You experience a starter motor noise on your Kia Sedona each time you start your vehicle. We can understand that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Listening such a noise is not always a good indication, but it may also be nothing serious. To support you solve this problem, our team has decided to prepare this content to support you in this research. First, we will describe how the starter motor functions on your Kia Sedona, and then what starter motor noises you can discover on your Kia Sedona.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on Kia Sedona
The starter motor is an electric motor whose single function is to start the engine motor of your automobile. By a magnetic system and a “serial” technology, it will generate an enormous torque that will allow it to drive the pistons of the engine that are subjected to enormous compression and an oil that provides additional resistance being not very fluid when cold.
It is completed by the “solenoid”. It is an electromagnet that goes under a 12 volt electric impulse to push the fork (link part between the “solenoid” and the electric motor of the starter) and thus engage the starter drive pinion on the engine flywheel. Following this action, once in engagement, the starter motor of your Kia Sedona is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to avoid starter motor noises on Kia Sedona
- Do not try to start your engine for too long
- Do not use a starter motor on Kia Sedona with a tired battery
Regardless if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the climate is too cold. You should not turn your key for more than a few seconds or you will burn your starter motor.
Although when you have a battery that is drained, you always want to start your automobile, the energy it is capable of holding may not be sufficient to provide the power expected by the starter motor to start your engine motor. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not fix the cause of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future element you will have to change.
I experience noises from the starter motor of my Kia Sedona, what are the origins?
I experience a loud noise from the starter of my Kia Sedona
If you listen to a starter motor noise on Kia Sedona and you have the feeling that it is close to a loud noise, it is conceivable that it is the starter motor gears that are at the source of it. Indeed, often when the part has been dismantled for other repairs, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be ideal, in which case the gears will be worn down over time and will not slip and will no longer properly engage the engine when starting. Check the state of the drive pinion, if it is responsible of the starter motor noise on your Kia Sedona change it.
If it is a noise in the front of your automobile but it seems to you after checking not to come from your starter, browse this content about front end noise on Kia Sedona which may offer you other leads to solve your noise problem.
I experience a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Kia Sedona
If you experience a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Kia Sedona, there are two possible failures connected to this indicator. If you have in addition to the noise the motor is not running, it may be the “solenoid” is not supplied with energy. One of the most typical ways to relaunch it is to hit it with a metal bar to remove the dust that blocks it. If that is not enough, it may be the neiman who is involved. You could have a problem with unplugged cable verify your electrical installation. If after checking out this clicking noise on Kia Sedona doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
