When your car is running normally everything is fine, nevertheless if it starts to have regular problems you may possibly start to speculate, especially if your car won’t start. In this post we will teach you where the starter of a Citroen Ds4 is, it will help you to resolve your ignition problems. To achieve this, we will first illustrate the purpose of a starter, then, where is the starter on a Citroen Ds4 , and, finally, how to change the starter of a car.
Role of the starter on your Citroen Ds4
We start this content page by explaining the purpose of the starter motor on your Citroen Ds4. The starter is an electric motor which is powered by your battery, its function will be to make your engine run at a high enough speed to start it (usually around 300/400 rpm). It is composed of three main parts:
- The Solenoid: This part is an electrical relay that will action as a switch, it will be activated by the key of your Citroen Ds4 and let the current from your battery to the engine unit of your alternator.
- The engagement pinion: This is the last part of your starter, it is the toothed wheel that will be in direct contact with the flywheel, it enables to transfer the force from the starter to the engine.
The engine unit: Main element of your alternator, it is the one that will drive the flywheel of your Citroen Ds4 and generate enough speed for your engine unit to start.
Where is the starter on a Citroen Ds4?
Now that we have fairly quickly explained what a starter is and how it functions, we will answer the question that most of you have to ask yourselves where is the starter found on a Citroen Ds4? It is quite easy to find a starter, in actual fact, it is a large part that will almost constantly be positioned in a similar location. We let you see the two possible locations for your car starter below.
Location of the starter on traditional Citroen Ds4
First and most common case, where to find the starter of a Citroen Ds4 with a conventional motor (implied without start and stop). The starter has a specific function, to start the engine unit of your car, for that, it must constantly be near the engine unit flywheel of this one because it is the part that it actuates when it is used. The flywheel is found at the junction between your gearbox and your engine unit.
Location of the starter to Citroen Ds4 with start and stop
And now second possible starter location of your Citroen Ds4 . This case is much less frequent. It only concerns engines equipped with start and stop, and a good part of them will be equipped with a starter positioned close to the flywheel. However, on some specific series or engines, the starter of your Citroen Ds4 may be included in your alternator, it is then named a starter-alternator, to find it nothing less difficult, find your accessory belt and you should see the big starter block.
How to change the starter on a Citroen Ds4?
Finally, we’ll show you to you quite fairly quickly how to change the starter of a Citroen Ds4. This process is not necessarily difficult, it can be considered by people who have a minimal of simple mechanical experience and adapted equipment. Adhere to below the main steps to perform this intervention:
- Disconnect the battery on your Citroen Ds4, if you don’t know how to do it, don’t think twice to seek advice from our content page which details how to do it without taking any risk.
- After discovering your starter, loosen the fasteners that hold it in your engine unit block, there will in most cases be 2 or 3
- It will be time to disconnect the power cables from the starter motor of your Citroen Ds4, nevertheless before doing so we advise you to take a picture of the set up to avoid making a mistake when reassembling.
- It’s possible that to take out it you may possibly need to take out parts like the gimbal.
- Remount the new starter, being careful when connecting the connectors.
- Reconnect your battery and test your starter.
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