sorento . Take note that if you do it at the garage of the brand or at a car center like Feu Vert the price can vary quite a lot, but in general we estimate that the price of the distribution varies between 400 and 900 euros , based on the place where you do it and your engine unit. Take note that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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