How do you change a starter in a 2001 Kia Sportage?

Answer 1

this one is tricky. hopefully your wanting it for 2.4l dohv 4cyl.. disconnect battery,make sure you have some liquid wrench, take off intake tube going to air filter.take battery completely out of car (this gives you some elbow room). look at intake manifold and remove bolts,( this is the big aluminum one with throttle body attached) and all the hoses,connectors and fuel rail.The starter moter then can be reached from top and underneath car.(jack up car on passenger side will give more elbow room.( make sure you use jack stands!) the starter bolts are REALLY done up so if your trying to break them loose you will jiggle the car quite a lot.Disconnect starter harness.Some models have 4 bolts,some have 3 bolts. Anyway one bolt is from back to front while the others are front to back. The top bolt(s) are a son of a gun to physically reach,but it can be done, if your arms are thin and you are flexible and can stand the challenge.(pain)