Having a issue with your motor vehicle is basic, because regrettably recent automobiles are more and more difficult and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Alfa Romeo 147 . This is a issue that is particularly frustrating because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine. To get this done, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Alfa Romeo 147 injectors , and finally, how to solve them.

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What is the aim of the injection of a Alfa Romeo 147?

So we begin our content page by promptly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failures connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Alfa Romeo 147 manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Alfa Romeo 147. The benefit of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to allow a better air/fuel mixture and consequently a better combustion.

What are the different injection problems on Alfa Romeo 147?

Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection problems and their manifestations that you may face on your Alfa Romeo 147 .

Injection pump problems Alfa Romeo 147

To begin, we will see the injection pump problems on your Alfa Romeo 147, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will detail them down below:

  • Electronic issue of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic issue, the pressure in your injection system might be too high or too low which will bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Alfa Romeo 147.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Alfa Romeo 147: If you have a significant leakage problem, the result will be much the same as if you have a lack of pressure, you will not have enough pressure and consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good

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Regarding the results and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Alfa Romeo 147 , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Alfa Romeo 147

Now we move on to the injector problems on Alfa Romeo 147 . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:

  • Dirty Alfa Romeo 147 injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are completely clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Alfa Romeo 147 injector: It’s quite often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Alfa Romeo 147 HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Concerning the signs of illness of injector problems on your Alfa Romeo 147 it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to solve an injection issue on a Alfa Romeo 147?

To conclude our article content on the injection problems on Alfa Romeo 147 , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these problems.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your problems, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the issue without replacing the part, this change quite often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and sometimes the tank, it will take between 2000 and 3000 euros for the whole, try to get several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Alfa Romeo 147, do not be reluctant to consult our content page on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to change them.
  • Leaky injector: The change and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to change it, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Alfa Romeo 147, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

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