What could be more disturbing than noises when you start your vehicle… Indeed, you probably already discovered noises when you start your Kia Sportage and generally speaking it’s frustrating. It might not be anything major, but each new engine starts usually turns into a scary moment during which you don’t know if your engine will start. That is why our editorial staff has decided to produce this document to help you find its origin. To do this, first, we will see the case of noise when starting on Kia Sportage but the vehicle does not start, and finally, the noise you can feel on your vehicle if it starts, first cold and then hot.
I listen a noise when I try to start my Kia Sportage, but the engine doesn’t start
I pay attention to a clicking noise at the start of my Kia Sportage
If you listen a noise when you want to start your vehicle, and it does not want to turn on, it is most likely that it is the battery that is causing the trouble. Indeed, if you experience clicking noise when you start your Kia Sportage, and it sounds like a ticking, you most likely lack the energy to run your starter, test your battery with a voltmeter and replace it if necessary. In the case that after verifying your battery, you still encounter a noise when starting your Kia Sportage and it does not want to start, refer to this content page about starter motor noises on Kia Sportage for more information and to find the origin of your trouble.
I hear a noise when I start my Kia Sportage but the engine it starts
I listen a noise when I start my Kia Sportage
- Grinding or squealing type noises when I start cold Kia Sportage :
If you listen a noise when you start your Kia Sportage, and this noise looks like grinding or squealing noise, which can also be linked to vibrations, it is plausible that it is the combustion of your vehicle that is involved. Indeed if you have an air/fuel mixture that is not good the normal performance of the engine will be altered. Verify the state of your injectors and air intake system. For more information on the origin of injection-related noises on Kia Sportage, see this article content. - Cold start friction parts Kia Sportage :
If you know cold friction noises on Kia Sportage, it is almost sure that they come from one of your belts. Either the serpentine belt starts to wear out and therefore triggers a friction noise. It is also plausible that the tensioner roller or damper pulley is worn out and that as a result the extension belt triggers a friction noise, often when cold. Visually check your belt and replace it if required. If you have other friction noises, and it doesn’t result from your serpentine belt, we have a full content page on engine of your Kia Sportage.
I listen a noise when starting my Kia Sportage even when hot
- rubber mount / silent bloc dead motor
If you listen a clacking noise just when you start your car’s engine and it is more than 100,000 km long, it is plausible that some of your engine silentblocks or rubber mounts are good to be changed. And the huge vibrations produced by starting the engine can make starting noise on Kia Sportage. Verify their state and replace them if required. Read this content page if you would like to have detailed information on rubber mount noises on Kia Sportage. - Motor flywheel
Finally, if you discern a noise that sounds a little like a crank noise when you start your Kia Sportage, even when hot, it is plausible that if your series is equipped with a dual-mass flywheel, it is the origin of your trouble. Indeed, these parts have created a lot of trouble on many automobiles. When they take part in the game they make noise when you start your Kia Sportage and when you turn off the engine. Have his state checked by a mecanist.
