When your car is running normally everything is fine, however if it starts to have regular complications you might start to speculate, specifically if your car won’t start. In this post we will show you where the starter of a Peugeot 308 is, it will help you to fix your ignition complications. To do this, we will first summarize the role of a starter, then, where is the starter on a Peugeot 308 , and, finally, how to replace the starter of a car.

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Function of the starter on your Peugeot 308

We start this article by explaining the role of the starter motor on your Peugeot 308. 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 built from three main parts:

  • The Solenoid: This part is an electrical relay that will work as a switch, it will be activated by the key of your Peugeot 308 and let the current from your battery to the engine of your alternator.

    • The engine: Main element of your alternator, it is the one that will drive the flywheel of your Peugeot 308 and generate enough speed for your engine to start.

  • 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 send the force from the starter to the engine.

Where is the starter on a Peugeot 308?

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 based on a Peugeot 308? It is quite easy to discover a starter, obviously, it is a large part that will almost always be situated in a similar location. We let you discover the two possible spots for your car starter down below.

Location of the starter on traditional Peugeot 308

First and most common case, where to discover the starter of a Peugeot 308 with a conventional motor (implied without start and stop). The starter has a specific function, to start the engine of your car, for that, it must always be near the engine flywheel of this one because it is the part that it actuates when it is used. The flywheel is based at the junction between your gearbox and your engine.

Location of the starter to Peugeot 308 with start and stop

And now second possible starter location of your Peugeot 308 . This case is much less frequent. It only is about engines built with start and stop, and a good part of them will be equipped with a starter situated close to the flywheel. However, on some specific series or engines, the starter of your Peugeot 308 might be built in in your alternator, it is then known as a starter-alternator, to discover it nothing much easier, locate your accessory belt and you should see the big starter block.

How to replace the starter on a Peugeot 308?

Finally, we’ll describe to you quite fairly quickly how to replace the starter of a Peugeot 308. This process is not necessarily complex, it can be considered by people who have a minimal of basic mechanical experience and adapted tools. Adhere to down below the main steps to carry out this intervention:

  • Disconnect the battery on your Peugeot 308, if you don’t know how to do it, don’t think twice to seek advice from our article which details 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

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  • It will be time to disconnect the power cables from the starter motor of your Peugeot 308, 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 might need to remove auto parts like the gimbal.
  • Remount the new starter, being careful when connecting the connectors.
  • Reconnect your battery and test your starter.

To find more tips on the Peugeot 308, take a look at the Peugeot 308 category.