When your car is running normally everything is fine, nevertheless if it begins to have frequent complications you might begin to question, especially if your car won’t start. In this article we will show you where the starter of a Opel Insignia is, it will help you to solve your ignition complications. To get this done, we will first summarize the function of a starter, then, where is the starter on a Opel Insignia , and, at last, how to change the starter of a car.
Function of the starter on your Opel Insignia
We begin this content by detailing the function of the starter motor on your Opel Insignia. The starter is an electric motor which is powered by your battery, its job will be to make your engine run at a high enough speed to start it (usually around 300/400 rpm). It is built from 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 Opel Insignia 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 allows to send the force from the starter to the engine.
The engine unit: Most important element of your alternator, it is the one that will drive the flywheel of your Opel Insignia and generate enough speed for your engine unit to begin.
Where is the starter on a Opel Insignia?
Now that we have fairly quickly described 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 located on a Opel Insignia? It is quite easy to find a starter, in fact, it is a large part that will almost always be placed in a similar location. We let you see the two possible places for your car starter down below.
Location of the starter on classic Opel Insignia
First and most common circumstance, where to find the starter of a Opel Insignia with a conventional motor (implied without start and stop). The starter has a particular function, to start the engine unit of your car, for that, it must always be near the engine unit 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 unit.
Location of the starter to Opel Insignia with start and stop
And now second possible starter location of your Opel Insignia . This case is much less frequent. It just concerns engines equipped with start and stop, and a good part of them will be equipped with a starter placed close to the flywheel. However, on some particular series or engines, the starter of your Opel Insignia might be built in in your alternator, it is then named a starter-alternator, to find it nothing easier, find your accessory belt and you should discover the big starter block.
How to change the starter on a Opel Insignia?
Finally, we’ll show you to you quite fairly quickly how to change the starter of a Opel Insignia. This procedure is not actually difficult, it can be considered by people who have a minimum of basic mechanical expertise and adapted equipment. Adhere to down below the most important steps to perform this intervention:
- Disconnect the battery on your Opel Insignia, 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 unit block, there will generally be 2 or 3
- It will be time to disconnect the power cables from the starter motor of your Opel Insignia, nevertheless before doing so we advise you to take a picture of the installation to avoid making a mistake when reassembling.
- It’s possible that to take out it you might need to take out auto 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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