Review on TYC Starter Motor: Best Compatibility with 2006-2009 Hyundai Santa Fe by Kenneth Harris

Different in gears and dimensions from the original 2009 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L. It is longer and that makes installing even more painful than removing the original. I had to remove the plastic trim on the bottom of the car, the intake manifold and the throttle body. DO NOT remove the inlet or anything like that. I unscrewed the bolts from above, removed the starter from below and installed the reverse gear. It just took a bit of fiddling to get it in place and it was very, very tight. So far everything works after 10 test runs, but the differences from the original (rather a different gearbox than dimensions) worry me.