Having a issue with your motor vehicle is basic, because regrettably recent vehicles are more and more complex and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your BMW 2 Series . This is a issue that is specially annoying because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine. To get this done, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a BMW 2 Series injectors , and at last, how to resolve them.

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What is the goal of the injection of a BMW 2 Series?

So we start our content page by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to understand the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a BMW 2 Series handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be much more precise and to come, under pressure, to launch 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 BMW 2 Series. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to allow a better air/fuel mixture and therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection complications on BMW 2 Series?

Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their signs of illness that you may confront on your BMW 2 Series .

Injection pump complications BMW 2 Series

To commence, we will discover the injection pump complications on your BMW 2 Series, 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 may be too high or too low which will cause a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your BMW 2 Series.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your BMW 2 Series: If you have a major leakage problem, the end result will be much the same as if you have a lack of pressure, you will not have enough pressure and therefore the combustion of your fuel will not be good

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Concerning the consequences and signs of illness of a fuel pump issue on a BMW 2 Series , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications BMW 2 Series

Now we move on to the injector problems on BMW 2 Series . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:

  • Dirty BMW 2 Series injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky BMW 2 Series 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 BMW 2 Series HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your BMW 2 Series it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to fix an injection issue on a BMW 2 Series?

To end our article content on the injection complications on BMW 2 Series , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will regrettably be very difficult to intervene on the issue without changing 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 some diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Concerning a issue with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your BMW 2 Series, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to change them.
  • Leaky injector: The replace and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to replace it, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on BMW 2 Series, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

To get more tips on the BMW 2 Series, take a look at the BMW 2 Series category.