When your car is running normally everything is fine, however if it starts to have frequent complications you may possibly begin to worry, specifically if your motor vehicle won’t start. In this article we will show you where the starter of a Kia Xceed is, it will help you to resolve your ignition complications. To achieve this, we will first describe the purpose of a starter, then, where is the starter on a Kia Xceed , and, at last, how to change the starter of a motor vehicle.
Role of the starter on your Kia Xceed
We begin this content by explaining the purpose of the starter motor on your Kia Xceed. The starter is an electric motor which is powered by your battery, its role will be to make your engine run at a high enough speed to start it (usually around 300/400 rpm). It is consisting of three most important parts:
- The Solenoid: This component is an electrical relay that will work as a switch, it will be activated by the key of your Kia Xceed and let the current from your battery to the engine 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 transmit the force from the starter to the engine.
The engine: Main component of your alternator, it is the one that will drive the flywheel of your Kia Xceed and create enough speed for your engine to begin.
Where is the starter on a Kia Xceed?
Now that we have fairly quickly explained what a starter is and how it works, we will answer the question that most of you have to ask yourselves where is the starter located on a Kia Xceed? It is quite easy to locate a starter, obviously, it is a large part that will almost constantly be situated in a similar location. We let you see the two possible spots for your motor vehicle starter below.
Location of the starter on classic Kia Xceed
First and most general circumstance, where to locate the starter of a Kia Xceed with a conventional motor (implied without start and stop). The starter has a specific action, to start the engine of your motor vehicle, for that, it must constantly be near the engine flywheel of this one because it is the part that it actuates when it is used. The flywheel is located at the junction between your gearbox and your engine.
Location of the starter to Kia Xceed with start and stop
And now second possible starter location of your Kia Xceed . This case is much less frequent. It only relates to engines fitted with start and stop, and a good part of them will be equipped with a starter situated close to the flywheel. Nevertheless, on some specific series or engines, the starter of your Kia Xceed may be built in in your alternator, it is then called a starter-alternator, to locate it nothing much easier, identify your accessory belt and you should find out the big starter block.
How to change the starter on a Kia Xceed?
Finally, we’ll show you to you quite fairly quickly how to change the starter of a Kia Xceed. This process is not necessarily complex, it can be considered by people who have a minimal of basic mechanical knowledge and adapted equipment. Adhere to below the most important steps to carry out this intervention:
- Disconnect the battery on your Kia Xceed, if you don’t know how to do it, don’t hesitate to consult our content which explains how to do it without taking any risk.
- After finding your starter, loosen the fasteners that hold it in your engine 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 Kia Xceed, however before doing so we recommend you to take a picture of the set up to avoid making a mistake when reassembling.
- It’s possible that to remove it you may possibly need to remove 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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If you have any further questions about the Kia Xceed, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Xceed category.
